How Al McBean's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Al McBean posted a career WHIP of 1.33, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1964, posting 1.04, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.31 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 1.91, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.35 in 1968 to 1.43 in 1969 and 1.91 in 1970. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Al McBean Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Al McBean
Al McBean
WHIP
Career1.327
Season Avg.1.327
162 Game Avg.1.327
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Al McBean WHIP Per Season

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

Al McBean WHIP by Team

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

Al McBean WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al McBean'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 McBean WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Al McBean WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al McBean'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 McBean WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al McBean WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al McBean'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 McBean WHIP season-by-season breakdown table