How Eddie Plank's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Eddie Plank posted a career WHIP of 1.12, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1915, posting .991, below the starting pitcher average of 1.23 that year. The highest point came in 1902 at 1.27, near the starting pitcher average of 1.24 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .991 in 1915 to 1.15 in 1916 and 1.09 in 1917. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 17 seasons.
Eddie Plank Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Eddie Plank
| Eddie Plank
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.119 |
| Season Avg. | 1.119 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.119 |
| More Info | See More |
Eddie Plank WHIP Per Season
Eddie Plank'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.
Eddie Plank WHIP by Team
Eddie Plank's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Eddie Plank WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Eddie Plank'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.
Eddie Plank WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Eddie Plank'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.
Eddie Plank WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Eddie Plank'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.
