How Randy Niemann's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Randy Niemann posted a career WHIP of 1.51, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1985, posting 1.07, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 1.98, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.34 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.07 in 1985 to 1.57 in 1986 and 1.88 in 1987. 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 8 seasons.

Randy Niemann Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Randy Niemann
Randy Niemann
WHIP
Career1.505
Season Avg.1.505
162 Game Avg.1.505
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Randy Niemann WHIP Per Season

Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann WHIP per season line chart

Randy Niemann WHIP by Team

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

Randy Niemann WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Randy Niemann WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Randy Niemann WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann WHIP season-by-season breakdown table