How Clay Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Clay Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.65, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. 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.
Clay Smith Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Clay Smith
| Clay Smith
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.653 |
| Season Avg. | 1.653 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.653 |
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Clay Smith WHIP Per Season
Clay Smith's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Clay Smith WHIP by Team
Clay Smith's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Clay Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Clay Smith'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.
Clay Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Clay Smith'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.
Clay Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Clay Smith'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.
