How Elmer Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.31, near the league average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1888, posting 1.14, near the league average of 1.25 that year. The highest point came in 1898 at 5.0, well above the league average of 1.34 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.48 in 1892 to 1.75 in 1894 and 5.0 in 1898. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.14 to 5.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Elmer Smith Lifetime WHIP

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Elmer Smith
WHIP
Career1.313
Season Avg.1.313
162 Game Avg.1.313
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Elmer Smith WHIP Per Season

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

Elmer Smith WHIP by Team

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

Elmer Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

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

Elmer Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Elmer Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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