How Bill Posedel's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Bill Posedel 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 1939, posting 1.36, near the starting pitcher average of 1.45 that year. The highest point came in 1946 at 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.37 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.48 in 1940 to 1.59 in 1941 and 1.66 in 1946. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Bill Posedel Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Bill Posedel
Bill Posedel
WHIP
Career1.479
Season Avg.1.479
162 Game Avg.1.479
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Bill Posedel WHIP Per Season

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

Bill Posedel WHIP by Team

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

Bill Posedel WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Posedel'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.
Bill Posedel WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Posedel WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Posedel'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.
Bill Posedel WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Posedel WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Posedel'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.
Bill Posedel WHIP season-by-season breakdown table