How Phil Ortega's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Phil Ortega posted a career WHIP of 1.33, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1961, posting .923, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.36 that year. The highest point came in 1960 at 2.68, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.12 in 1967 to 1.53 in 1968 and 2.5 in 1969. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .923 to 2.68 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Phil Ortega Lifetime WHIP

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Phil Ortega
WHIP
Career1.326
Season Avg.1.326
162 Game Avg.1.326
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Phil Ortega WHIP Per Season

Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega WHIP per season line chart

Phil Ortega WHIP by Team

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

Phil Ortega WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Phil Ortega WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Phil Ortega WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega WHIP season-by-season breakdown table