what pitcher had the best fip in the 1960s

Between the 1960 and 1969 seasons, Sandy Koufax had the lowest fielding-independent pitching, with a FIP of 2.28.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the best fip with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game in the 1960s?
NAME FIP 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% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.28
260
137
60
.695
237
2.36
1,910
122
37
6
1807.2
1,304
474
542
136
512
14
14
36
7,216
57
9.51
2.55
3.73
0.68
26.5
7.1
1.00
.252
2.70
67
67
6.49
226.4
2 Bob Moose
B. Moose
2.30
84
23
15
.605
43
2.86
298
10
4
7
355.1
299
113
131
15
107
9
23
10
1,460
5
7.55
2.71
2.79
0.38
20.4
7.3
1.14
.275
3.32
89
74
7.57
31.5
3 Bill Singer
B. Singer
2.46
117
45
38
.542
107
2.59
651
35
11
1
795.1
673
229
266
41
229
23
4
26
3,265
32
7.37
2.59
2.84
0.46
19.9
7.0
1.13
.272
3.01
85
83
7.62
43.9
4 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.61
557
75
65
.536
15
2.16
872
3
1
153
1103.1
793
265
332
65
303
27
392
31
4,367
49
7.11
2.47
2.88
0.53
20.0
6.9
0.99
.235
2.71
62
74
6.47
117.3
5 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
2.61
99
40
37
.519
92
3.39
576
29
7
0
623.2
543
235
273
36
237
20
3
15
2,642
35
8.31
3.42
2.43
0.52
21.8
9.0
1.25
.286
3.94
105
84
7.84
33.5
6 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
2.63
198
65
52
.556
134
2.76
795
57
11
10
1063.0
926
326
399
63
293
5
29
33
4,329
18
6.73
2.48
2.71
0.53
18.4
6.8
1.15
.272
3.38
82
79
7.84
84.8
7 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2.64
119
47
34
.580
103
2.72
586
35
10
1
738.1
655
223
253
41
242
10
7
13
3,051
26
7.14
2.95
2.42
0.50
19.2
7.9
1.21
.283
3.08
83
83
7.98
45.6
8 Ken Tatum
K. Tatum
2.64
45
7
2
.778
0
1.36
65
0
0
22
86.1
51
13
13
1
39
4
33
5
342
5
6.78
4.07
1.67
0.10
19.0
11.4
1.04
.215
1.36
39
73
5.32
9.6
9 Bob Veale
B. Veale
2.67
265
100
76
.568
223
2.83
1,428
73
19
4
1611.1
1,372
506
587
67
714
26
16
44
6,782
77
7.98
3.99
2.00
0.37
21.1
10.5
1.29
.287
3.28
82
81
7.66
114
10 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.70
150
51
60
.459
137
3.28
757
35
11
2
959.1
863
350
375
68
259
14
8
35
3,951
21
7.10
2.43
2.92
0.64
19.2
6.6
1.17
.279
3.52
104
89
8.10
33
11 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2.73
262
89
80
.527
225
2.95
1,663
70
19
10
1590.0
1,207
522
608
91
788
43
19
38
6,689
84
9.41
4.46
2.11
0.52
24.9
11.8
1.25
.272
3.44
85
77
6.83
146.5
12 Eddie Watt
E. Watt
2.74
207
22
19
.537
13
2.72
313
1
0
39
403.2
302
122
143
20
142
12
116
19
1,643
20
6.98
3.17
2.20
0.45
19.1
8.6
1.10
.244
3.19
83
80
6.73
29.9
13 Bob Locker
B. Locker
2.75
322
31
25
.554
0
2.60
342
0
0
54
501.2
419
145
176
26
135
21
158
50
2,054
15
6.14
2.42
2.53
0.47
16.7
6.6
1.10
.257
3.16
80
81
7.52
35.9
14 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.79
289
95
84
.531
205
2.95
1,234
88
14
9
1685.2
1,514
552
638
118
430
37
30
77
6,932
62
6.59
2.30
2.87
0.63
17.8
6.2
1.15
.273
3.41
86
85
8.08
92.8
15 Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
2.81
143
49
52
.485
126
2.94
463
39
9
0
880.2
790
288
344
54
155
13
5
35
3,534
8
4.73
1.58
2.99
0.55
13.1
4.4
1.07
.258
3.52
92
84
8.07
53.7
16 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.81
107
57
32
.640
104
2.38
583
50
12
1
802.1
650
212
233
58
208
20
3
20
3,206
21
6.54
2.33
2.80
0.65
18.2
6.5
1.07
.253
2.61
73
89
7.29
29.9
17 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.81
336
164
105
.610
302
2.74
2,071
164
41
4
2447.0
1,984
746
847
166
822
75
14
59
10,047
65
7.62
3.02
2.52
0.61
20.6
8.2
1.15
.263
3.12
74
78
7.30
202.9
18 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.82
68
20
13
.606
38
2.44
285
12
3
5
331.1
213
90
102
20
135
6
14
11
1,329
19
7.74
3.67
2.11
0.54
21.4
10.2
1.05
.219
2.77
74
81
5.79
24.4
19 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2.82
76
36
23
.610
69
2.34
369
33
13
0
527.0
430
137
155
33
156
12
1
22
2,120
15
6.30
2.66
2.37
0.56
17.4
7.4
1.11
.256
2.65
72
91
7.34
17.2
20 Stu Miller
S. Miller
2.82
468
64
55
.538
3
2.86
665
2
0
137
833.1
688
265
300
48
291
18
328
80
3,415
11
7.18
3.14
2.29
0.52
19.5
8.5
1.17
.267
3.24
80
79
7.43
71.7
21 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.84
328
191
88
.685
320
2.57
1,840
197
45
2
2549.2
2,161
728
861
223
503
30
8
57
10,212
37
6.49
1.78
3.66
0.79
18.0
4.9
1.04
.254
3.04
74
84
7.63
148.5
22 Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.85
327
115
100
.535
261
2.77
1,361
82
32
18
1900.2
1,598
586
706
99
628
55
40
59
7,813
58
6.44
2.97
2.17
0.47
17.4
8.0
1.17
.264
3.34
82
81
7.57
138.1
23 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
2.86
72
31
20
.608
69
2.74
400
14
8
0
485.1
400
148
166
39
151
8
1
11
1,987
9
7.42
2.80
2.65
0.72
20.1
7.6
1.14
.260
3.08
77
85
7.42
28.1
24 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2.88
189
69
52
.570
132
2.95
929
65
14
7
1105.1
926
362
399
109
273
18
29
42
4,460
16
7.56
2.22
3.40
0.89
20.8
6.1
1.08
.261
3.25
82
84
7.54
66.8
25 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2.89
202
54
40
.574
90
2.56
536
46
10
20
888.0
763
253
314
56
213
23
60
21
3,603
63
5.43
2.16
2.52
0.57
14.9
5.9
1.10
.255
3.18
76
89
7.73
36.5

More Dodgers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

105

2nd

R

381

1st

SO

614

4th

ERA

4.16

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
28
.588
0.5
Padres Padres
38
29
.567
2.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
34
34
.500
6.5
Rockies Rockies
12
55
.179
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
6/14
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sun
6/15
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
7:10 PM
Mon
6/16
SDP SDP
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Tue
6/17
SDP SDP
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Last Game
SDP Padres

38 - 29

2

Final

5

LAD Dodgers

41 - 28

Wed 11 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
44
24
.647
Phillies Phillies
39
29
.574
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
28
.588
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
41
25
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
30
.559
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
31
.537
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
37
30
.552
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
4.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/26
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7-2
Mon
5/26
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
1-11
Mon
5/26
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
9-6
Tue
5/27
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
4-7
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
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NYM NYM
9-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Thu
6/12
TEX TEX
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Thu
6/12
SFG SFG
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
6/12
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM