How Earl Whitehill's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Earl Whitehill totaled 11 career Saves, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1927, posting 3, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1923 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 2 in 1937 to 0 in 1938 and 1 in 1939, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Earl Whitehill Lifetime Saves

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Earl Whitehill Saves Per Season

Earl Whitehill's Saves 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.
Earl Whitehill Saves per season line chart

Earl Whitehill Saves by Team

Earl Whitehill's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Earl Whitehill career Saves by team bar chart

Earl Whitehill Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Earl Whitehill's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Earl Whitehill Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Earl Whitehill Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Earl Whitehill's seasonal Saves 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.
Earl Whitehill Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Earl Whitehill Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Earl Whitehill's MLB career with Saves 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.
Earl Whitehill Saves season-by-season breakdown table