best whip relievers 1997

6 pitchers were tied for the lowest WHIP by a relief pitcher in 1997, with a WHIP of 0.00. The first three are Chris Holt, Jon Lieber and Paul Menhart.

NAMEWHIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAH/9
1Chris Holt
C. Holt
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
2Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
4.50
0.00
0.00
16.7
0.0
.000
0.00
0.00
3Paul Menhart
P. Menhart
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
.000
0.00
0.00
4Chris Brock
C. Brock
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
.000
0.00
0.00
5Mike Benjamin
M. Benjamin
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
.000
0.00
0.00
6Scott Erickson
S. Erickson
0.00
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
.000
0.00
0.00
7Joey Hamilton
J. Hamilton
0.40
1997
2
1
0
1.000
0
1.80
3
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
18
0
5.40
0.00
0.00
16.7
0.0
.133
3.60
3.60
8Chan Ho Park
C. Ho Park
0.46
1997
3
0
0
0
2.08
4
0
0
0
4.1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
14
0
8.31
0.00
2.08
28.6
0.0
.111
2.08
4.15
9Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
0.50
1997
4
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
7
0
4.50
0.00
0.00
14.3
0.0
.200
0.00
4.50
10Rick Reed
R. Reed
0.53
1997
2
0
0
0
0.00
7
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
11.12
0.00
0.00
36.8
0.0
.250
0.00
4.76
11Ken Robinson
K. Robinson
0.60
1997
3
0
0
0
2.70
4
0
0
0
3.1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
11
0
10.80
2.70
4.00
2.70
36.4
9.1
.000
2.70
2.70
12Elmer Dessens
E. Dessens
0.60
1997
3
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
13
0
5.40
0.00
0.00
15.4
0.0
.200
0.00
5.40
13Carlos Almanzar
C. Almanzar
0.60
1997
4
0
1
.000
0
2.70
4
0
0
0
3.1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
12
0
10.80
2.70
4.00
2.70
33.3
8.3
.000
2.70
2.70
14Robinson Checo
R. Checo
0.67
1997
3
1
0
1.000
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
11
0
6.00
3.00
2.00
0.00
18.2
9.1
.125
0.00
3.00
15Matt Perisho
M. Perisho
0.75
1997
3
0
0
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
6.2
4
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
27
0
5.40
1.35
4.00
0.00
14.8
3.7
.190
1.35
5.40
16Bob Wolcott
B. Wolcott
0.75
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
6.75
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
.250
0.00
6.75
17Rocky Coppinger
R. Coppinger
0.75
1997
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
0
2.25
0.00
0.00
6.7
0.0
.214
0.00
6.75
18Scott Aldred
S. Aldred
0.75
1997
2
0
0
0
3.38
2
0
0
0
5.1
4
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
19
0
3.38
0.00
0.00
10.5
0.0
.250
3.38
6.75
19Pedro Astacio
P. Astacio
0.75
1997
2
1
0
1.000
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
14
0
6.75
0.00
0.00
21.4
0.0
.273
0.00
6.75
20Miguel Batista
M. Batista
0.78
1997
5
0
0
0
0.00
5
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
28
1
5.87
2.35
2.50
0.00
17.9
7.1
.190
0.00
4.70
21Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
0.78
1997
12
0
0
0
1.17
18
0
0
0
15.1
6
2
2
1
6
0
6
0
57
0
10.57
3.52
3.00
0.59
31.6
10.5
.156
1.17
3.52
22Willie Banks
W. Banks
0.82
1997
4
2
0
1.000
0
1.23
5
0
0
0
7.1
4
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
28
0
6.14
2.45
2.50
0.00
17.9
7.1
.190
1.23
4.91
23Glenn Dishman
G. Dishman
0.83
1997
3
0
1
.000
0
5.59
6
0
0
0
9.2
7
6
6
2
1
0
1
0
36
0
5.59
0.93
6.00
1.86
16.7
2.8
.185
5.59
6.52
24Rafael Carmona
R. Carmona
0.88
1997
4
0
0
0
3.18
6
0
0
0
5.2
3
2
3
1
2
0
1
0
22
1
9.53
3.18
3.00
1.59
27.3
9.1
.154
4.76
4.76
25Doug Jones
D. Jones
0.88
1997
75
6
6
.500
0
2.02
82
0
0
36
80.1
62
18
20
4
9
3
73
1
307
2
9.19
1.01
9.11
0.45
26.7
2.9
.278
2.24
6.95
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