best whip as a pitcher in the 1970s

Bruce Sutter had the lowest WHIP in the 1970s, with a WHIP of 1.01.

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NAMEWHIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
1.01
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
.258
2.79
58
2.16
56
6.47
72.9
2John Fulgham
J. Fulgham
1.02
20
10
6
.625
19
2.53
75
10
2
0
146.0
123
41
47
10
26
3
0
3
576
2
4.62
1.60
2.88
0.62
13.0
4.5
.245
2.90
68
3.18
87
7.58
7.7
3Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.07
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
.261
2.86
73
2.64
74
7.14
272
4Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.09
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
.267
2.80
64
2.61
66
7.17
112
5Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
1.11
329
169
102
.624
327
3.17
1,309
140
30
0
2399.0
2,047
846
936
257
606
34
2
31
9,702
33
4.91
2.27
2.16
0.96
13.5
6.2
.239
3.51
90
3.67
102
7.68
-26.2
6Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1.11
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
.254
3.43
87
3.11
88
7.65
121.3
7Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1.12
360
178
130
.578
354
3.38
1,841
184
33
0
2706.2
2,507
1,015
1,128
301
518
51
5
55
11,009
34
6.12
1.72
3.55
1.00
16.7
4.7
.266
3.75
86
3.29
86
8.34
158.8
8John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
1.13
146
70
38
.648
141
2.94
561
32
7
2
967.1
857
316
354
99
236
14
4
28
3,941
7
5.22
2.20
2.38
0.92
14.2
6.0
.250
3.29
80
3.60
97
7.97
12.2
9Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
1.14
49
27
16
.628
47
2.79
154
33
5
0
368.0
339
114
128
18
79
5
2
7
1,480
7
3.77
1.93
1.95
0.44
10.4
5.3
.262
3.13
72
3.13
83
8.29
27.2
10Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
1.14
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
.272
3.23
84
2.83
79
7.66
100.9
11Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1.14
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
.266
3.37
80
3.02
83
7.93
199.6
12Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
1.14
355
186
103
.644
352
2.58
1,559
175
44
2
2745.0
2,275
787
883
184
861
26
3
31
11,105
55
5.11
2.82
1.81
0.60
14.0
7.8
.247
2.90
73
3.28
90
7.46
110.6
13Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1.14
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
.271
3.23
82
3.11
85
7.89
88.7
14Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
1.15
178
79
50
.612
178
3.22
639
31
6
0
1189.1
1,105
425
457
107
262
6
0
35
4,849
17
4.84
1.98
2.44
0.81
13.2
5.4
.260
3.46
90
3.32
95
8.36
19.2
15Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
1.16
276
110
86
.561
257
2.93
1,340
86
24
9
1899.0
1,506
619
710
154
696
34
16
33
7,791
51
6.35
3.30
1.93
0.73
17.2
8.9
.243
3.36
84
3.36
94
7.14
43.9
16Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1.16
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
.280
3.25
78
2.80
76
8.01
260.7
17Scott McGregor
S. McGregor
1.16
94
31
25
.554
62
3.57
236
21
6
5
536.1
518
213
232
46
105
10
17
5
2,185
8
3.96
1.76
2.25
0.77
10.8
4.8
.264
3.89
96
3.53
91
8.69
20.1
18Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1.18
171
77
50
.606
155
3.12
855
60
13
3
1148.1
1,008
398
431
119
352
32
8
33
4,760
17
6.70
2.76
2.43
0.93
18.0
7.4
.261
3.38
79
3.51
88
7.90
61.2
19Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
1.19
137
14
6
.700
0
2.42
93
0
0
34
237.2
216
64
70
21
66
4
90
16
963
2
3.52
2.50
1.41
0.80
9.7
6.9
.250
2.65
70
3.80
108
8.18
-7
20Steve Kline
S. Kline
1.19
129
43
45
.489
105
3.26
240
34
6
1
750.1
708
272
318
61
184
16
9
24
3,086
9
2.88
2.21
1.30
0.73
7.8
6.0
.250
3.81
97
3.71
108
8.49
-26.2
21Don Wilson
D. Wilson
1.19
167
64
55
.538
153
3.01
707
49
13
2
1124.2
936
376
425
83
403
27
7
17
4,663
42
5.66
3.22
1.75
0.66
15.2
8.6
.248
3.40
85
3.36
97
7.49
10.2
22Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
1.19
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
.278
3.46
84
2.89
81
8.30
133.8
23Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.19
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
.264
3.48
88
3.12
87
7.80
125.1
24Scott Sanderson
S. Sanderson
1.20
44
13
10
.565
33
3.18
188
6
4
1
229.0
200
81
89
19
75
4
4
4
947
4
7.39
2.95
2.51
0.75
19.9
7.9
.274
3.50
88
3.15
87
7.86
12.2
25Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
1.20
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
.258
3.11
71
3.09
83
7.65
36.9

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.636
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89
73
.549
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82
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77
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68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
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73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
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100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
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98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
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