How Roger Nelson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Roger Nelson posted a career WHIP of 1.11, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1967, posting .571, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 2.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.34 in 1973 to 1.2 in 1974 and .923 in 1976. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .571 to 2.0 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Roger Nelson Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Roger Nelson
| Roger Nelson
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.11 |
| Season Avg. | 1.11 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.11 |
| More Info | See More |
Roger Nelson WHIP Per Season
Roger Nelson'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.
Roger Nelson WHIP by Team
Roger Nelson's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger Nelson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Roger Nelson'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 Nelson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger Nelson'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 Nelson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger Nelson'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.
