How Sam Shaw's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Sam Shaw posted a career WHIP of 1.52, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Sam Shaw Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Sam Shaw
Sam Shaw
WHIP
Career1.522
Season Avg.1.522
162 Game Avg.1.522
More InfoSee More

Sam Shaw WHIP Per Season

Sam Shaw'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.
Sam Shaw WHIP per season line chart

Sam Shaw WHIP by Team

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

Sam Shaw WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Sam 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.
Sam Shaw WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Shaw WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam 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.
Sam Shaw WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Shaw WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam 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.
Sam Shaw WHIP season-by-season breakdown table