How Irv Young's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Irv Young posted a career WHIP of 1.21, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1905, posting 1.08, below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The highest point came in 1907 at 1.41, above the starting pitcher average of 1.18 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.19 in 1908 to 1.19 in 1910 and 1.34 in 1911. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 6 seasons.

Irv Young Lifetime WHIP

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Irv Young
WHIP
Career1.211
Season Avg.1.211
162 Game Avg.1.211
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Irv Young WHIP Per Season

Irv Young'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.
Irv Young WHIP per season line chart

Irv Young WHIP by Team

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

Irv Young WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Irv Young'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.
Irv Young WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Irv Young WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Irv Young'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.
Irv Young WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Irv Young WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Irv Young'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.
Irv Young WHIP season-by-season breakdown table