How Josh Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Josh Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.54, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 4 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons 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 fell below league norms across 4 seasons.

Josh Smith Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Josh Smith
Josh Smith
WHIP
Career1.538
Season Avg.1.538
162 Game Avg.1.538
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Josh Smith WHIP Per Season

Josh 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Smith WHIP per season line chart

Josh Smith WHIP by Team

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

Josh Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

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

Josh Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Josh Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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