How Dave Patterson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dave Patterson posted a career WHIP of 1.59, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 1 season, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 1 season.

Dave Patterson Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Dave Patterson
Dave Patterson
WHIP
Career1.585
Season Avg.1.585
162 Game Avg.1.585
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Dave Patterson WHIP Per Season

Dave Patterson's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Patterson WHIP per season line chart

Dave Patterson WHIP by Team

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

Dave Patterson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Patterson'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.
Dave Patterson WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Patterson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Patterson'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.
Dave Patterson WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Patterson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Patterson'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.
Dave Patterson WHIP season-by-season breakdown table