How Don Shaw's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Don Shaw posted a career WHIP of 1.42, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1968, posting .649, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.27 that year. The highest point came in 1972 at 2.64, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.33 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.49 in 1969 to 1.49 in 1971 and 2.64 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .649 to 2.64 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Don Shaw Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Don Shaw
Don Shaw
WHIP
Career1.415
Season Avg.1.415
162 Game Avg.1.415
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Don Shaw WHIP Per Season

Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw WHIP per season line chart

Don Shaw WHIP by Team

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

Don Shaw WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Shaw WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Shaw WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw WHIP season-by-season breakdown table