what pitcher had the best fip in the 1990s

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Duane Ward had the lowest fielding-independent pitching, with a FIP of 2.42.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the best fip with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game in the 1990s?
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 Duane Ward
D. Ward
2.42
308
18
22
.450
0
2.83
447
0
0
91
410.2
317
129
141
21
144
6
190
18
1,657
27
9.80
3.16
3.10
0.46
27.0
8.7
1.12
.285
3.09
69
59
6.95
76.3
2 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2.77
331
176
88
.667
331
2.54
1,764
75
23
0
2394.2
2,084
677
786
111
443
60
0
74
9,563
32
6.63
1.66
3.98
0.42
18.4
4.6
1.06
.275
2.95
62
67
7.83
361.6
3 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.90
249
107
50
.682
182
2.83
1,534
28
11
3
1359.1
1,050
428
476
107
410
55
23
20
5,477
38
10.16
2.71
3.74
0.71
28.0
7.5
1.07
.280
3.15
65
68
6.95
213
4 Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
2.94
168
72
43
.626
168
2.74
955
16
3
0
1111.0
972
338
383
74
313
14
0
10
4,519
10
7.74
2.54
3.05
0.60
21.1
6.9
1.16
.284
3.10
70
73
7.87
129.7
5 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.02
305
152
89
.631
305
3.02
2,101
57
24
0
2177.2
1,829
731
813
139
731
82
0
28
8,968
59
8.68
3.02
2.87
0.57
23.4
8.2
1.18
.286
3.36
66
68
7.56
333
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.05
97
35
29
.547
97
3.52
638
9
4
0
600.2
431
235
266
44
255
25
0
2
2,467
29
9.56
3.82
2.50
0.66
25.9
10.3
1.14
.257
3.99
88
77
6.46
61.5
7 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
3.16
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
12.58
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
73
6.32
21.9
8 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3.16
317
99
79
.556
210
3.31
1,561
57
13
13
1668.1
1,451
613
663
148
441
30
60
33
6,802
46
8.42
2.38
3.54
0.80
22.9
6.5
1.13
.282
3.58
80
77
7.83
175.5
9 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3.16
298
150
75
.667
290
3.14
2,538
65
25
2
2063.1
1,560
721
805
183
910
98
3
13
8,557
65
11.07
3.97
2.79
0.80
29.7
10.6
1.20
.285
3.51
72
73
6.80
281.4
10 Scott Elarton
S. Elarton
3.23
70
11
6
.647
17
3.43
177
0
0
3
181.0
151
69
76
13
63
5
15
0
751
4
8.80
3.13
2.81
0.65
23.6
8.4
1.18
.280
3.78
82
76
7.51
21.2
11 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3.25
315
143
95
.601
315
3.32
1,893
42
14
0
2142.1
1,858
791
867
170
669
34
0
49
8,803
109
7.95
2.81
2.83
0.71
21.5
7.6
1.18
.280
3.64
81
79
7.81
206.5
12 Shane Reynolds
S. Reynolds
3.25
211
79
61
.564
185
3.70
1,067
17
7
0
1234.2
1,300
508
561
114
251
22
5
21
5,183
30
7.78
1.83
4.25
0.83
20.6
4.8
1.26
.318
4.09
93
80
9.48
116.6
13 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
3.30
316
143
98
.593
314
3.25
1,581
58
16
0
2211.1
2,107
798
917
128
605
103
1
33
9,198
74
6.43
2.46
2.61
0.52
17.2
6.6
1.23
.292
3.73
77
78
8.58
235.9
14 Doug Jones
D. Jones
3.34
618
48
58
.453
4
3.47
618
0
0
223
779.0
800
300
327
70
169
27
483
36
3,273
14
7.14
1.95
3.66
0.81
18.9
5.2
1.24
.306
3.78
82
80
9.24
74.2
15 Tim Crews
T. Crews
3.34
175
6
11
.353
4
3.68
172
0
0
11
261.1
268
107
116
22
63
3
48
26
1,097
8
5.92
2.17
2.73
0.76
15.7
5.7
1.27
.294
3.99
105
93
9.23
7.9
16 Scott Williamson
S. Williamson
3.36
62
12
7
.632
0
2.41
107
0
0
19
93.1
54
25
29
8
43
1
40
6
366
13
10.32
4.15
2.49
0.77
29.2
11.7
1.04
.222
2.80
52
71
5.21
13.8
17 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
3.40
21
11
2
.846
21
3.23
132
1
0
0
136.1
121
49
56
8
62
4
0
2
580
6
8.71
4.09
2.13
0.53
22.8
10.7
1.34
.302
3.70
68
71
7.99
21
18 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
3.42
192
74
54
.578
190
3.43
835
24
4
0
1218.2
1,193
465
503
110
213
41
0
15
4,982
21
6.17
1.57
3.92
0.81
16.8
4.3
1.15
.286
3.71
81
83
8.81
96.6
19 Randy Tomlin
R. Tomlin
3.43
106
30
31
.492
94
3.43
297
8
3
0
580.1
590
221
250
37
133
17
1
9
2,399
14
4.61
2.06
2.23
0.57
12.4
5.5
1.25
.289
3.88
93
93
9.15
16.6
20 David Cone
D. Cone
3.43
289
141
85
.624
287
3.21
1,928
40
16
0
2017.0
1,667
720
792
169
774
73
1
19
8,378
100
8.60
3.45
2.49
0.75
23.0
9.2
1.21
.276
3.53
76
80
7.44
185.5
21 Ed Whitson
E. Whitson
3.46
45
18
15
.545
44
3.22
167
8
3
0
307.1
308
110
120
26
64
1
0
11
1,255
3
4.89
1.87
2.61
0.76
13.3
5.1
1.21
.283
3.51
85
89
9.02
14.7
22 Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
3.46
118
48
41
.539
117
3.60
397
12
5
0
735.1
736
294
339
51
178
17
0
15
3,084
17
4.86
2.18
2.23
0.62
12.9
5.8
1.24
.281
4.15
92
90
9.01
32.1
23 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
3.48
287
120
90
.571
276
3.47
1,494
32
10
0
1867.2
1,692
721
782
140
645
40
2
30
7,796
73
7.20
3.11
2.32
0.67
19.2
8.3
1.25
.283
3.77
76
79
8.15
191.9
24 John Tudor
J. Tudor
3.48
25
12
4
.750
22
2.40
63
1
1
0
146.1
120
39
48
10
30
2
0
4
575
0
3.87
1.85
2.10
0.62
11.0
5.2
1.03
.234
2.95
63
92
7.38
4.9
25 Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
3.51
76
40
18
.690
70
3.37
410
5
1
0
453.2
398
170
192
43
136
9
3
6
1,881
12
8.13
2.70
3.01
0.85
21.8
7.2
1.18
.277
3.81
78
80
7.90
45.6

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.627
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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36
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.529
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6/13
TOR TOR
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PHI PHI
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Sat
6/14
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
4:05 PM
Sun
6/15
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
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6/17
AZ AZ
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TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Wed
6/18
AZ AZ
@
TOR TOR
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Mets Mets
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Phillies Phillies
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.574
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
42
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.609
Brewers Brewers
37
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.529
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
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.594
Giants Giants
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.580
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5/27
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Fri
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PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
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