How Frank Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Frank Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.17, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1909, posting .953, below the starting pitcher average of 1.17 that year. The highest point came in 1912 at 2.16, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.16 in 1912 to 1.3 in 1914 and 1.49 in 1915. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .953 to 2.16 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Frank Smith Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Frank Smith
| Frank Smith
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.166 |
| Season Avg. | 1.166 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.166 |
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Frank Smith WHIP Per Season
Frank 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Frank Smith WHIP by Team
Frank Smith's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Frank 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.
Frank Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Frank 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.
Frank Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Frank 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.
