How John Ward's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
John Ward posted a career WHIP of 1.04, well below the league average of 1.34 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest WHIP season came in 1880, posting .918. The highest point came in 1884 at 1.48, well below the league average of 1.97 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.06 in 1882 to 1.12 in 1883 and 1.48 in 1884. 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 above league norms across 7 seasons.
John Ward Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for John Ward
| John Ward
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.044 |
| Season Avg. | 1.044 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.044 |
| More Info | See More |
John Ward WHIP Per Season
John Ward's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Ward WHIP by Team
John Ward's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Ward WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how John 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.
John Ward WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John 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.
John Ward WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John 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.
