In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. WHIP reflects a pitcher's propensity for allowing batters to reach base, therefore a lower WHIP indicates better performance. WHIP is calculated by adding the number of walks and hits allowed and dividing this sum by the number of innings pitched.
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Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers in Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) with at least 1,000 innings pitched.
Addie Joss[1][2][3] is the all-time leader with a career WHIP of 0.9678. Jacob deGrom[4] (0.9947) and Ed Walsh[5] (0.9996) are the only other players with a career WHIP under 1.0000.
Key
editRank | Rank amongst leaders in career WHIP. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
WHIP | Total career WHIP. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
edit- Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
Notes
edit- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
edit- ^ "Addie Joss Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Semchuck, Alex. "Addie Joss Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Addie Joss Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Jacob deGrom Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ed Walsh Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
edit- "Career Leaders & Records for Walks & Hits per IP". Baseball-Reference.com.