How Ed Linke's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Ed Linke posted a career WHIP of 1.7, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1934, posting 1.36, near the starting pitcher average of 1.43 that year. The highest point came in 1938 at 2.35, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.46 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.67 in 1936 to 1.69 in 1937 and 2.35 in 1938. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.
Ed Linke Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Ed Linke
| Ed Linke
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.695 |
| Season Avg. | 1.695 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.695 |
| More Info | See More |
Ed Linke WHIP Per Season
Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke WHIP by Team
Ed Linke's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Linke WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Linke'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.
