How David Phelps's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

David Phelps posted a career WHIP of 1.32, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2016, posting 1.14, below the relief pitcher average of 1.3 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 1.43, above the relief pitcher average of 1.28 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.4 in 2019 to 1.16 in 2021 and 1.3 in 2022. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 9 seasons.

David Phelps Lifetime WHIP

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David Phelps
WHIP
Career1.315
Season Avg.1.315
162 Game Avg.1.315
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David Phelps WHIP Per Season

David Phelps'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.
David Phelps WHIP per season line chart

David Phelps WHIP by Team

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

David Phelps WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Phelps'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.
David Phelps WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

David Phelps WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Phelps'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.
David Phelps WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Phelps WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps WHIP season-by-season breakdown table