lowest fip by a player with at least 450 ip between 2017 to 2019

Between the 2017 and 2019 seasons, Chris Sale had the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 450 innings, with a FIP of 2.57.

NAMEFIPIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.57
519.2
84
35
23
.603
84
3.08
763
2
1
0
390
178
192
59
114
35
0
0
2,080
9
13.21
1.97
6.69
1.02
36.7
5.5
0.97
.298
3.33
66
59
6.75
103.5
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2.67
593.2
91
45
20
.692
91
2.64
811
4
1
0
420
174
187
63
139
30
0
8
2,339
8
12.29
2.11
5.83
0.96
34.7
5.9
0.94
.275
2.83
61
62
6.37
107.8
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.69
622.1
95
36
27
.571
95
2.53
763
2
0
0
486
175
194
57
149
14
0
9
2,466
11
11.03
2.15
5.12
0.82
30.9
6.0
1.02
.289
2.81
63
64
7.03
103.5
4Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
2.91
454.1
69
40
14
.741
69
2.83
525
7
4
0
364
143
157
50
85
11
0
2
1,787
7
10.40
1.68
6.18
0.99
29.4
4.8
0.99
.281
3.11
63
67
7.21
71.3
5Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.13
615.2
98
47
22
.681
98
3.20
798
1
1
0
484
219
232
79
167
14
0
1
2,465
20
11.67
2.44
4.78
1.15
32.4
6.8
1.06
.288
3.39
75
72
7.08
83.1
6Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
3.16
514.1
83
43
17
.717
83
3.15
611
1
1
0
410
180
193
55
141
25
0
11
2,086
16
10.69
2.47
4.33
0.96
29.3
6.8
1.07
.283
3.38
73
73
7.17
68.3
7Charlie Morton
C. Morton
3.25
508.1
88
45
16
.738
88
3.24
604
0
0
0
409
183
199
47
171
41
0
1
2,102
13
10.69
3.03
3.53
0.83
28.7
8.1
1.14
.292
3.52
76
76
7.24
60.2
8Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
3.25
472.0
87
41
23
.641
74
3.66
553
4
1
1
438
192
199
60
105
18
4
7
1,923
21
10.54
2.00
5.27
1.14
28.8
5.5
1.15
.318
3.79
81
75
8.35
57.3
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3.28
643.0
101
52
23
.693
101
2.81
809
3
2
0
463
201
209
91
151
18
0
4
2,529
14
11.32
2.11
5.36
1.27
32.0
6.0
0.95
.255
2.93
65
75
6.48
77.8
10Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
3.32
591.2
99
39
27
.591
98
3.47
662
2
2
0
539
228
248
65
179
11
0
13
2,461
22
10.07
2.72
3.70
0.99
26.9
7.3
1.21
.307
3.77
80
77
8.20
62.5
11Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3.37
514.2
82
43
14
.754
81
2.69
546
1
0
0
420
154
167
68
100
4
0
0
2,035
21
9.55
1.75
5.46
1.19
26.8
4.9
1.01
.267
2.92
66
80
7.34
49.5
12Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3.40
618.2
98
50
23
.685
98
3.11
601
1
0
0
528
214
230
74
118
10
0
5
2,450
18
8.74
1.72
5.09
1.08
24.5
4.8
1.04
.276
3.35
72
81
7.68
57.9
13Aaron Nola
A. Nola
3.43
582.2
94
41
24
.631
94
3.23
637
0
0
0
479
209
215
62
187
20
0
8
2,376
8
9.84
2.89
3.41
0.96
26.8
7.9
1.14
.284
3.32
75
78
7.40
60.1
14Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
3.60
564.2
94
40
28
.588
92
3.68
670
1
1
1
499
231
253
68
199
33
2
2
2,377
25
10.68
3.17
3.37
1.08
28.2
8.4
1.24
.306
4.03
81
81
7.95
50.3
15Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
3.67
464.0
77
26
22
.542
77
3.94
455
0
0
0
443
203
215
51
145
14
0
5
1,958
8
8.83
2.81
3.14
0.99
23.2
7.4
1.27
.303
4.17
99
88
8.59
25.4
16Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
3.74
515.2
87
32
26
.552
87
3.33
434
1
1
0
478
191
209
58
116
20
0
6
2,112
1
7.57
2.02
3.74
1.01
20.5
5.5
1.15
.283
3.65
79
88
8.34
28.5
17Sonny Gray
S. Gray
3.79
468.0
88
32
29
.525
81
3.67
481
1
0
0
399
191
211
50
182
18
2
2
1,968
27
9.25
3.50
2.64
0.96
24.4
9.2
1.24
.282
4.06
84
85
7.67
33.7
18Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
3.83
487.2
84
27
31
.466
84
3.65
400
2
0
0
499
198
227
48
156
9
0
2
2,057
13
7.38
2.88
2.56
0.89
19.4
7.6
1.34
.312
4.19
84
87
9.21
32.3
19Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
3.83
470.1
86
38
18
.679
81
3.92
509
0
0
0
440
205
210
59
170
16
1
4
1,994
5
9.74
3.25
2.99
1.13
25.5
8.5
1.30
.307
4.02
84
87
8.42
28.8
20José Berríos
J. Berríos
3.86
538.1
90
40
27
.597
89
3.80
536
3
1
0
484
227
248
66
160
35
0
1
2,255
17
8.96
2.67
3.35
1.10
23.8
7.1
1.20
.287
4.15
85
88
8.09
32.7
21Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
3.89
551.1
97
37
29
.561
95
3.90
560
0
0
0
509
239
256
62
213
24
0
8
2,351
25
9.14
3.48
2.63
1.01
23.8
9.1
1.31
.300
4.18
87
89
8.31
31.5
22Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
3.91
532.0
90
37
23
.617
90
4.28
552
1
1
0
527
253
268
78
141
21
0
8
2,239
28
9.34
2.39
3.91
1.32
24.7
6.3
1.26
.310
4.53
88
87
8.92
33.1
23Chris Archer
C. Archer
3.92
469.0
84
19
29
.396
84
4.43
554
0
0
0
462
231
251
71
164
15
0
5
2,016
27
10.63
3.15
3.38
1.36
27.5
8.1
1.33
.323
4.82
106
92
8.87
17.1
24Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
3.96
534.0
96
37
31
.544
95
4.28
517
1
1
0
523
254
273
68
175
15
0
7
2,274
22
8.71
2.95
2.95
1.15
22.7
7.7
1.31
.304
4.60
101
93
8.81
18.9
25Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
3.96
463.0
76
34
24
.586
76
3.48
369
2
0
0
442
179
192
49
144
13
0
1
1,945
16
7.17
2.80
2.56
0.95
19.0
7.4
1.27
.287
3.73
82
93
8.59
15.4

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

186

15th

R

786

7th

SO

1,361

16th

ERA

3.70

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
89
73
.549
5.0
Rays Rays
77
85
.475
17.0
Orioles Orioles
75
87
.463
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
4:00 AM
Sat
3/28
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
4:00 AM
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Tue
3/31
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Last Game
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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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
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
DET DET
@
SDP SDP
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
4:00 AM