How Ben McDonald's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Ben McDonald 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 1990, posting 1.04, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at 1.64, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.31 in 1995 to 1.33 in 1996 and 1.17 in 1997. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.
Ben McDonald Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Ben McDonald
| Ben McDonald
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.257 |
| Season Avg. | 1.257 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.257 |
| More Info | See More |
Ben McDonald WHIP Per Season
Ben McDonald'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.
Ben McDonald WHIP by Team
Ben McDonald's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben McDonald WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ben McDonald'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.
Ben McDonald WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben McDonald'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.
Ben McDonald WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben McDonald'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.
