best whip with a minimum of 1000 innings pitched as a pitcher in the 1940s

Tiny Bonham had the lowest WHIP when pitching at least 1000 innings in the 1940s, with a WHIP of 1.15.

NAMEWHIPIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
1.15
1551.0
231
103
72
.589
193
3.06
478
110
21
9
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
2Whit Wyatt
W. Wyatt
1.17
1014.2
151
72
49
.595
144
3.04
498
71
15
1
903
343
406
47
280
16
5
4,191
3
4.42
2.48
1.78
0.42
11.9
6.7
.256
3.60
84
3.09
84
8.01
66.3
3Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
1.17
1388.0
216
105
59
.640
172
2.74
666
101
22
12
1,242
422
480
68
378
27
30
5,662
14
4.32
2.45
1.76
0.44
11.8
6.7
.260
3.11
72
3.06
80
8.05
115.8
4Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
1.18
1211.2
165
85
34
.714
151
2.67
543
89
22
6
1,039
359
425
49
387
16
9
4,939
18
4.03
2.87
1.40
0.36
11.0
7.8
.251
3.16
72
3.14
87
7.72
61
5Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1.18
1606.1
246
114
68
.626
210
2.93
772
120
31
9
1,441
523
598
77
462
25
26
6,627
24
4.33
2.59
1.67
0.43
11.6
7.0
.258
3.35
79
3.09
84
8.07
101
6Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
1.19
1375.2
225
96
54
.640
156
2.94
693
99
19
17
1,270
450
504
77
372
11
51
5,663
5
4.53
2.43
1.86
0.50
12.2
6.6
.265
3.30
79
3.01
82
8.31
98.8
7Curt Davis
C. Davis
1.23
1061.1
183
66
58
.532
129
3.32
303
62
13
14
1,091
392
454
63
217
22
40
4,435
8
2.57
1.84
1.40
0.53
6.8
4.9
.268
3.85
91
3.44
94
9.25
26.9
8Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
1.24
1301.1
204
75
75
.500
160
3.39
489
88
9
11
1,328
490
569
65
280
5
30
5,443
10
3.38
1.94
1.75
0.45
9.0
5.1
.274
3.94
96
3.15
88
9.18
61.9
9Preacher Roe
P. Roe
1.25
1024.2
195
61
61
.500
137
3.35
518
48
10
9
1,006
381
431
81
270
9
34
4,243
9
4.55
2.37
1.92
0.71
12.2
6.4
.275
3.79
85
3.37
85
8.84
66.5
10Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
1.25
2047.1
294
122
123
.498
273
3.14
779
139
23
2
2,105
715
884
84
445
31
10
8,535
53
3.42
1.96
1.75
0.37
9.1
5.2
.281
3.89
85
3.04
83
9.25
148.4
11Bob Feller
B. Feller
1.25
1897.0
266
137
82
.626
231
2.90
1,396
155
28
16
1,539
611
677
95
827
22
27
7,880
30
6.62
3.92
1.69
0.45
17.7
10.5
.261
3.21
76
3.11
83
7.30
133.9
12Max Lanier
M. Lanier
1.25
1030.2
194
77
47
.621
128
2.68
588
63
16
11
922
307
373
23
365
10
39
4,258
9
5.13
3.19
1.61
0.20
13.8
8.6
.275
3.26
73
2.77
75
8.05
102.2
13Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
1.26
1693.2
258
111
85
.566
207
2.94
646
130
21
12
1,704
554
665
65
426
17
38
7,149
17
3.43
2.26
1.52
0.35
9.0
6.0
.273
3.53
84
3.07
87
9.05
88.7
14Bucky Walters
B. Walters
1.26
1868.1
246
122
90
.575
238
2.97
677
153
28
3
1,724
616
726
92
631
24
6
7,778
28
3.26
3.04
1.07
0.44
8.7
8.1
.257
3.50
84
3.53
99
8.30
5.6
15Schoolboy Rowe
S. Rowe
1.26
1092.2
193
78
48
.619
135
3.62
373
60
7
5
1,145
440
494
62
233
18
40
4,595
9
3.07
1.92
1.60
0.51
8.1
5.1
.277
4.07
92
3.31
85
9.43
70.8
16Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
1.26
1281.2
215
87
63
.580
159
3.29
760
65
14
10
1,126
469
530
81
491
14
37
5,391
28
5.34
3.45
1.55
0.57
14.1
9.1
.258
3.72
85
3.30
85
7.91
82
17Red Barrett
R. Barrett
1.27
1223.0
244
67
69
.493
147
3.56
326
65
11
7
1,254
484
564
76
294
12
59
5,145
10
2.40
2.16
1.11
0.56
6.3
5.7
.265
4.15
96
3.53
96
9.23
19.3
18Ken Raffensberger
K. Raffensberger
1.28
1231.2
245
65
89
.422
154
3.58
492
74
15
10
1,290
490
576
85
290
9
49
5,222
6
3.60
2.12
1.70
0.62
9.4
5.6
.277
4.21
95
3.38
89
9.43
57.1
19Nels Potter
N. Potter
1.28
1377.1
272
82
73
.529
143
3.42
644
76
6
15
1,324
524
585
82
445
14
93
5,806
28
4.21
2.91
1.45
0.54
11.1
7.7
.269
3.82
90
3.40
90
8.65
58.2
20Jim Tobin
J. Tobin
1.29
1426.1
202
76
88
.463
167
3.35
348
127
10
4
1,407
531
630
82
430
20
28
6,033
21
2.20
2.71
0.81
0.52
5.8
7.1
.257
3.98
95
3.74
105
8.88
-30.6
21Thornton Lee
T. Lee
1.29
1235.2
176
65
74
.468
152
3.13
521
97
8
2
1,171
430
528
62
421
27
11
5,199
14
3.79
3.07
1.24
0.45
10.0
8.1
.266
3.85
85
3.50
94
8.53
31.2
22Johnny Niggeling
J. Niggeling
1.29
1208.1
172
61
68
.473
156
3.12
599
79
11
0
1,056
419
504
58
502
32
12
5,133
33
4.46
3.74
1.19
0.43
11.7
9.8
.253
3.75
84
3.50
96
7.87
21.4
23Hank Wyse
H. Wyse
1.29
1063.0
198
69
54
.561
133
3.03
321
63
11
8
1,105
358
432
50
268
15
38
4,452
9
2.72
2.27
1.20
0.42
7.2
6.0
.278
3.66
85
3.29
93
9.36
25.5
24Johnny Sain
J. Sain
1.30
1185.2
194
79
65
.549
147
3.28
539
90
11
10
1,151
432
506
68
387
20
34
5,025
13
4.09
2.94
1.39
0.52
10.7
7.7
.270
3.84
88
3.38
90
8.74
47.4
25Howie Pollet
H. Pollet
1.30
1157.0
204
83
49
.629
145
2.99
508
82
18
8
1,107
385
449
52
397
17
26
4,875
21
3.95
3.09
1.28
0.40
10.4
8.1
.270
3.49
78
3.27
86
8.61
69.6

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93
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11.0
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18.5
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.525
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78
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8.0
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