best whip by pitchers in 1997 in the national league with a minimum of 1 inning pitched per team game

Pedro Martinez had the lowest WHIP in the NL when he had 1 or more (IP/TM GMS) in 1997, with a WHIP of 0.93.

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 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
0.93
241.1
162
1.49
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
305
13
4
0
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
2 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
0.95
232.2
162
1.44
1997
ATL ATL
33
19
4
.826
33
2.20
177
5
2
0
200
57
58
9
20
6
0
6
893
0
6.85
0.77
8.85
0.35
19.8
2.2
.280
2.24
53
2.42
58
7.74
46.2
3 Rick Reed
R. Reed
1.04
208.1
162
1.29
1997
NYM NYM
33
13
9
.591
31
2.89
113
2
0
0
186
67
76
19
31
5
0
4
824
0
4.88
1.34
3.65
0.82
13.7
3.8
.255
3.28
72
3.72
90
8.04
10
4 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1.05
254.1
162
1.57
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
319
7
2
0
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
5 Denny Neagle
D. Neagle
1.08
233.1
162
1.44
1997
ATL ATL
34
20
5
.800
34
2.97
172
4
4
0
204
77
87
18
49
6
0
5
947
3
6.63
1.89
3.51
0.69
18.2
5.2
.265
3.36
71
3.34
80
7.87
22.3
6 Ismael Valdez
I. Valdez
1.11
196.2
162
1.21
1997
LAD LAD
30
10
11
.476
30
2.65
140
0
0
0
171
58
68
16
47
3
0
1
795
3
6.41
2.15
2.98
0.73
17.6
5.9
.263
3.11
68
3.50
84
7.83
14.4
7 Chan Ho Park
C. Ho Park
1.14
192.0
162
1.19
1997
LAD LAD
32
14
8
.636
29
3.38
166
2
0
0
149
72
80
24
70
8
1
1
792
4
7.78
3.28
2.37
1.13
21.0
8.8
.239
3.75
86
4.22
102
6.98
-1.6
8 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
1.15
240.0
162
1.48
1997
ATL ATL
33
14
7
.667
33
2.96
152
5
2
0
197
79
86
20
79
4
0
9
970
3
5.70
2.96
1.92
0.75
15.7
8.1
.248
3.23
71
3.96
94
7.39
6.3
9 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1.16
256.0
162
1.58
1997
ATL ATL
35
15
12
.556
35
3.02
241
7
2
0
234
86
97
21
63
1
0
9
1,043
10
8.47
2.21
3.83
0.74
23.1
6.0
.297
3.41
73
3.03
72
8.23
33.2
10 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.18
237.1
162
1.47
1997
FLA FLA
33
16
8
.667
33
2.69
205
6
2
0
214
71
77
10
66
14
0
7
976
7
7.77
2.50
3.11
0.38
21.0
6.8
.300
2.92
67
2.93
71
8.12
32.5
11 Darryl Kile
D. Kile
1.18
255.2
162
1.58
1997
HOU HOU
34
19
7
.731
34
2.57
205
6
4
0
208
73
87
19
94
10
0
2
1,056
7
7.22
3.31
2.18
0.67
19.4
8.9
.260
3.06
65
3.68
93
7.32
8.2
12 Andy Benes
A. Benes
1.19
177.0
162
1.09
1997
STL STL
26
10
7
.588
26
3.10
175
0
0
0
149
61
64
9
61
5
0
4
727
7
8.90
3.10
2.87
0.46
24.1
8.4
.294
3.25
75
2.90
68
7.58
26.8
13 Alex Fernandez
A. Fernandez
1.19
220.2
162
1.36
1997
FLA FLA
32
17
12
.586
32
3.59
183
5
1
0
193
88
93
25
69
4
0
2
904
9
7.46
2.81
2.65
1.02
20.2
7.6
.270
3.79
89
3.91
94
7.87
5.9
14 Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
1.22
181.0
162
1.12
1997
STL STL
28
12
9
.571
28
3.88
160
0
0
0
155
78
86
16
65
12
0
3
761
6
7.96
3.23
2.46
0.80
21.0
8.5
.274
4.28
93
3.76
88
7.71
10.4
15 Carlos Perez
C. Perez
1.23
206.2
162
1.28
1997
MON MON
33
12
13
.480
32
3.88
110
8
5
0
206
89
109
21
48
4
0
1
857
2
4.79
2.09
2.29
0.91
12.8
5.6
.274
4.75
92
4.11
98
8.97
1.8
16 Bobby Jones
B. Jones
1.24
193.1
162
1.19
1997
NYM NYM
30
15
9
.625
30
3.63
125
2
1
0
177
78
88
24
63
2
0
3
806
3
5.82
2.93
1.98
1.12
15.5
7.8
.258
4.10
90
4.43
107
8.24
-6.3
17 Francisco Cordova
F. Cordova
1.25
178.2
162
1.1
1997
PIT PIT
29
11
8
.579
29
3.63
121
2
2
0
175
72
80
14
49
9
0
4
744
4
6.10
2.47
2.47
0.71
16.3
6.6
.292
4.03
85
3.74
88
8.82
9.8
18 Andy Ashby
A. Ashby
1.28
200.2
162
1.24
1997
SDP SDP
30
9
11
.450
30
4.13
144
2
0
0
207
92
108
17
49
5
0
2
851
3
6.46
2.20
2.94
0.76
16.9
5.8
.299
4.84
105
3.57
86
9.28
12.9
19 Matt Morris
M. Morris
1.28
217.0
162
1.34
1997
STL STL
33
12
9
.571
33
3.19
149
3
0
0
208
77
88
12
69
7
0
2
900
5
6.18
2.86
2.16
0.50
16.6
7.7
.296
3.65
77
3.50
82
8.63
18.7
20 Kirk Rueter
K. Rueter
1.28
190.2
162
1.18
1997
SFG SFG
32
13
6
.684
32
3.45
115
0
0
0
194
73
83
17
51
1
0
8
802
3
5.43
2.41
2.25
0.80
14.3
6.4
.286
3.92
85
3.87
92
9.16
6.8
21 Pedro Astacio
P. Astacio
1.29
202.1
162
1.25
1997
TOT
33
12
10
.545
31
4.14
166
2
1
0
200
93
98
24
61
9
2
0
862
6
7.38
2.71
2.72
1.07
19.3
7.1
.292
4.36
100
4.04
94
8.90
5.6
22 Terry Mulholland
T. Mulholland
1.29
186.2
162
1.15
1997
TOT
40
6
13
.316
27
4.24
99
1
0
0
190
88
100
24
51
11
5
3
794
3
4.77
2.46
1.94
1.16
12.5
6.4
.273
4.82
99
4.71
109
9.16
-8.2
23 Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
1.30
188.1
162
1.16
1997
PIT PIT
33
11
14
.440
32
4.49
160
1
0
0
193
94
102
23
51
1
0
8
799
3
7.65
2.44
3.14
1.10
20.0
6.4
.301
4.87
105
3.82
90
9.22
8.7
24 Chris Holt
C. Holt
1.30
209.2
162
1.29
1997
HOU HOU
33
8
12
.400
32
3.52
95
0
0
0
211
82
98
17
61
8
0
4
883
1
4.08
2.62
1.56
0.73
10.8
6.9
.276
4.21
89
4.24
106
9.06
-7
25 Shawn Estes
S. Estes
1.30
201.0
162
1.24
1997
SFG SFG
32
19
5
.792
32
3.18
181
3
2
0
162
71
80
12
100
8
0
2
849
10
8.10
4.48
1.81
0.54
21.3
11.8
.274
3.58
79
3.69
88
7.25
11.3

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

57

14th

R

235

14th

SO

441

20th

ERA

5.04

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
Braves Braves
25
28
.472
9.5
Nationals Nationals
25
30
.455
10.5
Marlins Marlins
22
32
.407
13.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Fri
5/30
WSH WSH
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Sat
5/31
WSH WSH
@
AZ AZ
10:10 PM
Sun
6/1
WSH WSH
@
AZ AZ
4:10 PM
Tue
6/3
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Last Game
SEA Mariners

30 - 24

0

Final

9

WSH Nationals

25 - 30

Wed 28 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
20
.636
Rays Rays
28
27
.509
7.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
24
.556
Astros Astros
30
25
.545
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6-3
Tue
5/13
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1-2
Tue
5/13
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
9-5
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
8-6
Tue
5/13
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Thu
5/29
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Thu
5/29
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
5/29
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Fri
5/30
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM