Pitching Leaders

Raw totals, not context-adjusted — no park factors or era adjustments, and surviving Negro Leagues records cover shorter seasons. About the data scope

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Pitching Leaders - WHIP 838 pitchers
Qualification: Showing pitchers who met the season qualification standard (3.1 plate appearances per team game). This allows historically significant pitchers from shorter schedules (including Negro Leagues) to appear in rate-stat leaderboards.
Rank Player G GS W L SV IP SO BB ERA WHIP
1 Dick Matthews 16 14 11 2 0 112.7 60 24 0.00 0.95
2 Perry Werden 16 16 12 1 0 141.3 51 22 0.00 0.96
3 Addie Joss HOF 286 260 160 97 5 2327.0 920 364 0.00 0.97
4 B. Brown 8 3 3 4 0 44.3 24 10 0.00 0.97
5 Pidgey Morgan 7 4 1 3 0 42.0 7 1 0.00 0.98
6 Kid Carter 8 6 3 3 0 63.3 20 14 0.00 0.98
7 Ed Walsh HOF 430 315 195 126 35 2964.3 1,736 617 0.00 1.00
8 Joe Smith 4 4 2 1 0 30.0 12 3 0.00 1.00
9 Walter Taylor 6 4 1 3 2 34.0 14 7 0.00 1.00
10 Clayton Kershaw 455 451 223 96 0 2855.3 3,052 713 0.00 1.02
11 Charlie Geggus 23 21 10 9 0 177.3 156 38 0.00 1.02
12 Cannon Ball Miller 5 5 3 2 0 46.0 18 19 0.00 1.02
13 John Ward HOF 293 262 164 103 3 2469.7 920 253 0.00 1.04
14 Jocko Flynn 32 29 23 6 1 257.0 146 63 0.00 1.05
15 William Selden 11 8 9 0 0 84.3 41 15 0.00 1.06
16 Christy Mathewson HOF 636 552 373 188 29 4788.7 2,507 848 0.00 1.06
17 Logan Gilbert 146 146 47 36 0 835.3 884 181 0.00 1.06
18 Walter Johnson HOF 802 666 417 279 34 5914.7 3,509 1,363 0.00 1.06
19 Mordecai Brown HOF 481 332 239 130 49 3172.3 1,375 673 0.00 1.07
20 Charlie Sweeney 129 123 64 52 1 1030.7 505 172 0.00 1.07
21 Lico Mederos 16 14 7 8 0 116.7 55 24 0.00 1.08
22 Reb Russell 242 148 81 59 13 1291.7 495 267 0.00 1.08
23 Jim Devlin 157 153 72 76 0 1405.0 286 90 0.00 1.09
24 Gerrit Cole 317 317 153 80 0 1954.0 2,251 500 0.00 1.09
25 Rube Foster HOF 82 73 49 17 1 662.3 354 176 0.00 1.09
26 George Bradley 347 325 172 151 2 2940.0 671 196 0.00 1.09
27 Tommy Bond 417 408 234 163 0 3628.7 972 193 0.00 1.09
28 Babe Adams 482 355 194 140 15 2995.3 1,036 430 0.00 1.09
29 Harry Salisbury 48 48 24 24 0 424.0 166 48 0.00 1.10
30 Juan Marichal HOF 471 457 243 142 2 3507.3 2,303 709 0.00 1.10
31 Rube Waddell HOF 407 340 193 143 5 2961.3 2,316 803 0.00 1.10
32 Larry Corcoran 277 268 177 89 2 2392.3 1,103 496 0.00 1.10
33 Deacon Phillippe 372 289 189 109 12 2607.0 929 363 0.00 1.11
34 Sandy Koufax HOF 397 314 165 87 9 2324.3 2,396 817 0.00 1.11
35 Fred Glade 132 126 52 68 2 1072.7 464 237 0.00 1.11
36 Ed Morris 311 307 171 122 1 2678.0 1,217 498 0.00 1.11
37 Hilton Smith HOF 170 104 71 38 16 975.3 628 198 0.00 1.11
38 Will White 403 402 229 166 0 3542.7 1,041 496 0.00 1.11
39 Robert Davis 7 7 4 3 0 63.0 27 13 0.00 1.11
40 Max Fiske 38 22 12 12 0 198.0 87 59 0.00 1.11
41 Bill Lindsay 43 33 26 10 0 314.7 228 85 0.00 1.11
42 Charles Bender HOF 459 334 212 127 34 3017.0 1,711 712 0.00 1.11
43 Dave Brown 114 76 61 23 4 735.3 487 232 0.00 1.12
44 Charlie Ferguson 183 170 99 64 4 1514.7 728 290 0.00 1.12
45 Terry Larkin 176 176 89 80 0 1567.3 406 124 0.00 1.12
46 Frank Wickware 133 101 56 38 3 879.7 583 259 0.00 1.12
47 Eddie Plank HOF 623 529 326 194 23 4495.7 2,246 1,072 0.00 1.12
48 Doc White 427 363 189 156 5 3041.0 1,384 670 0.00 1.12
49 Tom Seaver HOF 656 647 311 205 1 4782.7 3,640 1,390 0.00 1.12
50 Pete Alexander HOF 696 599 373 208 32 5190.0 2,198 951 0.00 1.12
51 Tim Keefe HOF 600 594 342 225 2 5049.7 2,564 1,233 0.00 1.12
52 Tommy de la Cruz 34 20 9 9 1 191.3 65 45 0.00 1.12
53 Cy Young HOF 906 815 511 315 18 7356.0 2,803 1,217 0.00 1.13
54 Masahiro Tanaka 174 173 78 46 0 1054.3 991 208 0.00 1.13
55 Frank Owen 194 155 82 67 2 1368.3 443 298 0.00 1.13
56 Hooks Wiltse 357 225 139 90 33 2112.3 965 498 0.00 1.13
57 Noodles Hahn 243 231 130 94 0 2029.3 917 381 0.00 1.13
58 Johan Santana 360 284 139 78 1 2025.7 1,988 567 0.00 1.13
59 Jim McCormick 492 485 265 214 1 4275.7 1,704 749 0.00 1.13
60 Ray Collins 199 151 84 62 4 1336.0 511 269 0.00 1.13
61 Catfish Hunter HOF 500 476 224 166 1 3449.3 2,012 954 0.00 1.13
62 Lady Baldwin 118 116 73 41 1 1017.0 582 233 0.00 1.13
63 James Burke 40 38 19 16 0 334.0 256 34 0.00 1.13
64 Justin Verlander 555 555 266 158 0 3567.7 3,553 1,004 0.00 1.14
65 Billy Holland 20 19 10 8 1 158.3 56 37 0.00 1.14
66 Zack Wheeler 283 283 113 75 0 1728.3 1,820 490 0.00 1.14
67 Booker McDaniel 71 33 30 13 11 385.0 298 104 0.00 1.14
68 Sam Leever 388 299 194 100 13 2660.7 847 587 0.00 1.14
69 Tom Williams 138 78 57 27 10 751.7 303 203 0.00 1.14
70 Fergie Jenkins HOF 664 594 284 226 7 4500.7 3,192 997 0.00 1.14
71 Erv Lange 36 22 12 11 2 190.0 87 55 0.00 1.14
72 Don Sutton HOF 774 756 324 256 5 5282.3 3,574 1,343 0.00 1.14
73 José Leblanc 63 46 28 21 3 432.3 220 110 0.00 1.14
74 Juan Padrón 193 144 68 72 11 1225.0 697 319 0.00 1.14
75 Ed Reulbach 399 300 182 106 13 2632.3 1,137 892 0.00 1.14
76 Greg Maddux HOF 744 740 355 227 0 5008.3 3,371 999 0.00 1.14
77 Andy Messersmith 344 295 130 99 15 2230.3 1,625 831 0.00 1.14
78 Jeff Tesreau 247 206 115 72 9 1679.0 880 572 0.00 1.14
79 Joe Benz 251 163 76 75 3 1359.7 539 334 0.00 1.15
80 Jim Whitney 413 396 191 204 2 3496.3 1,571 411 0.00 1.15
81 Don Drysdale HOF 518 465 209 166 6 3432.0 2,486 855 0.00 1.15
82 Aaron Nola 285 285 109 89 0 1715.7 1,876 449 0.00 1.15
83 Old Hoss Radbourn HOF 527 502 310 194 2 4527.3 1,830 875 0.00 1.15
84 Barney Pelty 266 217 92 117 4 1908.0 693 532 0.00 1.15
85 Jack Chesbro HOF 392 332 198 132 5 2896.7 1,265 690 0.00 1.15
86 Ed Summers 138 112 68 45 3 999.0 362 221 0.00 1.15
87 Bullet Rogan HOF 213 157 117 52 17 1489.0 904 400 0.00 1.15
88 Bill Sweeney 82 80 49 31 0 708.0 422 116 0.00 1.15
89 Willie Foster HOF 262 185 125 60 14 1665.0 1,062 522 0.00 1.15
90 Tiny Bonham 231 193 103 72 9 1551.0 478 287 0.00 1.15
91 Fred Goldsmith 189 185 112 68 1 1609.7 433 171 0.00 1.15
92 Russ Ford 199 170 99 71 9 1487.3 710 376 0.00 1.15
93 Eddie Cicotte 502 361 209 149 24 3226.0 1,374 827 0.00 1.15
94 Charles Dougherty 50 38 24 13 1 321.3 216 103 0.00 1.15
95 Bob Caruthers 340 310 218 99 3 2828.7 900 597 0.00 1.16
96 Dick Rudolph 279 241 121 108 8 2049.0 786 402 0.00 1.16
97 José Muñoz 30 27 15 11 0 249.0 102 47 0.00 1.16
98 Orval Overall 218 182 108 71 12 1535.3 935 551 0.00 1.16
99 Denny McLain 280 264 131 91 2 1886.0 1,282 548 0.00 1.16
100 Jumbo McGinnis 187 186 102 79 0 1603.7 562 294 0.00 1.16
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