How Johnny Ruffin's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Ruffin posted a career WHIP of 1.43, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1995, posting 1.13, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.44 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 2.46, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.73 in 1996 to 1.89 in 2000 and 2.46 in 2001. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.13 to 2.46 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Johnny Ruffin Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Johnny Ruffin
Johnny Ruffin
WHIP
Career1.429
Season Avg.1.429
162 Game Avg.1.429
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Johnny Ruffin WHIP Per Season

Johnny Ruffin'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.
Johnny Ruffin WHIP per season line chart

Johnny Ruffin WHIP by Team

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

Johnny Ruffin WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Johnny Ruffin'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.
Johnny Ruffin WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Ruffin WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Ruffin'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.
Johnny Ruffin WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Ruffin WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Ruffin'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.
Johnny Ruffin WHIP season-by-season breakdown table