How Buster Narum's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Buster Narum posted a career WHIP of 1.45, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1967, posting 1.03, below the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at 4.5, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.25 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.54 in 1965 to 4.5 in 1966 and 1.03 in 1967. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.03 to 4.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Buster Narum Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Buster Narum
| Buster Narum
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.45 |
| Season Avg. | 1.45 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.45 |
| More Info | See More |
Buster Narum WHIP Per Season
Buster Narum'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.
Buster Narum WHIP by Team
Buster Narum's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buster Narum WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Buster Narum'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.
Buster Narum WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buster Narum'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.
Buster Narum WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buster Narum'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.
