How Justin Thompson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Justin Thompson posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1997, posting 1.14, below the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 2.4, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.36 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.38 in 1998 to 1.48 in 1999 and 2.4 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.14 to 2.4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Justin Thompson Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Justin Thompson
Justin Thompson
WHIP
Career1.338
Season Avg.1.338
162 Game Avg.1.338
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Justin Thompson WHIP Per Season

Justin Thompson'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.
Justin Thompson WHIP per season line chart

Justin Thompson WHIP by Team

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

Justin Thompson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Justin Thompson'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.
Justin Thompson WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Justin Thompson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Justin Thompson'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.
Justin Thompson WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Justin Thompson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Justin Thompson'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.
Justin Thompson WHIP season-by-season breakdown table