How Al Mays's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Al Mays posted a career WHIP of 1.4, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1888, posting 1.13, near the relief pitcher average of 1.17 that year. The highest point came in 1890 at 2.44, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.46 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.13 in 1888 to 1.59 in 1889 and 2.44 in 1890. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.13 to 2.44 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Al Mays Lifetime WHIP

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Al Mays WHIP Per Season

Al Mays's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Mays WHIP per season line chart

Al Mays WHIP by Team

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

Al Mays WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Mays'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.
Al Mays WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Mays WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Mays'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.
Al Mays WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Mays WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Mays'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.
Al Mays WHIP season-by-season breakdown table