How Duane Ward's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Duane Ward posted a career WHIP of 1.26, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1993, posting 1.03, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 6.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.44 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.14 in 1992 to 1.03 in 1993 and 6.0 in 1995. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.03 to 6.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Duane Ward Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Duane Ward
Duane Ward
WHIP
Career1.256
Season Avg.1.256
162 Game Avg.1.256
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Duane Ward WHIP Per Season

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

Duane Ward WHIP by Team

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

Duane Ward WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Duane Ward'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.
Duane Ward WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Duane Ward WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Duane Ward'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.
Duane Ward WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Duane Ward WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Duane Ward'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.
Duane Ward WHIP season-by-season breakdown table