How Roger McDowell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell posted a career WHIP of 1.39, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1985, posting 1.14, below the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at 1.73, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.56 in 1993 to 1.41 in 1995 and 1.55 in 1996. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 11 seasons.

Roger McDowell Lifetime WHIP

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Roger McDowell
WHIP
Career1.386
Season Avg.1.386
162 Game Avg.1.386
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Roger McDowell WHIP Per Season

Roger McDowell'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roger McDowell WHIP per season line chart

Roger McDowell WHIP by Team

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

Roger McDowell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Roger McDowell'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.
Roger McDowell WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger McDowell WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger McDowell'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.
Roger McDowell WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger McDowell WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger McDowell'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.
Roger McDowell WHIP season-by-season breakdown table