How Bret Prinz's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Bret Prinz posted a career WHIP of 1.62, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 2001, posting 1.27, near the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 3.67, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.48 in 2004 to 1.67 in 2005 and 1.8 in 2007. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.27 to 3.67 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Bret Prinz Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Bret Prinz
Bret Prinz
WHIP
Career1.62
Season Avg.1.62
162 Game Avg.1.62
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Bret Prinz WHIP Per Season

Bret Prinz'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.
Bret Prinz WHIP per season line chart

Bret Prinz WHIP by Team

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

Bret Prinz WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bret Prinz'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.
Bret Prinz WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Bret Prinz WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bret Prinz'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.
Bret Prinz WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bret Prinz WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bret Prinz'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.
Bret Prinz WHIP season-by-season breakdown table