How Denny McLain's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Denny McLain posted a career WHIP of 1.16, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1968, posting .905, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.17 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 1.71, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.25 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.4 in 1970 to 1.41 in 1971 and 1.55 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 10 seasons.
Denny McLain Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Denny McLain
| Denny McLain
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.163 |
| Season Avg. | 1.163 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.163 |
| More Info | See More |
Denny McLain WHIP Per Season
Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain WHIP by Team
Denny McLain's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Denny McLain WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Denny McLain'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.
