Between the 1981 and 1987 seasons, Nolan Ryan had the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 1000 innings, with a FIP of 2.83.

lowest fip by a player with at least 1000 ip between 1981 to 1987
Ryan Valenzuela Welch Scott Carlton Reuss Denny Rhoden Soto Sanderson Eckersley Guidry Krukow Witt Knepper Gullickson Blyleven Tudor Darwin Honeycutt Sutton Hoyt Andujar Sutcliffe Niekro Stieb Dravecky 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 2.83 3.05 3.23 3.24 3.30 3.39 3.39 3.40 3.46 3.54 3.55 3.55 3.57 3.59 3.60 3.67 3.68 3.70 3.71 3.73 3.73 3.74 3.75 3.79 3.80 3.81 3.81
NAME FIP IP G W L W% GS CG GF SHO SV H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP SO WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP- PRAA
Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 2.83 1401.0 214 83 73 .532 214 30 0 10 0 1,050 5,804 541 472 83 611 24 34 1,438 84 3.03 1.19 9.24 6.75 3.93 2.35 87 82 102.1
Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela 3.05 1788.0 234 111 82 .575 234 96 0 27 0 1,541 7,413 707 618 111 659 44 14 1,448 68 3.11 1.23 7.29 7.76 3.32 2.20 87 85 105
Bob Welch Bob Welch 3.23 1414.1 212 89 67 .571 210 39 0 18 0 1,267 5,848 547 496 105 428 30 30 1,021 28 3.16 1.20 6.50 8.06 2.72 2.39 89 90 56.8
Mike Scott Mike Scott 3.24 1326.2 224 79 71 .527 206 23 12 12 3 1,212 5,505 586 521 97 414 24 20 949 28 3.53 1.23 6.44 8.22 2.81 2.29 100 92 45.2
Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 3.30 1418.2 212 80 74 .519 201 41 5 10 1 1,341 5,989 668 573 115 536 37 10 1,162 59 3.64 1.32 7.37 8.51 3.40 2.17 96 88 64.5
Jerry Reuss Jerry Reuss 3.39 1135.1 201 65 59 .524 174 31 15 10 2 1,177 4,760 514 438 77 262 39 16 538 26 3.47 1.27 4.26 9.33 2.08 2.05 96 93 27.7
John Denny John Denny 3.39 1105.1 162 64 56 .533 162 28 0 7 0 1,065 4,650 485 422 71 370 27 24 678 31 3.44 1.30 5.52 8.67 3.01 1.83 91 90 44.5
Rick Rhoden Rick Rhoden 3.40 1498.0 224 88 77 .533 222 41 2 9 1 1,507 6,267 642 585 103 459 41 18 887 54 3.51 1.31 5.33 9.05 2.76 1.93 94 91 58.7
Mario Soto Mario Soto 3.46 1337.0 188 81 69 .540 187 64 1 10 0 1,075 5,489 543 494 138 476 28 20 1,144 27 3.33 1.16 7.70 7.24 3.20 2.40 89 93 34.4
Scott Sanderson Scott Sanderson 3.54 1018.2 184 57 57 .500 163 17 8 2 4 993 4,207 458 412 108 247 21 11 676 12 3.64 1.22 5.97 8.77 2.18 2.74 95 93 28
Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley 3.55 1265.2 229 68 72 .486 176 32 33 7 16 1,304 5,280 610 565 135 245 28 25 764 8 4.02 1.22 5.43 9.27 1.74 3.12 99 90 58.4
Ron Guidry Ron Guidry 3.55 1364.0 203 92 59 .609 193 50 4 7 0 1,327 5,632 594 553 154 317 17 8 928 26 3.65 1.21 6.12 8.76 2.09 2.93 92 89 68.6
Mike Krukow Mike Krukow 3.57 1338.2 216 77 69 .527 212 33 1 8 1 1,342 5,724 635 556 125 441 49 22 948 49 3.74 1.33 6.37 9.02 2.96 2.15 104 97 14.2
Mike Witt Mike Witt 3.59 1475.1 237 87 73 .544 205 53 18 8 5 1,398 6,203 668 590 126 508 28 40 1,013 48 3.60 1.29 6.18 8.53 3.10 1.99 89 86 95.6
Bob Knepper Bob Knepper 3.60 1450.0 235 75 85 .469 220 38 5 16 1 1,457 6,069 664 571 123 394 34 23 798 26 3.54 1.28 4.95 9.04 2.45 2.03 101 103 -25.6
Bill Gullickson Bill Gullickson 3.67 1502.0 223 91 81 .529 223 36 0 7 0 1,483 6,208 672 613 146 348 43 19 796 32 3.67 1.22 4.77 8.89 2.09 2.29 99 98 9
Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 3.68 1413.1 191 88 68 .564 190 74 0 14 0 1,300 5,848 613 551 157 403 18 49 1,036 35 3.51 1.20 6.60 8.28 2.57 2.57 83 89 70
John Tudor John Tudor 3.70 1318.1 198 86 53 .619 189 38 4 14 1 1,231 5,427 529 477 129 358 19 23 773 17 3.26 1.21 5.28 8.40 2.44 2.16 83 98 10.9
Danny Darwin Danny Darwin 3.71 1239.2 252 63 80 .441 162 40 57 8 9 1,200 5,241 581 497 113 388 35 27 753 24 3.61 1.28 5.47 8.71 2.82 1.94 91 95 25
Rick Honeycutt Rick Honeycutt 3.73 1141.1 210 64 80 .444 183 26 8 8 1 1,178 4,808 542 463 89 320 37 21 522 17 3.65 1.31 4.12 9.29 2.52 1.63 98 100 -2.4
Don Sutton Don Sutton 3.73 1466.0 224 91 75 .548 223 22 0 6 0 1,401 6,064 654 603 163 347 11 20 878 26 3.70 1.19 5.39 8.60 2.13 2.53 96 94 28.1
LaMarr Hoyt LaMarr Hoyt 3.74 1196.0 218 89 65 .578 159 45 34 7 10 1,188 4,913 571 525 132 238 21 16 626 10 3.95 1.19 4.71 8.94 1.79 2.63 102 96 23.9
Joaquin Andujar Joaquin Andujar 3.75 1316.2 212 85 68 .556 195 45 6 14 2 1,222 5,426 568 519 109 382 41 35 662 20 3.55 1.22 4.53 8.35 2.61 1.73 97 103 -20.6
Rick Sutcliffe Rick Sutcliffe 3.79 1295.0 201 84 59 .587 184 41 8 11 1 1,208 5,500 598 541 114 551 37 23 929 47 3.76 1.36 6.46 8.40 3.83 1.69 93 95 32
Joe Niekro Joe Niekro 3.80 1446.0 222 84 83 .503 221 41 0 10 0 1,340 6,092 651 563 105 535 23 28 750 96 3.50 1.30 4.67 8.34 3.33 1.40 97 106 -42.6

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