starting pitchers with lowest whip with at least 25 games started in a single season before 1920

Before 1920, Walter Johnson had the lowest WHIP by a starting pitcher with 25+ starts in a season, with a WHIP of 0.78 in 1913.

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NAMEWHIPGSSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAH/9
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0.78
36
1913
36
29
7
.806
1.19
207
29
11
0
310.1
206
41
51
9
35
7
0
1,157
2
6.00
1.02
5.91
0.26
17.9
3.0
.219
1.48
5.97
2Addie Joss
A. Joss
0.80
35
1908
35
22
11
.667
118
29
9
0
293.1
212
67
2
24
2
0
1,118
5
3.62
0.74
4.92
0.06
10.6
2.1
.216
2.06
6.50
3Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
0.83
44
1908
44
32
10
.762
238
34
11
0
363.0
267
80
5
36
2
0
1,380
2
5.90
0.89
6.61
0.12
17.2
2.6
.238
1.98
6.62
4Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
0.84
42
1915
42
30
9
.769
1.24
237
36
12
0
369.0
247
51
83
3
62
9
0
1,406
2
5.78
1.51
3.82
0.07
16.9
4.4
.223
2.02
6.02
5Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.84
36
1910
36
16
18
.471
237
33
7
0
343.2
232
84
4
56
4
0
1,293
4
6.21
1.47
4.23
0.10
18.3
4.3
.230
2.20
6.08
6Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
0.84
31
1908
31
23
8
.742
104
27
9
0
270.0
186
51
1
42
5
0
1,009
5
3.47
1.40
2.48
0.03
10.3
4.2
.216
1.70
6.20
7Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
0.85
33
1909
33
23
6
.793
141
26
8
0
263.0
189
56
2
35
0
0
977
4
4.83
1.20
4.03
0.07
14.4
3.6
.234
1.92
6.47
8Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
0.86
34
1909
34
25
8
.758
144
32
8
0
309.0
218
68
1
48
7
0
1,178
5
4.19
1.40
3.00
0.03
12.2
4.1
.222
1.98
6.35
9Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.87
49
1908
49
35
14
.714
236
42
11
0
426.1
315
93
1
55
11
0
1,634
10
4.98
1.16
4.29
0.02
14.4
3.4
.236
1.96
6.65
10Cy Young
C. Young
0.88
33
1908
33
21
11
.656
154
30
3
0
292.0
223
67
1
33
2
0
1,109
4
4.75
1.02
4.67
0.03
13.9
3.0
.242
2.07
6.87
11Cy Young
C. Young
0.88
33
1905
33
13
19
.406
192
31
4
0
292.0
228
93
3
28
8
0
4
5.92
0.86
6.86
0.09
2.6
.261
2.87
7.03
12Russ Ford
R. Ford
0.90
33
1910
33
26
6
.813
206
29
8
0
287.0
190
66
4
67
8
0
1,093
5
6.46
2.10
3.07
0.13
18.8
6.1
.230
2.07
5.96
13Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
0.91
35
1917
35
23
11
.676
1.59
140
29
7
0
300.0
212
53
67
2
61
3
0
1,149
1
4.20
1.83
2.30
0.06
12.2
5.3
.223
2.01
6.36
14Babe Adams
B. Adams
0.92
29
1919
29
16
10
.615
2.11
85
23
6
0
247.0
205
58
66
1
22
3
0
963
2
3.10
0.80
3.86
0.04
8.8
2.3
.239
2.40
7.47
15Chief Bender
C. Bender
0.92
28
1910
28
22
5
.815
153
25
3
0
247.0
180
62
1
47
10
0
947
6
5.57
1.71
3.26
0.04
16.2
5.0
.243
2.26
6.56
16Addie Joss
A. Joss
0.92
28
1909
28
14
12
.538
65
24
4
0
235.0
186
61
0
30
3
0
899
3
2.49
1.15
2.17
0.00
7.2
3.3
.232
2.34
7.12
17Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0.92
37
1912
37
27
10
.730
0.17
271
34
7
0
318.0
228
80
2
66
14
0
1,238
9
7.67
1.87
4.11
0.06
21.9
5.3
.255
2.26
6.45
18Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
0.93
27
1919
27
16
10
.615
1.72
118
20
9
0
230.0
176
44
50
3
37
0
0
887
1
4.62
1.45
3.19
0.12
13.3
4.2
.237
1.96
6.89
19Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
0.93
25
1914
25
15
5
.750
1.04
148
17
7
0
198.2
135
23
33
3
49
8
0
778
1
6.70
2.22
3.02
0.14
19.0
6.3
.232
1.49
6.12
20Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0.93
42
1910
42
24
16
.600
308
38
8
0
361.2
259
89
1
76
12
0
1,388
21
7.66
1.89
4.05
0.02
22.2
5.5
.260
2.21
6.45
21Russ Ford
R. Ford
0.93
26
1914
26
20
4
.833
1.78
115
19
5
0
227.1
176
45
56
10
35
6
0
1
4.55
1.39
3.29
0.40
5.1
.322
2.22
6.97
22Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
0.93
51
1904
51
38
12
.760
1.82
232
48
6
0
444.0
328
90
122
4
85
7
0
8
4.70
1.72
2.73
0.08
5.1
.240
2.47
6.65
23Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.93
31
1906
31
16
12
.571
144
24
10
0
241.0
174
67
1
51
7
0
7
5.38
1.90
2.82
0.04
6.5
.297
2.50
6.50
24Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
0.93
29
1906
29
19
8
.704
144
20
4
0
239.2
167
60
3
57
9
0
921
4
5.41
2.14
2.53
0.11
15.6
6.2
.232
2.25
6.27
25Addie Joss
A. Joss
0.94
31
1906
31
21
8
.724
101
28
9
0
270.1
214
75
4
39
3
0
2
3.36
1.30
2.59
0.13
4.0
.253
2.50
7.12
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