How Tex Shirley's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Tex Shirley posted a career WHIP of 1.64, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1944, posting 1.53, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 1.91, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.53 in 1944 to 1.55 in 1945 and 1.81 in 1946. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Tex Shirley Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Tex Shirley
| Tex Shirley
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.641 |
| Season Avg. | 1.641 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.641 |
| More Info | See More |
Tex Shirley WHIP Per Season
Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley WHIP by Team
Tex Shirley's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tex Shirley WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tex Shirley'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.
