How Theolic Smith's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Theolic Smith posted a career WHIP of 1.51, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1943, posting 1.16. The highest point came in 1938 at 1.82. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.82 in 1938 to 1.38 in 1939 and 1.16 in 1943. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.

Theolic Smith Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Theolic Smith
Theolic Smith
WHIP
Career1.509
Season Avg.1.509
162 Game Avg.1.509
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Theolic Smith WHIP Per Season

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

Theolic Smith WHIP by Team

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

Theolic Smith WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

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

Theolic Smith WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Theolic Smith WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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