How Bob Lemon's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Bob Lemon posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1952, posting 1.1, below the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 2.25, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.25 in 1956 to 1.65 in 1957 and 2.25 in 1958. 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 13 seasons.
Bob Lemon Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Bob Lemon
| Bob Lemon
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.337 |
| Season Avg. | 1.337 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.337 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Lemon WHIP Per Season
Bob Lemon's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Lemon WHIP by Team
Bob Lemon's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Lemon WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Lemon'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.
