How Josh Whitesell's BABIP Compares to Similar Players

Josh Whitesell posted a career BABIP of .256, below the league average of .290 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the BABIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the BABIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The BABIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Josh Whitesell Lifetime BABIP

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Josh Whitesell
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Career0.256
Season Avg.0.256
162 Game Avg.0.256
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Josh Whitesell BABIP Per Season

Josh Whitesell's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Whitesell BABIP per season line chart

Josh Whitesell BABIP by Team

Josh Whitesell's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Josh Whitesell career BABIP by team bar chart

Josh Whitesell BABIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Josh Whitesell'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.
Josh Whitesell BABIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Whitesell BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Whitesell'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.
Josh Whitesell BABIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Whitesell BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Whitesell'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.
Josh Whitesell BABIP season-by-season breakdown table