How Mike Sullivan's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Mike Sullivan posted a career WHIP of 1.67, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1896, posting 1.4, near the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. The highest point came in 1894 at 1.99, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.59 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.4 in 1896 to 1.71 in 1897 and 1.56 in 1899. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 10 seasons.

Mike Sullivan Lifetime WHIP

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Mike Sullivan
WHIP
Career1.674
Season Avg.1.674
162 Game Avg.1.674
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Mike Sullivan WHIP Per Season

Mike Sullivan'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.
Mike Sullivan WHIP per season line chart

Mike Sullivan WHIP by Team

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

Mike Sullivan WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Sullivan'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.
Mike Sullivan WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Sullivan WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Sullivan'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.
Mike Sullivan WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Sullivan WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Sullivan'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.
Mike Sullivan WHIP season-by-season breakdown table