How Jerry Koosman's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Jerry Koosman posted a career WHIP of 1.26, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1969, posting 1.06, below the starting pitcher average of 1.3 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 1.84, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.35 in 1983 to 1.3 in 1984 and 1.42 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 19 seasons.

Jerry Koosman Lifetime WHIP

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Jerry Koosman
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Career1.259
Season Avg.1.259
162 Game Avg.1.259
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Jerry Koosman WHIP Per Season

Jerry Koosman'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.
Jerry Koosman WHIP per season line chart

Jerry Koosman WHIP by Team

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

Jerry Koosman WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jerry Koosman'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.
Jerry Koosman WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Jerry Koosman WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jerry Koosman'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.
Jerry Koosman WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jerry Koosman WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jerry Koosman'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.
Jerry Koosman WHIP season-by-season breakdown table