How Dick Starr's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dick Starr posted a career WHIP of 1.71, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1948, posting 1.0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.42 that year. The highest point came in 1950 at 1.73, above the starting pitcher average of 1.47 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.73 in 1949 to 1.73 in 1950 and 1.69 in 1951. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.

Dick Starr Lifetime WHIP

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Dick Starr
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Career1.706
Season Avg.1.706
162 Game Avg.1.706
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Dick Starr WHIP Per Season

Dick Starr'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.
Dick Starr WHIP per season line chart

Dick Starr WHIP by Team

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

Dick Starr WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dick Starr'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.
Dick Starr WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dick Starr WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dick Starr'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.
Dick Starr WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dick Starr WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dick Starr'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.
Dick Starr WHIP season-by-season breakdown table