How Clayton Richard's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Clayton Richard posted a career WHIP of 1.43, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2012, posting 1.24, near the starting pitcher average of 1.31 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.52 in 2017 to 1.38 in 2018 and 1.57 in 2019. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 11 seasons.
Clayton Richard Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Clayton Richard
| Clayton Richard
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.429 |
| Season Avg. | 1.429 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.429 |
| More Info | See More |
Clayton Richard WHIP Per Season
Clayton Richard'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.
Clayton Richard WHIP by Team
Clayton Richard's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Clayton Richard WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Clayton Richard'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.
Clayton Richard WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Clayton Richard'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.
Clayton Richard WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Clayton Richard'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.
