Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Andrew Bailey had the lowest fielding-independent pitching, with a FIP of 2.55.
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What pitcher had the best fip with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game in the 2000s?| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Bailey | 2.55 | 68 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1.84 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83.1 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 323 | 6 | 9.83 | 2.59 | 3.79 | 0.54 | 28.2 | 7.4 | 0.88 | .217 | 1.84 | 43 | 59 | 5.29 | 16.7 |
| 2 | | T. Lincecum | 2.75 | 90 | 40 | 17 | .702 | 89 | 2.90 | 676 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 598.2 | 472 | 193 | 211 | 33 | 217 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2,451 | 38 | 10.16 | 3.26 | 3.12 | 0.50 | 27.6 | 8.9 | 1.15 | .291 | 3.17 | 68 | 65 | 7.10 | 99.7 |
| 3 |  | P. Martinez | 2.91 | 227 | 112 | 50 | .691 | 227 | 3.01 | 1,620 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1468.0 | 1,171 | 491 | 530 | 132 | 350 | 86 | 0 | 10 | 5,917 | 24 | 9.93 | 2.15 | 4.63 | 0.81 | 27.4 | 5.9 | 1.04 | .279 | 3.25 | 68 | 67 | 7.18 | 241.6 |
| 4 |  | J. Smoltz | 3.09 | 367 | 56 | 42 | .571 | 125 | 3.28 | 986 | 6 | 2 | 154 | 1058.2 | 982 | 386 | 405 | 93 | 236 | 19 | 204 | 29 | 4,324 | 26 | 8.38 | 2.01 | 4.18 | 0.79 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 1.15 | .297 | 3.44 | 76 | 71 | 8.35 | 147.5 |
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 3.12 | 287 | 143 | 78 | .647 | 281 | 3.34 | 2,182 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1885.1 | 1,616 | 699 | 790 | 212 | 484 | 89 | 3 | 22 | 7,686 | 34 | 10.42 | 2.31 | 4.51 | 1.01 | 28.4 | 6.3 | 1.11 | .298 | 3.77 | 75 | 70 | 7.71 | 275.2 |
| 6 | | C. Schilling | 3.23 | 243 | 117 | 63 | .650 | 221 | 3.54 | 1,545 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 1569.1 | 1,515 | 618 | 630 | 194 | 257 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6,368 | 23 | 8.86 | 1.47 | 6.01 | 1.11 | 24.3 | 4.0 | 1.13 | .304 | 3.61 | 78 | 73 | 8.69 | 204.8 |
| 7 | | R. Halladay | 3.31 | 275 | 139 | 69 | .668 | 267 | 3.40 | 1,400 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 1883.1 | 1,832 | 712 | 790 | 151 | 374 | 52 | 4 | 21 | 7,712 | 37 | 6.69 | 1.79 | 3.74 | 0.72 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.78 | 74 | 74 | 8.75 | 243.9 |
| 8 | | K. Brown | 3.34 | 137 | 54 | 36 | .600 | 129 | 3.30 | 696 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 825.2 | 766 | 303 | 342 | 68 | 218 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3,417 | 26 | 7.59 | 2.38 | 3.19 | 0.74 | 20.4 | 6.4 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.73 | 78 | 76 | 8.35 | 99.9 |
| 9 | | R. Oswalt | 3.34 | 283 | 137 | 70 | .662 | 271 | 3.23 | 1,473 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1803.1 | 1,756 | 647 | 695 | 154 | 412 | 66 | 5 | 30 | 7,455 | 21 | 7.35 | 2.06 | 3.58 | 0.77 | 19.8 | 5.5 | 1.20 | .299 | 3.47 | 75 | 76 | 8.76 | 208.1 |
| 10 | | J. Santana | 3.37 | 310 | 122 | 60 | .670 | 234 | 3.12 | 1,733 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1709.2 | 1,430 | 592 | 641 | 187 | 473 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 6,946 | 65 | 9.12 | 2.49 | 3.66 | 0.98 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 1.11 | .275 | 3.37 | 70 | 78 | 7.53 | 181.5 |
| 11 | | M. Prior | 3.40 | 106 | 42 | 29 | .592 | 106 | 3.51 | 757 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 657.0 | 582 | 256 | 277 | 77 | 223 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 2,771 | 21 | 10.37 | 3.05 | 3.39 | 1.05 | 27.3 | 8.0 | 1.23 | .300 | 3.79 | 81 | 78 | 7.97 | 70.6 |
| 12 |  | R. Clemens | 3.42 | 229 | 107 | 50 | .682 | 228 | 3.34 | 1,356 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1454.1 | 1,268 | 539 | 596 | 129 | 478 | 45 | 0 | 19 | 6,029 | 53 | 8.39 | 2.96 | 2.84 | 0.80 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.69 | 75 | 76 | 7.85 | 169.1 |
| 13 | | J. Peavy | 3.45 | 215 | 95 | 68 | .583 | 215 | 3.26 | 1,366 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1362.2 | 1,169 | 494 | 525 | 136 | 441 | 45 | 0 | 31 | 5,626 | 26 | 9.02 | 2.91 | 3.10 | 0.90 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 1.18 | .284 | 3.47 | 82 | 82 | 7.72 | 115.8 |
| 14 |  | C. Kershaw | 3.46 | 53 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 51 | 3.36 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278.2 | 228 | 104 | 106 | 18 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1,171 | 18 | 9.20 | 4.62 | 1.99 | 0.58 | 24.3 | 12.2 | 1.33 | .290 | 3.42 | 81 | 82 | 7.36 | 23.1 |
| 15 | | J. Schmidt | 3.46 | 197 | 89 | 54 | .622 | 197 | 3.63 | 1,223 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1260.1 | 1,071 | 509 | 552 | 108 | 489 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 5,290 | 55 | 8.73 | 3.49 | 2.50 | 0.77 | 23.1 | 9.2 | 1.24 | .280 | 3.94 | 85 | 82 | 7.65 | 110.3 |
| 16 | | J. Johnson | 3.49 | 86 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 76 | 3.40 | 425 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 481.1 | 448 | 182 | 198 | 36 | 175 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2,016 | 18 | 7.95 | 3.27 | 2.43 | 0.67 | 21.1 | 8.7 | 1.29 | .301 | 3.70 | 79 | 81 | 8.38 | 42.5 |
| 17 | | T. Hanson | 3.49 | 21 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 21 | 2.89 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.2 | 105 | 41 | 42 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 522 | 2 | 8.18 | 3.24 | 2.52 | 0.70 | 22.2 | 8.8 | 1.18 | .275 | 2.96 | 70 | 82 | 7.40 | 10.5 |
| 18 | | B. Webb | 3.49 | 199 | 87 | 62 | .584 | 198 | 3.27 | 1,065 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1319.2 | 1,200 | 479 | 557 | 92 | 435 | 50 | 1 | 34 | 5,515 | 56 | 7.26 | 2.97 | 2.45 | 0.63 | 19.3 | 7.9 | 1.24 | .286 | 3.80 | 72 | 78 | 8.18 | 146.6 |
| 19 | | M. Mussina | 3.50 | 283 | 134 | 87 | .606 | 282 | 3.87 | 1,488 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1790.2 | 1,801 | 769 | 828 | 194 | 364 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 7,379 | 35 | 7.48 | 1.83 | 4.09 | 0.98 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 1.21 | .304 | 4.16 | 86 | 78 | 9.05 | 192.8 |
| 20 |  | F. Hernandez | 3.53 | 138 | 58 | 41 | .586 | 138 | 3.45 | 810 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 905.0 | 863 | 347 | 385 | 80 | 287 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 3,786 | 46 | 8.06 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 0.80 | 21.4 | 7.6 | 1.27 | .303 | 3.83 | 80 | 82 | 8.58 | 80.6 |
| 21 | | A. Wainwright | 3.53 | 149 | 46 | 24 | .657 | 86 | 3.17 | 511 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 644.0 | 616 | 227 | 248 | 49 | 193 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2,714 | 19 | 7.14 | 2.70 | 2.65 | 0.68 | 18.8 | 7.1 | 1.26 | .292 | 3.47 | 76 | 83 | 8.61 | 52.5 |
| 22 | | B. Sheets | 3.55 | 221 | 86 | 83 | .509 | 221 | 3.72 | 1,206 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1428.0 | 1,402 | 591 | 650 | 160 | 313 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 5,922 | 49 | 7.60 | 1.97 | 3.85 | 1.01 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 1.20 | .295 | 4.10 | 87 | 81 | 8.84 | 130.9 |
| 23 | | R. Harden | 3.57 | 135 | 50 | 29 | .633 | 127 | 3.39 | 783 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 753.2 | 603 | 284 | 311 | 70 | 329 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 3,136 | 26 | 9.35 | 3.93 | 2.38 | 0.84 | 25.0 | 10.5 | 1.24 | .275 | 3.71 | 77 | 81 | 7.20 | 68.5 |
| 24 | | H. Kuroda | 3.58 | 52 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 51 | 3.74 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 300.2 | 291 | 125 | 144 | 25 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1,261 | 10 | 6.08 | 1.98 | 3.08 | 0.75 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 1.19 | .277 | 4.31 | 90 | 85 | 8.71 | 21.6 |
| 25 | | J. Zimmermann | 3.58 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16 | 4.63 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.1 | 95 | 47 | 51 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 9.07 | 2.86 | 3.17 | 0.99 | 23.5 | 7.4 | 1.36 | .332 | 5.03 | 111 | 84 | 9.36 | 7 |
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