fewest walks per 9 innings since 1920 with a minimum of 1000 innings pitched

Since 1920, Josh Tomlin has walked the lowest walks per nine innings when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 1.29 BB/9.

Interpreted as:
fewest walks per 9 innings by a player since 1920 with a minimum of 1000 innings pitched
NAMEBB/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Josh Tomlin
J. Tomlin
1.29
1067.0
286
69
56
.552
150
4.77
736
5
1
2
1,160
566
602
197
153
25
55
16
4,453
28
6.21
4.81
1.66
16.5
3.4
1.23
.288
5.08
114
4.64
112
9.78
-57
2Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1.31
2437.0
334
165
108
.604
293
3.09
659
194
20
16
2,568
838
1,006
116
355
15
31
10,002
18
2.43
1.86
0.43
6.6
3.5
1.20
.277
3.72
78
3.51
88
9.48
124.2
3Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
1.40
1043.1
674
56
46
.549
0
2.76
379
0
0
244
1,064
320
356
59
162
7
553
70
4,247
4
3.27
2.34
0.51
8.9
3.8
1.18
.276
3.07
69
3.23
82
9.18
81.6
4Bob Tewksbury
B. Tewksbury
1.45
1807.0
302
110
102
.519
277
3.92
812
31
7
1
2,043
787
884
142
292
41
8
22
7,623
24
4.04
2.78
0.71
10.7
3.8
1.29
.300
4.40
95
3.64
89
10.18
89.8
5Red Lucas
R. Lucas
1.61
2542.0
396
157
135
.538
302
3.72
602
204
22
7
2,736
1,051
1,203
136
455
22
71
10,651
7
2.13
1.32
0.48
5.7
4.3
1.26
.276
4.26
95
3.86
97
9.69
36
6Brad Radke
B. Radke
1.63
2451.0
378
148
139
.516
377
4.22
1,467
37
10
0
2,643
1,150
1,233
326
445
62
0
12
10,244
28
5.39
3.30
1.20
14.3
4.3
1.26
.292
4.53
90
4.24
94
9.71
75.2
7Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.65
2562.2
399
167
117
.588
371
3.34
1,715
76
16
1
2,452
952
1,036
218
471
59
13
34
10,421
53
6.02
3.64
0.77
16.5
4.5
1.14
.281
3.64
80
3.26
80
8.61
225.4
8Rick Reed
R. Reed
1.66
1545.2
273
93
76
.550
245
4.03
970
14
7
1
1,601
692
748
213
285
44
6
28
6,407
11
5.65
3.40
1.24
15.1
4.4
1.22
.284
4.36
95
4.21
99
9.32
2.8
9Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
1.67
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
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
10Dick Hall
D. Hall
1.69
1259.2
495
93
75
.554
74
3.32
741
20
3
71
1,152
464
512
130
236
18
237
70
5,085
1
5.29
3.14
0.93
14.6
4.6
1.10
.258
3.66
91
3.29
88
8.23
63.7
11Carlos Silva
C. Silva
1.73
1241.2
316
70
70
.500
180
4.68
554
6
2
2
1,496
645
687
153
238
45
39
25
5,319
32
4.02
2.33
1.11
10.4
4.5
1.40
.310
4.98
108
4.48
105
10.84
-32.9
12Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
1.73
2198.0
401
131
124
.514
327
4.27
1,553
25
5
2
2,388
1,043
1,158
285
422
49
18
52
9,300
30
6.36
3.68
1.17
16.7
4.5
1.28
.301
4.74
98
4.01
90
9.78
104.3
13Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
1.73
2218.1
355
133
131
.504
330
3.30
1,015
90
20
1
2,217
813
947
173
426
42
9
75
9,103
33
4.12
2.38
0.70
11.2
4.7
1.19
.274
3.84
99
3.24
94
8.99
51.9
14Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
1.73
4688.2
676
286
245
.539
609
3.41
2,357
305
45
25
4,582
1,774
1,962
505
902
54
49
69
19,174
33
4.52
2.61
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
89
3.50
91
8.80
179.6
15Miles Mikolas
M. Mikolas
1.77
1252.1
241
72
75
.490
213
4.24
895
3
2
0
1,277
590
626
167
246
50
10
8
5,218
16
6.43
3.64
1.20
17.2
4.7
1.22
.288
4.50
104
4.18
103
9.18
-16.9
16Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
1.78
1054.1
174
78
46
.629
173
3.74
991
7
4
0
983
438
476
159
208
26
0
1
4,299
32
8.46
4.76
1.36
23.1
4.8
1.13
.283
4.06
88
3.90
89
8.39
53.3
17Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.80
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
3,371
109
35
0
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
18Pete Donohue
P. Donohue
1.80
2112.1
344
134
118
.532
267
3.87
571
138
16
14
2,439
909
1,082
67
422
46
56
9,055
10
2.43
1.35
0.29
6.3
4.7
1.35
.298
4.61
98
3.58
91
10.39
79.9
19Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1.82
3590.1
535
253
154
.622
433
2.98
1,677
260
36
33
3,461
1,188
1,380
227
725
53
82
14,805
53
4.20
2.31
0.57
11.3
4.9
1.17
.267
3.46
76
3.55
89
8.68
174.2
20Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1.82
3507.0
471
243
142
.631
457
2.89
2,303
244
52
2
3,153
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
21Lew Burdette
L. Burdette
1.84
3067.1
626
203
144
.585
373
3.66
1,074
158
33
32
3,186
1,246
1,400
289
628
56
128
63
12,745
23
3.15
1.71
0.85
8.4
4.9
1.24
.271
4.11
101
3.68
103
9.35
-41.7
22Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
1.85
1073.2
200
68
67
.504
188
4.28
922
5
3
1
1,106
511
550
162
221
32
5
14
4,501
14
7.73
4.17
1.36
20.5
4.9
1.24
.298
4.61
103
4.13
97
9.27
14
23Curt Davis
C. Davis
1.85
2325.0
429
158
131
.547
280
3.42
684
141
24
33
2,459
884
1,033
142
479
47
111
9,752
20
2.65
1.43
0.55
7.0
4.9
1.26
.276
4.00
87
3.72
92
9.52
86.1
24Dan Haren
D. Haren
1.86
2419.2
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
2,013
16
6
1
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
25Ken Raffensberger
K. Raffensberger
1.88
2151.2
396
119
154
.436
282
3.60
806
133
31
16
2,257
860
993
191
449
19
66
9,051
10
3.37
1.80
0.80
8.9
5.0
1.26
.272
4.15
92
3.59
91
9.44
81.3

More Guardians Stats

Team Rankings

HR

168

20th

R

643

28th

SO

1,381

12th

ERA

3.70

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
10:10 PM
Fri
3/27
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Sat
3/28
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Sun
3/29
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM
Last Game
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM