highest fip by player in 2023

Jordan Lyles had the highest fielding-independent pitching in 2023, with a FIP of 5.62.

Interpreted as:
highest fip with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by player in 2023
NAME FIP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Jordan Lyles
J. Lyles
5.62
2023
KCR KCR
31
6
17
.261
31
6.28
120
3
0
0
177.2
176
124
130
39
45
6
0
0
748
10
6.08
2.28
2.67
1.98
16.0
6.0
1.24
.255
6.59
140
131
8.92
-26.3
2 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5.53
2023
TOT
32
13
11
.542
32
5.73
191
0
0
0
183.2
189
117
127
44
67
9
0
1
808
3
9.36
3.28
2.85
2.16
23.6
8.3
1.39
.292
6.22
133
125
9.26
-21.7
3 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
5.27
2023
WSH WSH
32
10
15
.400
32
5.20
124
0
0
0
180.0
210
104
113
33
57
4
0
0
790
6
6.20
2.85
2.18
1.65
15.7
7.2
1.48
.309
5.65
120
119
10.50
-16.9
4 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
5.26
2023
TOT
33
7
15
.318
33
4.88
204
0
0
0
184.1
169
100
110
41
73
9
0
2
794
5
9.96
3.56
2.79
2.00
25.7
9.2
1.31
.274
5.37
113
120
8.25
-17.8
5 JP Sears
JP Sears
5.15
2023
OAK OAK
32
5
12
.294
32
4.54
161
0
0
0
172.1
165
87
90
34
53
16
0
2
735
2
8.41
2.77
3.04
1.78
21.9
7.2
1.26
.278
4.70
111
124
8.62
-19.9
6 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
4.57
2023
HOU HOU
31
10
4
.714
31
4.56
159
0
0
0
162.0
143
82
85
25
62
7
0
0
687
4
8.83
3.44
2.56
1.39
23.1
9.0
1.27
.272
4.72
108
108
7.94
-6.1
7 Taijuan Walker
T. Walker
4.53
2023
PHI PHI
31
15
6
.714
31
4.38
138
0
0
0
172.2
155
84
87
20
71
8
0
1
733
3
7.19
3.70
1.94
1.04
18.8
9.7
1.31
.272
4.53
100
102
8.08
-1.2
8 Dean Kremer
D. Kremer
4.51
2023
BAL BAL
32
13
5
.722
32
4.12
157
0
0
0
172.2
171
79
85
27
55
5
0
0
735
5
8.18
2.87
2.85
1.41
21.4
7.5
1.31
.293
4.43
98
107
8.91
-6.3
9 Johan Oviedo
J. Oviedo
4.48
2023
PIT PIT
32
9
14
.391
32
4.31
158
1
1
0
177.2
161
85
91
19
83
13
0
1
781
7
8.00
4.20
1.90
0.96
20.2
10.6
1.37
.280
4.61
96
102
8.16
-2.2
10 Bryce Elder
B. Elder
4.42
2023
ATL ATL
31
12
4
.750
31
3.81
128
0
0
0
174.2
160
74
79
19
63
8
0
0
732
11
6.60
3.25
2.03
0.98
17.5
8.6
1.28
.274
4.07
86
103
8.24
-2.7
11 Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
4.28
2023
TOR TOR
33
16
8
.667
33
3.60
186
1
1
0
200.0
176
80
88
28
59
12
0
2
826
4
8.37
2.66
3.15
1.26
22.5
7.1
1.18
.274
3.96
85
100
7.92
0.1
12 Miles Mikolas
M. Mikolas
4.27
2023
STL STL
35
9
13
.409
35
4.78
137
0
0
0
201.1
226
107
110
26
39
8
0
0
860
4
6.12
1.74
3.51
1.16
15.9
4.5
1.32
.308
4.92
111
100
10.10
0.2
13 Dane Dunning
D. Dunning
4.27
2023
TEX TEX
35
12
7
.632
26
3.70
140
0
0
0
172.2
163
71
73
20
55
10
2
0
722
6
7.30
2.87
2.55
1.04
19.4
7.6
1.26
.288
3.81
87
98
8.50
2.1
14 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
4.13
2023
BAL BAL
33
14
9
.609
33
4.73
157
0
0
0
192.0
198
101
101
23
55
6
0
0
807
8
7.36
2.58
2.85
1.08
19.5
6.8
1.32
.309
4.73
113
98
9.28
1.3
15 Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
4.12
2023
TOR TOR
32
11
6
.647
32
3.86
181
0
0
0
167.2
165
72
78
27
48
4
0
0
700
7
9.72
2.58
3.77
1.45
25.9
6.9
1.27
.314
4.19
91
96
8.86
3.1
16 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
4.03
2023
PHI PHI
32
12
9
.571
32
4.46
202
0
0
0
193.2
178
96
105
32
45
1
0
0
793
2
9.39
2.09
4.49
1.49
25.5
5.7
1.15
.285
4.88
102
90
8.27
9.4
17 Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
4.03
2023
MIA MIA
28
7
12
.368
28
4.14
151
3
1
0
184.2
176
85
91
22
48
5
0
0
762
4
7.36
2.34
3.15
1.07
19.8
6.3
1.21
.287
4.44
93
92
8.58
7.2
18 José Berríos
J. Berríos
3.99
2023
TOR TOR
32
11
12
.478
32
3.65
184
0
0
0
189.2
173
77
82
25
52
9
0
3
782
4
8.73
2.47
3.54
1.19
23.5
6.6
1.19
.289
3.89
86
93
8.21
6.1
19 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
3.87
2023
ATL ATL
30
14
12
.538
30
3.64
183
0
0
0
163.1
150
66
70
14
83
12
0
2
716
4
10.08
4.57
2.20
0.77
25.6
11.6
1.43
.321
3.86
82
90
8.27
7.6
20 Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
3.84
2023
SEA SEA
32
12
7
.632
32
3.73
189
1
1
0
190.2
169
79
82
29
36
2
0
1
770
6
8.92
1.70
5.25
1.37
24.5
4.7
1.08
.272
3.87
93
94
7.98
5.6
21 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
3.84
2023
MIL MIL
30
12
10
.545
30
3.86
210
0
0
0
165.2
131
71
77
26
54
6
0
0
680
6
11.41
2.93
3.89
1.41
30.9
7.9
1.12
.273
4.18
88
87
7.12
10.6
22 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3.84
2023
TOT
27
13
8
.619
27
3.22
144
0
0
0
162.1
139
58
63
18
45
5
0
0
669
5
7.98
2.49
3.20
1.00
21.5
6.7
1.13
.265
3.49
76
90
7.71
8.1
23 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
3.84
2023
ARI ARI
30
12
8
.600
30
3.29
187
0
0
0
177.2
143
65
71
20
69
4
0
0
722
3
9.47
3.50
2.71
1.01
25.9
9.6
1.19
.278
3.60
74
91
7.24
8
24 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3.81
2023
MIL MIL
32
10
8
.556
32
3.39
200
0
0
0
193.2
141
73
77
22
66
8
0
0
784
10
9.29
3.07
3.03
1.02
25.5
8.4
1.07
.244
3.58
77
86
6.55
13.1
25 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
3.80
2023
SEA SEA
33
13
9
.591
33
3.34
219
0
0
0
197.0
160
73
81
28
56
5
0
0
802
3
10.01
2.56
3.91
1.28
27.3
7.0
1.10
.267
3.70
83
93
7.31
6.6

More Royals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

34

30th

R

194

28th

SO

478

16th

ERA

3.16

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
38
21
.644
Twins Twins
31
25
.554
5.5
Guardians Guardians
31
26
.544
6.0
Royals Royals
31
28
.525
7.0
White Sox White Sox
18
40
.310
19.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/1
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Tue
6/3
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/4
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
6/5
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Fri
6/6
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

31 - 28

1

Final

0

DET Tigers

38 - 21

Sat 31 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
21
.625
Rays Rays
30
28
.517
6.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
38
21
.644
Twins Twins
31
25
.554
5.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
26
.536
Astros Astros
31
27
.534
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
36
22
.621
Phillies Phillies
36
22
.621
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
36
22
.621
Cardinals Cardinals
33
25
.569
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
35
22
.614
Padres Padres
32
23
.582
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/15
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
3-13
Thu
5/15
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
4-2
Thu
5/15
HOU HOU
@
TEX TEX
6-3
Thu
5/15
SEA SEA
@
SDP SDP
5-1
Fri
5/16
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Sat
5/31
WSH WSH
@
AZ AZ
10:10 PM
Sun
6/1
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
1:05 PM
Sun
6/1
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Sun
6/1
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM