lowest whip by a rookie pitcher since 1920

Since 1920, Dick Hughes has the lowest WHIP by a rookie, with a WHIP of 0.95 in 1967.

Interpreted as:
lowest whip with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a rookie pitcher since 1920
NAME WHIP 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% BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Dick Hughes
D. Hughes
0.95
1967
STL STL
37
16
6
.727
27
2.67
161
12
3
3
222.1
164
66
72
22
48
5
6
6
871
7
6.52
1.94
3.35
0.89
18.5
5.5
.224
2.91
80
3.09
96
6.64
3.2
2 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
0.98
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
2.19
187
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1
3 Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
1.02
2024
CHC CHC
29
15
3
.833
29
2.91
174
0
0
0
173.1
149
56
66
27
28
3
0
0
694
3
9.03
1.45
6.21
1.40
25.1
4.0
.264
3.43
73
3.71
93
7.74
5
4 Bob Moose
B. Moose
1.04
1968
PIT PIT
38
8
12
.400
22
2.74
126
3
3
3
170.2
136
52
61
5
41
3
7
7
685
3
6.64
2.16
3.07
0.26
18.4
6.0
.257
3.22
93
2.06
74
7.17
14
5 Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
1.04
1964
BAL BAL
29
19
5
.792
29
2.69
96
12
1
0
214.0
161
64
72
17
62
3
0
5
850
3
4.04
2.61
1.55
0.71
11.3
7.3
.214
3.03
77
3.65
100
6.77
-0.2
6 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1.05
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
2.48
180
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
7 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
1.06
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
2.54
236
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
8 Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
1.06
1968
NYY NYY
37
17
12
.586
34
2.05
162
10
1
0
267.1
216
61
72
14
68
2
3
6
1,070
4
5.45
2.29
2.38
0.47
15.1
6.4
.245
2.42
73
2.64
88
7.27
10.1
9 Ted Wilks
T. Wilks
1.07
1944
SLN SLN
36
17
4
.810
21
2.64
70
16
4
0
207.2
173
61
61
12
49
1
10
820
1
3.03
2.12
1.43
0.52
8.5
6.0
.234
2.64
73
3.34
92
7.50
6.5
10 Gary Peters
G. Peters
1.07
1963
CWS CWS
41
19
8
.704
30
2.33
189
13
4
1
243.0
192
63
69
9
68
8
4
2
978
5
7.00
2.52
2.78
0.33
19.3
7.0
.260
2.56
67
2.34
67
7.11
32.1
11 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.07
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
2.60
276
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
11.39
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
12 Bill Swift
B. Swift
1.08
1932
PIT PIT
39
14
10
.583
23
3.61
64
11
0
4
214.1
205
86
97
15
26
2
14
865
1
2.69
1.09
2.46
0.63
7.4
3.0
.251
4.07
94
3.72
94
8.61
5.2
13 Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
1.08
1983
BAL BAL
27
16
8
.667
26
2.77
120
10
5
0
179.0
141
55
65
13
52
0
1
1
711
5
6.03
2.61
2.31
0.65
16.9
7.3
.243
3.27
69
3.22
81
7.09
15.4
14 Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
1.08
1976
DET DET
31
19
9
.679
29
2.34
97
24
4
0
250.1
217
65
76
12
53
3
2
3
996
6
3.49
1.91
1.83
0.43
9.7
5.3
.247
2.73
63
3.15
86
7.80
13.7
15 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
1.08
1988
LAD LAD
36
12
6
.667
27
2.91
152
4
1
4
179.2
143
58
65
8
51
2
5
7
719
4
7.61
2.55
2.98
0.40
21.1
7.1
.267
3.26
88
2.53
74
7.16
17.6
16 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1.08
1966
LAD LAD
37
12
12
.500
35
2.99
209
6
2
0
225.2
192
75
82
19
52
3
0
6
916
5
8.34
2.07
4.02
0.76
22.8
5.7
.273
3.27
91
2.53
80
7.66
16.6
17 Cy Blanton
C. Blanton
1.08
1935
PIT PIT
35
18
13
.581
30
2.58
142
23
4
1
254.1
220
73
93
3
55
2
3
1,041
7
5.02
1.95
2.58
0.11
13.6
5.3
.259
3.29
64
2.77
68
7.79
37.4
18 Jim Turner
J. Turner
1.09
1937
BSN BSN
33
20
11
.645
30
2.38
69
24
5
1
256.2
228
68
80
13
52
0
3
1,031
0
2.42
1.82
1.33
0.46
6.7
5.0
.240
2.81
66
3.77
101
7.99
-3.1
19 Cliff Melton
C. Melton
1.09
1937
NYG NYG
46
20
9
.690
27
2.61
142
14
2
7
248.0
216
72
90
9
55
6
14
1,004
2
5.15
2.00
2.58
0.33
14.1
5.5
.261
3.27
67
3.10
78
7.84
23.5
20 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1.10
1966
TOT
61
6
8
.429
12
3.32
150
2
1
5
184.1
150
68
77
24
52
3
22
12
752
1
7.32
2.54
2.88
1.17
19.9
6.9
.241
3.76
88
3.51
96
7.32
3.3
21 Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
1.10
1966
NYY NYY
34
12
11
.522
32
3.31
96
11
2
0
215.0
196
79
89
15
40
3
1
6
880
3
4.02
1.67
2.40
0.63
10.9
4.5
.249
3.73
98
3.17
91
8.20
7.5
22 Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
1.10
2011
SEA SEA
28
9
10
.474
28
3.74
173
0
0
0
171.0
133
71
76
18
55
5
0
1
696
9
9.11
2.89
3.15
0.95
24.9
7.9
.258
4.00
98
3.42
87
7.00
9.6
23 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
1.10
1968
NYM NYM
35
19
12
.613
34
2.08
178
17
7
0
263.2
221
61
72
16
69
8
0
7
1,058
8
6.08
2.36
2.58
0.55
16.8
6.5
.260
2.46
70
2.70
96
7.54
3.7
24 Elmer Riddle
E. Riddle
1.10
1941
CIN CIN
33
19
4
.826
22
2.24
80
15
4
1
216.2
180
54
68
8
59
5
4
884
2
3.32
2.45
1.36
0.33
9.0
6.7
.235
2.82
62
3.29
89
7.48
9.6
25 Al Downing
A. Downing
1.10
1963
NYY NYY
24
13
5
.722
22
2.56
171
10
4
0
175.2
114
50
52
7
80
0
2
1
707
5
8.76
4.10
2.14
0.36
24.2
11.3
.238
2.66
73
2.42
68
5.84
22.3

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

66

22nd

R

328

9th

SO

516

29th

ERA

3.99

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
44
28
.611
Brewers Brewers
39
34
.534
5.5
Reds Reds
37
35
.514
7.0
Cardinals Cardinals
37
35
.514
7.0
Pirates Pirates
29
44
.397
15.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/17
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Wed
6/18
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Thu
6/19
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Fri
6/20
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
7:15 PM
Sat
6/21
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Last Game
MIL Brewers

39 - 34

3

Final

2

STL Cardinals

37 - 35

Sun 15 Jun 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
42
28
.600
Rays Rays
39
32
.549
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
46
27
.630
Twins Twins
36
35
.507
9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
41
30
.577
Mariners Mariners
36
34
.514
4.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
45
27
.625
Phillies Phillies
42
29
.592
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
44
28
.611
Brewers Brewers
39
34
.534
5.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
43
29
.597
Giants Giants
41
31
.569
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/31
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
5-2
Sat
5/31
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
3-1
Sat
5/31
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
2-3
Sat
5/31
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4-8
Sat
5/31
LAA LAA
@
CLE CLE
2-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/16
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Mon
6/16
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Mon
6/16
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Mon
6/16
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
7:35 PM
Mon
6/16
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM