How Ed Walsh Jr.'s WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ed Walsh Jr. posted a career WHIP of 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 4 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Ed Walsh Jr. Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Ed Walsh Jr.
Ed Walsh Jr.
WHIP
Career1.656
Season Avg.1.656
162 Game Avg.1.656
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Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP Per Season

Ed Walsh Jr.'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.
Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP per season line chart

Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP by Team

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

Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Walsh Jr.'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.
Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Walsh Jr.'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.
Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Walsh Jr.'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.
Ed Walsh Jr. WHIP season-by-season breakdown table