Sumner Bowman career WHIP
1.86Career Regular Season
Sumner Bowman has a career WHIP of 1.86 over 2 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 1.62 in 1891.
Average of 2 regular seasons, 1890 through 1891. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1890 |  PHI/PIT | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6.75 | 78.2 | 24 | 52 | 2.07 | 0 |
| 1891 | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3.44 | 68.0 | 22 | 37 | 1.62 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV