starting pitcher with lowest carrer whip since 1950 with at least 2000 innings pitched

Since 1950, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest WHIP by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 2000 innings, with a WHIP of 1.02.

NAMEWHIPIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAH/9
1Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.02
2850.1
451
223
96
.699
451
2.54
3,047
25
15
0
2,191
804
881
235
711
46
0
27
11,261
108
9.62
2.25
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
.271
2.78
6.92
2Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.05
2720.0
409
208
97
.682
409
2.95
3,032
46
17
0
2,151
893
979
233
705
136
0
26
10,955
60
10.03
2.33
4.30
0.77
27.7
6.4
.280
3.24
7.12
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1.08
2944.0
474
220
117
.653
474
3.22
3,471
12
5
0
2,422
1,054
1,127
352
772
112
0
20
11,913
80
10.61
2.36
4.50
1.08
29.1
6.5
.287
3.45
7.40
4Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.09
2202.1
314
159
85
.652
314
2.71
2,274
137
40
0
1,655
663
751
194
742
17
0
46
8,959
76
9.29
3.03
3.06
0.79
25.4
8.3
.255
3.07
6.76
5Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1.10
3476.1
457
238
140
.630
457
2.89
2,284
244
52
0
3,133
1,118
1,320
318
701
38
0
82
14,118
51
5.91
1.81
3.26
0.82
16.2
5.0
.261
3.42
8.11
6Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.12
4776.1
647
310
203
.604
647
2.86
3,634
231
61
0
3,961
1,517
1,670
378
1,387
76
0
115
19,337
123
6.85
2.61
2.62
0.71
18.8
7.2
.258
3.15
7.46
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1.13
3079.1
436
206
134
.606
436
3.45
2,953
83
20
0
2,831
1,180
1,241
334
634
51
0
35
12,510
67
8.63
1.85
4.66
0.98
23.6
5.1
.292
3.63
8.27
8Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
1.13
3405.1
476
222
166
.572
476
3.26
1,970
181
42
0
2,922
1,232
1,362
370
935
47
0
54
13,844
48
5.21
2.47
2.11
0.98
14.2
6.8
.243
3.60
7.72
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.14
3567.2
555
266
158
.627
555
3.32
3,553
26
9
0
3,046
1,317
1,428
371
1,004
121
0
28
14,607
99
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
.280
3.60
7.68
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1.14
4358.2
594
278
218
.560
594
3.32
3,082
267
49
0
4,021
1,608
1,786
463
951
83
0
101
17,815
61
6.36
1.96
3.24
0.96
17.3
5.3
.269
3.69
8.30
11Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.14
5001.0
740
355
226
.611
740
3.15
3,366
109
35
0
4,717
1,750
1,974
351
996
137
0
177
20,388
70
6.06
1.79
3.38
0.63
16.5
4.9
.281
3.55
8.49
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1.14
5248.1
756
321
253
.559
756
3.27
3,545
178
58
0
4,670
1,905
2,095
469
1,333
81
0
96
21,500
110
6.08
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
.261
3.59
8.01
13Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.14
2491.2
371
162
114
.587
371
3.36
1,681
76
16
0
2,397
929
1,009
210
453
59
0
30
10,143
51
6.07
1.64
3.71
0.76
16.6
4.5
.283
3.64
8.66
14Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
1.14
3338.1
465
203
160
.559
465
2.95
2,417
167
49
0
2,999
1,095
1,260
275
821
148
0
114
13,700
79
6.52
2.21
2.94
0.74
17.6
6.0
.271
3.40
8.09
15Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
1.15
4207.1
558
256
218
.540
558
3.41
2,118
285
42
0
4,100
1,592
1,755
473
741
45
0
63
17,180
30
4.53
1.59
2.86
1.01
12.3
4.3
.263
3.75
8.77
16Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1.15
2204.2
355
134
124
.519
355
3.48
2,064
16
7
0
2,004
853
933
258
542
89
0
37
9,079
29
8.43
2.21
3.81
1.05
22.7
6.0
.285
3.81
8.18
17Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
1.16
2133.1
295
125
99
.558
295
2.92
1,528
98
27
0
1,674
692
795
168
795
39
0
37
8,751
69
6.45
3.35
1.92
0.71
17.5
9.1
.242
3.35
7.06
18David Price
D. Price
1.16
2052.2
322
149
82
.645
322
3.34
1,992
17
3
0
1,842
762
836
210
535
59
0
12
8,418
39
8.73
2.35
3.72
0.92
23.7
6.4
.290
3.67
8.08
19Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
1.17
2692.2
390
200
103
.660
390
3.36
2,091
67
20
0
2,582
1,004
1,095
231
561
79
0
28
11,026
52
6.99
1.88
3.73
0.77
19.0
5.1
.292
3.66
8.63
20Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
1.17
3857.0
521
262
148
.639
521
2.80
2,142
211
53
0
3,256
1,202
1,334
292
1,259
37
0
36
15,714
83
5.00
2.94
1.70
0.68
13.6
8.0
.247
3.11
7.60
21Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.17
3316.0
541
220
153
.590
541
3.48
2,907
17
5
0
3,142
1,282
1,377
360
742
77
0
22
13,579
99
7.89
2.01
3.92
0.98
21.4
5.5
.293
3.74
8.53
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.17
4913.2
707
354
184
.658
707
3.12
4,671
118
46
0
4,182
1,706
1,884
363
1,579
159
0
63
20,227
143
8.56
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
.284
3.45
7.66
23Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1.17
4103.0
603
301
166
.645
603
3.30
4,818
100
37
0
3,320
1,504
1,692
408
1,491
188
0
37
16,937
109
10.57
3.27
3.23
0.89
28.4
8.8
.290
3.71
7.28
24John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
1.17
2283.0
356
165
101
.620
356
3.28
1,453
54
13
0
2,160
831
925
219
520
35
0
46
9,341
21
5.73
2.05
2.79
0.86
15.6
5.6
.273
3.65
8.52
25Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
1.17
3620.0
519
215
180
.544
519
3.30
2,752
151
40
0
3,314
1,327
1,484
364
938
156
0
86
15,021
44
6.84
2.33
2.93
0.90
18.3
6.2
.273
3.69
8.24
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