How Ed Seward's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ed Seward posted a career WHIP of 1.23, below the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1885, posting .333, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.56 that year. The highest point came in 1891 at 1.65, above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.42 in 1889 to 1.54 in 1890 and 1.65 in 1891. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .333 to 1.65 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Ed Seward Lifetime WHIP

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Ed Seward
WHIP
Career1.225
Season Avg.1.225
162 Game Avg.1.225
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Ed Seward WHIP Per Season

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

Ed Seward WHIP by Team

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

Ed Seward WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Seward'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.
Ed Seward WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Seward WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Seward'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.
Ed Seward WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Seward WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Seward'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.
Ed Seward WHIP season-by-season breakdown table