How Dennis Leonard's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dennis Leonard 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 1985, posting .500, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 1.82, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.4 in 1983 to .500 in 1985 and 1.34 in 1986. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.

Dennis Leonard Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Dennis Leonard
Dennis Leonard
WHIP
Career1.262
Season Avg.1.262
162 Game Avg.1.262
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Dennis Leonard WHIP Per Season

Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard WHIP per season line chart

Dennis Leonard WHIP by Team

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

Dennis Leonard WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dennis Leonard WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dennis Leonard WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard WHIP season-by-season breakdown table