How Claude Willoughby's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Claude Willoughby posted a career WHIP of 1.8, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1925, posting 1.61, near the starting pitcher average of 1.47 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at 2.02, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.49 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.63 in 1929 to 2.02 in 1930 and 1.71 in 1931. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 7 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Claude Willoughby Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Claude Willoughby
Claude Willoughby
WHIP
Career1.803
Season Avg.1.803
162 Game Avg.1.803
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Claude Willoughby WHIP Per Season

Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby WHIP per season line chart

Claude Willoughby WHIP by Team

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

Claude Willoughby WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Claude Willoughby WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Claude Willoughby WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby WHIP season-by-season breakdown table