lowest fip by a player with at least 1700 ip between 1988 to 1997

Between the 1988 and 1997 seasons, Greg Maddux had the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 1700 innings, with a FIP of 2.84.

NAME FIP IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV 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 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2.84
2411.2
333
176
90
.662
333
2.59
1,699
78
22
0
2,077
694
795
108
524
64
0
85
9,685
35
6.34
1.96
3.24
0.40
17.5
5.4
1.08
.270
2.97
66
72
7.75
305
2 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2.87
2272.2
312
153
96
.614
312
2.93
2,188
73
31
0
1,907
740
828
145
708
80
0
37
9,292
56
8.66
2.80
3.09
0.57
23.5
7.6
1.15
.286
3.28
66
68
7.55
343
3 David Cone
D. Cone
3.24
2067.0
296
143
80
.641
286
3.08
1,945
51
21
0
1,678
707
778
158
779
55
1
29
8,531
111
8.47
3.39
2.50
0.69
22.8
9.1
1.19
.272
3.39
78
81
7.31
177.7
4 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3.35
1734.0
262
124
68
.646
253
3.37
2,000
46
17
2
1,320
650
725
146
857
78
4
11
7,288
64
10.38
4.45
2.33
0.76
27.4
11.8
1.26
.279
3.76
80
80
6.85
179.6
5 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3.36
2060.1
301
129
102
.558
301
3.40
1,769
44
11
0
1,779
778
858
171
690
30
0
51
8,520
114
7.73
3.01
2.56
0.75
20.8
8.1
1.20
.274
3.75
85
84
7.77
150
6 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
3.49
1916.1
277
120
92
.566
276
3.42
1,219
54
12
0
1,872
728
837
113
575
91
1
30
8,056
68
5.72
2.70
2.12
0.53
15.1
7.1
1.28
.290
3.93
82
84
8.79
145.1
7 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
3.58
2146.0
322
151
95
.614
322
3.35
1,344
39
15
0
2,013
799
894
142
710
27
0
66
8,978
49
5.64
2.98
1.89
0.60
15.0
7.9
1.27
.277
3.75
85
90
8.44
100.8
8 Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
3.59
1910.2
314
107
106
.502
284
3.38
1,274
39
5
0
1,827
718
825
151
565
59
8
27
8,018
67
6.00
2.66
2.25
0.71
15.9
7.0
1.25
.281
3.89
87
91
8.61
72.2
9 Andy Benes
A. Benes
3.60
1705.1
261
104
94
.525
258
3.64
1,416
18
9
1
1,564
690
752
160
573
33
2
43
7,144
42
7.47
3.02
2.47
0.84
19.8
8.0
1.25
.283
3.97
92
89
8.25
88.1
10 Greg Swindell
G. Swindell
3.60
1751.2
333
102
92
.526
245
3.80
1,156
35
11
1
1,838
739
818
186
364
14
19
21
7,284
23
5.94
1.87
3.18
0.96
15.9
5.0
1.26
.297
4.20
95
91
9.44
64.9
11 John Smiley
J. Smiley
3.64
1821.0
286
120
98
.550
280
3.72
1,217
28
8
0
1,769
753
833
176
442
39
0
24
7,522
43
6.01
2.18
2.75
0.87
16.2
5.9
1.21
.282
4.12
95
92
8.74
65.7
12 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
3.71
2118.1
319
131
103
.560
317
3.52
1,343
51
20
0
2,019
828
901
191
579
45
1
51
8,752
72
5.71
2.46
2.32
0.81
15.3
6.6
1.23
.277
3.83
93
97
8.58
23.1
13 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
3.74
1891.0
279
119
84
.586
277
3.21
1,082
49
17
1
1,730
675
772
157
495
71
2
36
7,799
25
5.15
2.36
2.19
0.75
13.9
6.3
1.18
.262
3.67
81
95
8.23
40.2
14 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
3.75
1791.1
273
119
82
.592
270
3.43
1,131
33
14
1
1,716
683
773
146
547
58
1
69
7,509
64
5.68
2.75
2.07
0.73
15.1
7.3
1.26
.279
3.88
87
94
8.62
41.9
15 Jack McDowell
J. McDowell
3.75
1766.0
255
119
80
.598
253
3.79
1,239
62
13
0
1,711
743
806
157
576
43
0
28
7,436
61
6.31
2.94
2.15
0.80
16.7
7.7
1.30
.287
4.11
89
89
8.72
97.3
16 Jimmy Key
J. Key
3.77
1744.2
275
131
84
.609
275
3.60
1,054
19
10
0
1,751
698
760
171
423
27
0
13
7,259
29
5.44
2.18
2.49
0.88
14.5
5.8
1.25
.283
3.92
85
88
9.03
98.2
17 Mark Langston
M. Langston
3.79
1956.2
279
119
99
.546
279
3.73
1,582
51
13
0
1,761
810
885
193
773
26
0
19
8,157
58
7.28
3.56
2.05
0.89
19.4
9.5
1.30
.281
4.07
88
89
8.10
97.5
18 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
3.92
2101.1
309
137
112
.550
309
3.66
1,639
55
13
0
1,995
854
949
202
849
53
0
20
8,906
88
7.02
3.64
1.93
0.87
18.4
9.5
1.35
.291
4.06
85
91
8.54
99.4
19 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
4.02
2001.2
321
118
111
.515
301
3.96
1,292
39
18
5
1,933
880
980
190
712
44
12
42
8,498
59
5.81
3.20
1.81
0.85
15.2
8.4
1.32
.278
4.41
96
96
8.69
26.4
20 Bobby Witt
B. Witt
4.16
1808.2
289
105
112
.484
282
4.54
1,403
43
9
0
1,822
912
1,003
170
912
25
3
29
7,958
83
6.98
4.54
1.54
0.85
17.6
11.5
1.51
.303
4.99
106
98
9.07
15.9
21 Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
4.19
1753.0
299
109
97
.529
267
4.29
1,221
22
6
1
1,756
835
900
187
652
71
11
45
7,546
55
6.27
3.35
1.87
0.96
16.2
8.6
1.37
.290
4.62
102
99
9.02
14.5

More Cubs Stats

Team Rankings

HR

136

3rd

R

492

2nd

SO

676

27th

ERA

3.78

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
54
36
.600
Brewers Brewers
51
40
.560
3.5
Cardinals Cardinals
48
43
.527
6.5
Reds Reds
46
45
.505
8.5
Pirates Pirates
38
54
.413
17.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
7/8
CHC CHC
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Wed
7/9
CHC CHC
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Thu
7/10
CHC CHC
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Fri
7/11
CHC CHC
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Sat
7/12
CHC CHC
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Last Game
CHC Cubs

54 - 36

11

Final

0

STL Cardinals

48 - 43

Sun 6 Jul 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
Blue Jays Blue Jays
53
38
.582
Yankees Yankees
49
41
.544
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
58
34
.630
Royals Royals
44
48
.478
14.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
55
36
.604
Mariners Mariners
48
42
.533
6.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
53
38
.582
Mets Mets
52
39
.571
1.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
54
36
.600
Brewers Brewers
51
40
.560
3.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
36
.609
Giants Giants
50
42
.543
6.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
6/21
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
9-3
Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
3-8
Sat
6/21
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
4-1
Sat
6/21
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
7-13
Sun
6/22
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
0-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
7/8
NYM NYM
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
7/8
TBR TBR
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
7/8
SEA SEA
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
7/8
MIA MIA
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Tue
7/8
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM