best whip by pitchers in 1989 in the american league with a minimum of 1 inning pitched per team game

Bret Saberhagen had the lowest WHIP in the AL when he had 1 or more (IP/TM GMS) in 1989, with a WHIP of 0.96.

NAME WHIP IP TM GMS IP/TM GMS SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
0.96
262.1
162
1.62
1989
KCR KCR
36
23
6
.793
35
2.16
193
12
4
0
209
63
74
13
43
2
0
6
1,021
8
6.62
1.48
4.49
0.45
18.9
4.2
.255
2.54
56
2.44
66
7.17
36.9
2 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.09
239.1
162
1.48
1989
TEX TEX
32
16
10
.615
32
3.20
301
6
2
0
162
85
96
17
98
9
0
3
988
19
11.32
3.69
3.07
0.64
30.5
9.9
.258
3.61
82
2.50
65
6.09
35.1
3 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1.12
241.0
162
1.49
1989
CAL CAL
33
17
5
.773
33
2.73
131
8
5
0
225
73
76
14
44
8
0
2
973
2
4.89
1.64
2.98
0.52
13.5
4.5
.272
2.84
72
3.07
79
8.40
21.3
4 Mike Moore
M. Moore
1.14
241.2
162
1.49
1989
OAK OAK
35
19
11
.633
35
2.61
172
6
3
0
193
70
82
14
83
2
0
1
976
17
6.41
3.09
2.07
0.52
17.6
8.5
.254
3.05
71
3.14
86
7.19
13.6
5 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
1.16
206.2
162
1.28
1989
TOR TOR
33
17
8
.680
33
3.35
101
3
2
0
164
77
83
12
76
13
0
2
850
3
4.40
3.31
1.33
0.52
11.9
8.9
.235
3.61
86
3.82
98
7.14
2.2
6 Chris Bosio
C. Bosio
1.16
234.2
162
1.45
1989
MIL MIL
33
15
10
.600
33
2.95
173
8
2
0
225
77
90
16
48
6
0
1
969
4
6.63
1.84
3.60
0.61
17.9
5.0
.288
3.45
75
2.86
76
8.63
23.6
7 Jimmy Key
J. Key
1.17
216.0
162
1.33
1989
TOR TOR
33
13
14
.481
33
3.88
118
5
1
0
226
93
99
18
27
3
0
2
886
4
4.92
1.13
4.37
0.75
13.3
3.0
.289
4.13
99
3.16
81
9.42
17.7
8 Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
1.18
206.0
162
1.27
1989
CLE CLE
31
13
10
.565
31
3.10
124
4
0
0
188
71
80
10
55
4
0
5
847
4
5.42
2.40
2.25
0.44
14.6
6.5
.272
3.50
79
3.04
81
8.21
16.5
9 Scott Bankhead
S. Bankhead
1.19
210.1
162
1.3
1989
SEA SEA
33
14
6
.700
33
3.34
140
3
2
0
187
78
84
19
63
3
0
1
862
2
5.99
2.70
2.22
0.81
16.2
7.3
.264
3.59
83
3.54
91
8.00
8.7
10 Bud Black
B. Black
1.19
222.1
162
1.37
1989
CLE CLE
33
12
11
.522
32
3.36
88
6
3
0
213
83
95
14
52
1
0
0
912
13
3.56
2.10
1.69
0.57
9.6
5.7
.263
3.85
86
3.50
93
8.62
6.4
11 Greg Swindell
G. Swindell
1.20
184.1
162
1.14
1989
CLE CLE
28
13
6
.684
28
3.37
129
5
2
0
170
69
71
16
51
0
0
1
749
3
6.30
2.49
2.53
0.78
17.2
6.8
.278
3.47
86
3.31
88
8.30
9.1
12 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.22
253.1
162
1.56
1989
BOS BOS
35
17
11
.607
35
3.13
230
8
3
0
215
88
101
20
93
8
0
5
1,044
7
8.17
3.30
2.47
0.71
22.0
8.9
.281
3.59
77
3.16
83
7.64
17.9
13 Kirk McCaskill
K. McCaskill
1.23
212.0
162
1.31
1989
CAL CAL
32
15
10
.600
32
2.93
107
6
4
0
202
69
73
16
59
3
0
1
864
7
4.54
2.50
1.81
0.68
12.4
6.8
.274
3.10
78
3.60
93
8.58
6.4
14 Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
1.24
255.0
162
1.57
1989
KCR KCR
36
15
11
.577
36
3.04
173
8
2
0
252
86
100
10
63
5
0
8
1,060
9
6.11
2.22
2.75
0.35
16.3
5.9
.299
3.53
78
2.71
74
8.89
28.1
15 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.24
191.0
162
1.18
1989
TEX TEX
28
12
9
.571
28
3.35
104
7
0
0
167
71
81
10
70
4
0
2
798
7
4.90
3.30
1.49
0.47
13.0
8.8
.257
3.82
85
3.51
92
7.87
6.9
16 Frank Viola
F. Viola
1.24
175.2
162
1.08
1989
MIN MIN
24
8
12
.400
24
3.79
138
7
1
0
171
74
80
17
47
3
0
1
731
5
7.07
2.41
2.94
0.87
18.9
6.4
.293
4.10
95
3.30
87
8.76
9.8
17 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
1.27
199.2
162
1.23
1989
CAL CAL
29
16
9
.640
29
2.57
156
9
1
0
171
57
64
13
82
2
0
0
827
4
7.03
3.70
1.90
0.59
18.9
9.9
.275
2.88
68
3.30
85
7.71
12.6
18 Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
1.28
163.0
162
1.01
1989
KCR KCR
49
17
9
.654
16
3.64
153
1
1
1
122
66
67
10
86
1
16
4
677
12
8.45
4.75
1.78
0.55
22.6
12.7
.262
3.70
94
3.28
89
6.74
7.3
19 Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
1.28
257.2
162
1.59
1989
OAK OAK
36
21
9
.700
36
3.32
155
8
0
0
260
95
105
23
69
6
0
0
1,081
13
5.41
2.41
2.25
0.80
14.3
6.4
.286
3.67
91
3.58
98
9.08
1.2
20 Bob Welch
B. Welch
1.28
209.2
162
1.29
1989
OAK OAK
33
17
8
.680
33
3.00
137
1
0
0
191
70
82
13
78
6
0
3
884
5
5.88
3.35
1.76
0.56
15.5
8.8
.274
3.52
82
3.46
95
8.20
4.1
21 John Farrell
J. Farrell
1.28
208.0
162
1.28
1989
CLE CLE
31
9
14
.391
31
3.63
132
7
2
0
196
84
97
14
71
7
0
4
895
4
5.71
3.07
1.86
0.61
14.7
7.9
.271
4.20
93
3.49
93
8.48
6.3
22 John Cerutti
J. Cerutti
1.30
205.1
162
1.27
1989
TOR TOR
33
11
11
.500
31
3.07
69
3
1
0
214
70
90
19
53
6
1
2
856
4
3.02
2.32
1.30
0.83
8.1
6.2
.275
3.94
78
4.15
106
9.38
-5
23 Bob Milacki
B. Milacki
1.32
243.0
162
1.5
1989
BAL BAL
37
14
12
.538
36
3.74
113
3
2
0
233
101
105
21
88
2
1
4
1,022
1
4.19
3.26
1.28
0.78
11.1
8.6
.266
3.89
98
4.06
107
8.63
-7.1
24 Roy Smith
R. Smith
1.34
172.1
162
1.06
1989
MIN MIN
32
10
6
.625
26
3.92
92
2
0
1
180
75
82
22
51
5
1
5
733
5
4.80
2.66
1.80
1.15
12.6
7.0
.281
4.28
98
4.32
114
9.40
-10.1
25 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1.35
223.2
162
1.38
1989
DET DET
33
10
14
.417
33
3.58
147
6
1
0
227
89
105
21
74
8
0
8
955
8
5.92
2.98
1.99
0.85
15.4
7.7
.292
4.23
93
3.76
97
9.13
2.9

More Royals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

36

30th

R

204

28th

SO

496

18th

ERA

3.19

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
41
22
.651
Twins Twins
34
27
.557
6.0
Guardians Guardians
33
27
.550
6.5
Royals Royals
32
29
.525
8.0
White Sox White Sox
19
43
.306
21.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
1:45 PM
Thu
6/5
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Fri
6/6
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Sat
6/7
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
4:10 PM
Sun
6/8
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

33 - 27

7

Final

10

KCR Royals

32 - 29

Tue 3 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
37
23
.617
Rays Rays
32
29
.525
5.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
41
22
.651
Twins Twins
34
27
.557
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
33
28
.541
Mariners Mariners
32
28
.533
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
39
23
.629
Phillies Phillies
37
24
.607
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
38
23
.623
Cardinals Cardinals
33
27
.550
4.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
37
25
.597
Padres Padres
35
25
.583
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/19
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
0-1
Mon
5/19
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
2-3
Mon
5/19
SEA SEA
@
CWS CWS
0-1
Mon
5/19
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
2-5
Mon
5/19
DET DET
@
STL STL
5-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
1:45 PM
Thu
6/5
DET DET
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Thu
6/5
PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Thu
6/5
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
3:35 PM
Thu
6/5
BAL BAL
@
SEA SEA
3:40 PM