How David Purcey's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
David Purcey posted a career WHIP of 1.54, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 2010, posting 1.21, below the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The highest point came in 2011 at 1.78, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.31 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.21 in 2010 to 1.78 in 2011 and 1.42 in 2013. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.
David Purcey Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for David Purcey
| David Purcey
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.539 |
| Season Avg. | 1.539 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.539 |
| More Info | See More |
David Purcey WHIP Per Season
David Purcey's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Purcey WHIP by Team
David Purcey's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Purcey WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how David Purcey'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 Purcey WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Purcey'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 Purcey WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Purcey'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.
