How Dick Ruthven's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Dick Ruthven posted a career WHIP of 1.39, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1978, posting 1.17, below the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 1.69, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.54 in 1984 to 1.6 in 1985 and 1.69 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.
Dick Ruthven Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Dick Ruthven
| Dick Ruthven
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.386 |
| Season Avg. | 1.386 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.386 |
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Dick Ruthven WHIP Per Season
Dick Ruthven'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.
Dick Ruthven WHIP by Team
Dick Ruthven's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dick Ruthven WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dick Ruthven'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.
Dick Ruthven WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dick Ruthven'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.
Dick Ruthven WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dick Ruthven'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.
