How Kip Wells's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Kip Wells posted a career WHIP of 1.51, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 2003, posting 1.25, near the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 1.87, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.45 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.83 in 2008 to 1.38 in 2009 and 1.63 in 2012. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 12 seasons.

Kip Wells Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Kip Wells
Kip Wells
WHIP
Career1.513
Season Avg.1.513
162 Game Avg.1.513
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Kip Wells WHIP Per Season

Kip Wells'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.
Kip Wells WHIP per season line chart

Kip Wells WHIP by Team

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

Kip Wells WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Kip Wells'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.
Kip Wells WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Kip Wells WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kip Wells'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.
Kip Wells WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kip Wells WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kip Wells'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.
Kip Wells WHIP season-by-season breakdown table