How Matt Palmer's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Matt Palmer posted a career WHIP of 1.48, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 2009, posting 1.32, near the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 2.37, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.72 in 2010 to 1.47 in 2011 and 2.0 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.

Matt Palmer Lifetime WHIP

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Matt Palmer
WHIP
Career1.484
Season Avg.1.484
162 Game Avg.1.484
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Matt Palmer WHIP Per Season

Matt Palmer'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.
Matt Palmer WHIP per season line chart

Matt Palmer WHIP by Team

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

Matt Palmer WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Matt Palmer'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.
Matt Palmer WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Palmer WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Palmer'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.
Matt Palmer WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Palmer WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Palmer'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.
Matt Palmer WHIP season-by-season breakdown table