How Dutch Leonard's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dutch 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 1942, posting .943, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 1.53, above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.19 in 1951 to 1.2 in 1952 and 1.53 in 1953. 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 20 seasons.

Dutch Leonard Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Dutch Leonard
Dutch Leonard
WHIP
Career1.256
Season Avg.1.256
162 Game Avg.1.256
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Dutch Leonard WHIP Per Season

Dutch 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.
Dutch Leonard WHIP per season line chart

Dutch Leonard WHIP by Team

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

Dutch Leonard WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dutch 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.
Dutch Leonard WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dutch Leonard WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dutch 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.
Dutch Leonard WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dutch Leonard WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dutch 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.
Dutch Leonard WHIP season-by-season breakdown table