best fip as a pitcher in the 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Bruce Sutter had the lowest fielding-independent pitching, with a FIP of 2.16.

Interpreted as:
best fip with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game as a pitcher in the 1970s
NAMEFIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIP-H/9PRAA
1Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
2.16
240
27
22
.551
0
2.33
418
0
0
105
390.2
281
101
121
22
115
2
179
27
1,560
26
9.63
2.65
3.63
0.51
26.8
7.4
1.01
.258
2.79
58
56
6.47
72.9
2Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
2.61
116
59
19
.756
91
2.49
652
40
16
3
752.1
599
208
234
46
221
2
14
3
2,994
23
7.80
2.64
2.95
0.55
21.8
7.4
1.09
.267
2.80
64
66
7.17
112
3Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.64
348
178
101
.638
345
2.61
2,304
147
40
0
2652.1
2,105
768
843
190
741
28
2
65
10,607
64
7.82
2.51
3.11
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
73
74
7.14
272
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.80
353
148
128
.536
350
2.88
2,082
145
39
0
2624.2
2,335
841
949
186
711
70
2
43
10,722
61
7.14
2.44
2.93
0.64
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
78
76
8.01
260.7
5Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.83
640
84
85
.497
29
2.89
973
3
1
209
1219.0
1,038
391
438
84
353
32
480
74
4,953
25
7.18
2.61
2.76
0.62
19.6
7.1
1.14
.272
3.23
84
79
7.66
100.9
6Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.89
251
102
98
.510
245
2.97
1,215
85
28
1
1803.0
1,662
595
693
115
485
20
4
62
7,405
51
6.06
2.42
2.51
0.57
16.4
6.5
1.19
.278
3.46
84
81
8.30
133.8
7J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
2.92
221
97
67
.591
204
3.24
1,374
72
15
0
1492.1
1,162
538
594
71
730
17
3
14
6,236
90
8.29
4.40
1.88
0.43
22.0
11.7
1.27
.270
3.58
95
84
7.01
94.8
8Terry Forster
T. Forster
2.92
360
38
52
.422
39
3.41
591
5
0
100
774.0
735
293
330
34
324
15
213
34
3,301
36
6.87
3.77
1.82
0.40
17.9
9.8
1.37
.300
3.84
93
80
8.55
62.8
9Jim Kern
J. Kern
2.93
256
42
35
.545
12
2.72
499
1
0
75
539.0
428
163
188
20
276
21
178
32
2,261
23
8.33
4.61
1.81
0.33
22.1
12.2
1.31
.282
3.14
71
75
7.15
58
10Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.99
179
84
64
.568
171
3.20
998
89
14
2
1361.2
1,218
484
538
87
475
26
4
57
5,688
39
6.60
3.14
2.10
0.58
17.5
8.4
1.24
.276
3.56
87
85
8.05
83
11Dave Lemonds
D. Lemonds
2.99
31
4
7
.364
18
2.95
69
0
0
0
94.2
87
31
39
6
38
1
2
3
400
3
6.56
3.61
1.82
0.57
17.3
9.5
1.32
.283
3.71
93
91
8.27
3.1
12Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.02
369
184
133
.580
368
2.92
1,907
197
36
1
2905.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
1
75
11,759
68
5.91
2.35
2.52
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
80
83
7.93
199.6
13Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.05
348
155
146
.515
333
3.14
2,678
164
42
2
2465.0
1,731
860
984
133
1,515
75
8
34
10,453
116
9.78
5.53
1.77
0.49
25.6
14.5
1.32
.264
3.59
89
85
6.32
150.5
14Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
3.08
600
69
59
.539
0
2.61
590
0
0
190
960.1
847
278
329
51
319
10
477
55
3,947
41
5.53
2.99
1.85
0.48
14.9
8.1
1.21
.267
3.08
71
83
7.94
67.9
15Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
3.09
363
35
22
.614
0
2.65
313
0
0
83
540.1
459
159
187
21
190
7
214
59
2,230
14
5.21
3.16
1.65
0.35
14.0
8.5
1.20
.258
3.11
71
83
7.65
36.9
16John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
3.10
163
55
54
.505
158
3.38
784
29
11
0
1069.1
1,023
401
453
75
344
21
2
39
4,519
21
6.60
2.90
2.28
0.63
17.3
7.6
1.28
.288
3.81
92
88
8.61
48.7
17Mike Bruhert
M. Bruhert
3.11
27
4
11
.267
22
4.78
56
1
1
0
133.2
171
71
83
6
34
1
1
5
585
10
3.77
2.29
1.65
0.40
9.6
5.8
1.53
.338
5.59
139
89
11.51
5.8
18Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.11
284
114
101
.530
274
3.43
1,122
57
17
3
1834.1
1,856
699
790
115
508
48
7
64
7,734
56
5.50
2.49
2.21
0.56
14.5
6.6
1.29
.293
3.88
87
81
9.11
149.6
19Tommy John
T. John
3.11
294
133
84
.613
282
3.09
1,029
74
20
1
1973.0
1,934
677
801
109
520
34
7
39
8,180
75
4.69
2.37
1.98
0.50
12.6
6.4
1.24
.281
3.65
85
84
8.82
133.7
20Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3.11
352
166
110
.601
349
3.07
1,767
117
39
2
2557.1
2,174
871
975
214
660
45
3
45
10,403
63
6.22
2.32
2.68
0.75
17.0
6.3
1.11
.254
3.43
87
88
7.65
121.3
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
3.11
193
91
66
.580
187
2.93
1,120
85
24
0
1411.1
1,238
459
507
128
377
47
3
24
5,775
38
7.14
2.40
2.97
0.82
19.4
6.5
1.14
.271
3.23
82
85
7.89
88.7
22Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.12
230
86
94
.478
228
3.13
980
79
21
2
1638.2
1,498
570
647
89
509
25
2
39
6,741
58
5.38
2.80
1.93
0.49
14.5
7.6
1.22
.274
3.55
84
85
8.23
98.4
23Mike Marshall
M. Marshall
3.12
629
89
94
.486
10
2.98
771
0
0
177
1176.2
1,063
390
446
61
439
25
505
47
4,926
58
5.90
3.36
1.76
0.47
15.7
8.9
1.28
.276
3.41
81
84
8.13
78.6
24Vida Blue
V. Blue
3.12
330
155
109
.587
327
3.07
1,600
124
32
1
2398.2
2,080
819
927
161
780
19
1
42
9,827
69
6.00
2.93
2.05
0.60
16.3
7.9
1.19
.264
3.48
88
87
7.80
125.1
25Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.13
48
12
10
.545
25
2.85
130
5
3
8
192.2
174
61
70
13
58
4
16
6
788
2
6.07
2.71
2.24
0.61
16.5
7.4
1.20
.276
3.27
79
85
8.13
11.5

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Busch

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RBI

103

Suzuki

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AVG

.297

Hoerner

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Boyd

Matthew Boyd

K

154

Boyd

Matthew Boyd

ERA

2.67

Horton

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Team Rankings

HR

223

6th

R

793

5th

SO

1,265

27th

ERA

3.79

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:20 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:20 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
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Final

3

MIL Brewers

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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM