How David Whatley's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
David Whatley posted a career BABIP of .333, well above the league average of .267 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best BABIP season came in 1939, posting .448. The lowest point came in 1944 at .241, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .303 in 1941 to .309 in 1942 and .241 in 1944. 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.
David Whatley Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for David Whatley
| David Whatley
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.333 |
| Season Avg. | 0.333 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.333 |
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David Whatley BABIP Per Season
David Whatley's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Whatley BABIP by Team
David Whatley's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Whatley BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how David Whatley's career BABIP 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.
David Whatley BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Whatley's seasonal BABIP 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.
David Whatley BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Whatley's MLB career with BABIP 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.
