How Michael Lorenzen's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Michael Lorenzen has posted a career WHIP of 1.31, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2016, posting 1.08, below the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.29 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from 1.21 in 2023 to 1.24 in 2024 and 1.33 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Michael Lorenzen Lifetime WHIP

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Michael Lorenzen
WHIP
Career1.313
Season Avg.1.313
162 Game Avg.1.313
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Michael Lorenzen WHIP Per Season

Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen WHIP per season line chart

Michael Lorenzen WHIP by Team

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

Michael Lorenzen WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Lorenzen WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Lorenzen WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen WHIP season-by-season breakdown table