How Reb Russell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Reb Russell posted a career WHIP of 1.08, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1916, posting .942, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.22 that year. The highest point came in 1918 at 1.2, near the starting pitcher average of 1.24 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.07 in 1917 to 1.2 in 1918. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 7 seasons.

Reb Russell Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Reb Russell
Reb Russell
WHIP
Career1.08
Season Avg.1.08
162 Game Avg.1.08
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Reb Russell WHIP Per Season

Reb Russell's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Reb Russell WHIP per season line chart

Reb Russell WHIP by Team

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

Reb Russell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Reb Russell'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.
Reb Russell WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Reb Russell WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Reb Russell'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.
Reb Russell WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Reb Russell WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Reb Russell'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.
Reb Russell WHIP season-by-season breakdown table