How Dode Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dode Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.67, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.

Dode Smith Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Dode Smith
Dode Smith
WHIP
Career1.667
Season Avg.1.667
162 Game Avg.1.667
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Dode Smith WHIP Per Season

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

Dode Smith WHIP by Team

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

Dode Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dode 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.
Dode Smith WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dode Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dode 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.
Dode Smith WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dode Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dode 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.
Dode Smith WHIP season-by-season breakdown table