How Les Sweetland's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Les Sweetland posted a career WHIP of 1.82, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1931, posting 1.67, above the starting pitcher average of 1.42 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at 1.98, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.49 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.67 in 1929 to 1.98 in 1930 and 1.67 in 1931. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Les Sweetland Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Les Sweetland
Les Sweetland
WHIP
Career1.823
Season Avg.1.823
162 Game Avg.1.823
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Les Sweetland WHIP Per Season

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

Les Sweetland WHIP by Team

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

Les Sweetland WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Les Sweetland'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.
Les Sweetland WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Les Sweetland WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Les Sweetland'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.
Les Sweetland WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Les Sweetland WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Les Sweetland'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.
Les Sweetland WHIP season-by-season breakdown table