How Andy Messersmith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Andy Messersmith posted a career WHIP of 1.14, 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 .971, below the starting pitcher average of 1.17 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 1.75, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.37 in 1977 to 1.75 in 1978 and 1.43 in 1979. 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 12 seasons.
Andy Messersmith Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Andy Messersmith
| Andy Messersmith
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.143 |
| Season Avg. | 1.143 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.143 |
| More Info | See More |
Andy Messersmith WHIP Per Season
Andy Messersmith'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.
Andy Messersmith WHIP by Team
Andy Messersmith's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Andy Messersmith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Andy Messersmith'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.
Andy Messersmith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Andy Messersmith'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.
Andy Messersmith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Andy Messersmith'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.
