J.R. Richard WHIP in 1978

• 4th-best of J.R. Richard's 10 seasons on file; the best is 0.92 in 1980.
• Up 0.03 from 1.18 in 1977.

Average of 10 regular seasons, 1971 through 1980. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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J.R. Richard WHIP in 1978, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1971	HOU	4	2	1	3.43	21.0	29	16	1.57	0
1972	HOU	4	1	0	13.50	6.0	8	8	3.00	0
1973	HOU	16	6	2	4.00	72.0	75	38	1.28	0
1974	HOU	15	2	3	4.18	64.2	42	36	1.45	0
1975	HOU	33	12	10	4.39	203.0	176	138	1.56	0
1976	HOU	39	20	15	2.75	291.0	214	151	1.28	0
1977	HOU	36	18	12	2.97	267.0	214	104	1.18	0
1978	HOU	36	18	11	3.11	275.1	303	141	1.21	0
1979	HOU	38	18	13	2.71	292.1	313	98	1.09	0
1980	HOU	17	10	4	1.90	113.2	119	40	0.92	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV