How Ray Narleski's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ray Narleski posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1956, posting .927, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.45 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 1.57, above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.34 in 1957 to 1.47 in 1958 and 1.57 in 1959. 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 6 seasons.

Ray Narleski Lifetime WHIP

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Ray Narleski
WHIP
Career1.341
Season Avg.1.341
162 Game Avg.1.341
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Ray Narleski WHIP Per Season

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

Ray Narleski WHIP by Team

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

Ray Narleski WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Narleski WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Narleski WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski WHIP season-by-season breakdown table