How Ken Raffensberger's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ken Raffensberger posted a career WHIP of 1.26, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1951, posting 1.09, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The highest point came in 1939 at 2.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.45 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.18 in 1952 to 1.34 in 1953 and 1.74 in 1954. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.

Ken Raffensberger Lifetime WHIP

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Ken Raffensberger
WHIP
Career1.258
Season Avg.1.258
162 Game Avg.1.258
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Ken Raffensberger WHIP Per Season

Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger WHIP per season line chart

Ken Raffensberger WHIP by Team

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

Ken Raffensberger WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Raffensberger WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Raffensberger WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger WHIP season-by-season breakdown table