How Preacher Roe's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Preacher Roe 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 1948, posting 1.06, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.42 that year. The highest point came in 1938 at 3.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.46 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.27 in 1952 to 1.34 in 1953 and 1.46 in 1954. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.06 to 3.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Preacher Roe Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Preacher Roe
Preacher Roe
WHIP
Career1.259
Season Avg.1.259
162 Game Avg.1.259
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Preacher Roe WHIP Per Season

Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe WHIP per season line chart

Preacher Roe WHIP by Team

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

Preacher Roe WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Preacher Roe WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Preacher Roe WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe WHIP season-by-season breakdown table