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

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

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	NAME	BB/9	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Josh 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
2	Grover 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
3	Dan 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
4	Bob 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
5	Red 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
6	Brad 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
7	Bret 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
8	Rick 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
9	Tiny 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
10	Dick 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
11	Carlos 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
12	Jon 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
13	Fritz 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
14	Robin 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
15	Miles Mikolas M. Mikolas	1.77	1368.1	266	75	84	.472	224	4.37	953	3	2	0	1,414	665	706	194	269	52	12	8	5,716	17	6.27	3.54	1.28	16.7	4.7	1.23	.287	4.64	107	4.31	106	9.30	-35.4
16	Masahiro 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
17	Greg 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
18	Pete 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
19	Carl 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
20	Juan 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
21	Lew 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
22	Curt 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
23	Dan 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
24	Zach Eflin Z. Eflin	1.86	1077.1	201	68	67	.504	189	4.28	929	5	3	1	1,110	512	551	163	223	32	5	14	4,518	14	7.76	4.17	1.36	20.6	4.9	1.24	.299	4.60	103	4.13	97	9.27	15.1
25	Ken 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

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18

Martínez

RBI

73

Rocchio

AVG

.287

DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Williams

248

Williams

ERA

2.55

Messick

Team Rankings

160

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676

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ERA

3.77

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	76	.528
White Sox	83	78	.516	2.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CLE	@	KCR	3:10 PM

Last Game

Guardians

85 - 76

Final

Royals

68 - 93

Sat 26 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.315

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

111

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.390

Bauers

.390

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.599

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

247

Misiorowski

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,286.3

Ohtani

2,048.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,610.6

Ohtani

1,537

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

92-69

91-70

90-71

88-73

86-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

58-102

68-93

75-86

76-85

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - x	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	80	81	.497
Astros	79	81	.494	0.5
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.5
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.5
Angels	62	98	.388	17.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 9/11	PIT	@	CHC	2-12
Fri 9/11	CWS	@	STL	3-7
Sat 9/12	COL	@	DET	7-11
Sat 9/12	NYM	@	NYY	12-2
Sat 9/12	PIT	@	CHC	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYM	@	WSH	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAD	@	SFG	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	TBR	@	PHI	3:05 PM

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

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191

185

181

119

111

106

.433

.390

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.599

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.534

49

46

45

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

18

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248

247

239

1.86

1.95

2.16

0.80

0.87

0.91

13.13

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12.11

6.45

5.88

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31

32

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,354.3

2,286.3

2,048.4

1,786

1,610.6

1,537

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MLB 2026 Standings

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