WHIP in D3 Baseball
2026 Season • 2389 Qualifying Players
What is a good WHIP in D3 baseball?
In the 2026 D3 season, the median WHIP among qualifying players is 1.60. Here is the full distribution.
Percentile Breakdown
| Top 10% | 1.21 or lower |
| Top 25% | 1.38 or lower |
| Median (50th) | 1.60 |
| Bottom 25% | 1.87+ |
Based on 2389 players. Min. 20 IP to qualify.
D3 Average
1.65
National Average WHIP
How does D3 compare? Division I WHIP averages typically fall between 1.30-1.50.
Conference Averages
| Conference | Avg WHIP | Players |
|---|---|---|
| C2C | 1.37 | 18 |
| WIAC | 1.43 | 65 |
| NESCAC | 1.50 | 57 |
| MIAA | 1.50 | 51 |
| ARC | 1.51 | 60 |
| CNE | 1.51 | 67 |
| SUNYAC | 1.53 | 39 |
| Landmark | 1.55 | 60 |
| Liberty League | 1.55 | 59 |
| MIAC | 1.58 | 70 |
| UAA | 1.58 | 49 |
| MAC Commonwealth | 1.59 | 52 |
| OAC | 1.59 | 62 |
| NCAC | 1.60 | 73 |
| MAC Freedom | 1.61 | 56 |
| NACC | 1.61 | 78 |
| CCS | 1.63 | 50 |
| Centennial | 1.64 | 66 |
| NWC | 1.64 | 64 |
| ODAC | 1.65 | 75 |
D3 WHIP Leaders
| # | Player | School | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lex Nelsen | Lycoming | 0.63 |
| 2 | Bryce Sterling | Salisbury | 0.75 |
| 3 | Brycen Diaz | Elms College | 0.75 |
| 4 | Bryan Carney | Olivet | 0.79 |
| 5 | Dylan Hayes | SUNY New Paltz | 0.80 |
| 6 | Brendan Cruz | Washington & Jefferson | 0.81 |
| 7 | Cole McGourty | Kean | 0.84 |
| 8 | Nico Hamilton | La Verne | 0.85 |
| 9 | T. Carrier | Westminster (PA) | 0.86 |
| 10 | Andrew Montero | Denison University | 0.87 |