How Elmer Knetzer's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Knetzer posted a career WHIP of 1.33, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1915, posting 1.24, near the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. The highest point came in 1909 at 1.54, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.17 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.24 in 1915 to 1.26 in 1916 and 1.5 in 1917. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 8 seasons.

Elmer Knetzer Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Elmer Knetzer
Elmer Knetzer
WHIP
Career1.334
Season Avg.1.334
162 Game Avg.1.334
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Elmer Knetzer WHIP Per Season

Elmer Knetzer's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Elmer Knetzer WHIP per season line chart

Elmer Knetzer WHIP by Team

Elmer Knetzer's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Elmer Knetzer career WHIP by team bar chart

Elmer Knetzer WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Elmer Knetzer's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Elmer Knetzer WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Knetzer WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Knetzer's seasonal WHIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Elmer Knetzer WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Knetzer WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Knetzer's MLB career with WHIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Elmer Knetzer WHIP season-by-season breakdown table