what pitcher has the lowest fip since 1900 with at least 1200 innings pitched

Since 1900, Rube Waddell has the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 1200 innings, with a FIP of 1.99.

NAME FIP IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV 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 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
1.99
2868.1
395
186
140
.571
330
2.13
2,267
251
49
4
2,374
679
1,019
33
783
106
52
11,337
72
7.11
2.46
2.90
0.10
20.0
6.9
1.10
.287
3.20
75
71
7.45
257.5
2 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
2.02
2964.1
430
195
126
.607
315
1.82
1,736
250
57
35
2,346
598
873
23
617
52
105
11,413
76
5.27
1.87
2.81
0.07
15.2
5.4
1.00
.259
2.65
69
79
7.12
164.3
3 Cy Young
C. Young
2.20
3633.2
442
244
165
.597
404
2.19
1,678
363
48
9
3,237
886
1,263
51
449
76
34
14,008
61
4.16
1.11
3.74
0.13
12.0
3.2
1.01
.271
3.13
75
76
8.02
287.8
4 Addie Joss
A. Joss
2.25
2327.0
286
160
97
.623
260
1.89
920
234
45
5
1,888
488
730
19
364
58
22
8,891
28
3.56
1.41
2.53
0.07
10.3
4.1
0.97
.248
2.82
70
86
7.30
88.8
5 Joe Wood
J. Wood
2.26
1434.1
225
117
57
.672
158
2.03
989
121
28
10
1,138
324
497
10
421
49
56
5,640
43
6.21
2.64
2.35
0.06
17.5
7.5
1.09
.270
3.12
70
78
7.14
105.8
6 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2.26
4788.2
636
373
188
.665
552
2.13
2,507
435
79
30
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
76
7.93
363
7 Chief Bender
C. Bender
2.29
3017.0
459
212
127
.625
334
2.46
1,711
255
40
34
2,645
823
1,108
40
712
102
112
11,895
79
5.10
2.12
2.40
0.12
14.4
6.0
1.11
.279
3.31
88
83
7.89
145.9
8 Reb Russell
R. Russell
2.35
1291.2
242
80
59
.576
148
2.33
495
81
24
13
1,128
335
453
7
267
18
60
5,021
21
3.45
1.86
1.85
0.05
9.9
5.3
1.08
.265
3.16
84
83
7.86
68.6
9 Orval Overall
O. Overall
2.39
1535.1
218
108
71
.603
182
2.26
935
133
30
12
1,232
385
520
16
551
45
30
6,145
57
5.48
3.23
1.70
0.09
15.2
9.0
1.16
.264
3.05
81
85
7.22
72.4
10 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
2.42
3172.1
481
239
130
.648
332
2.06
1,375
271
55
49
2,708
725
1,044
43
673
61
138
12,422
61
3.90
1.91
2.04
0.12
11.1
5.4
1.07
.259
2.96
71
83
7.68
161.9
11 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.42
5914.1
802
417
279
.599
666
2.17
3,509
531
110
34
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
76
7.48
472.8
12 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2.45
4495.2
623
326
194
.627
529
2.35
2,246
410
69
23
3,958
1,174
1,566
42
1,072
190
77
17,803
88
4.50
2.15
2.10
0.08
12.6
6.0
1.12
.275
3.14
81
86
7.92
195.2
13 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
2.46
2286.0
330
168
92
.646
251
2.50
861
209
25
11
2,187
636
893
31
299
52
68
9,065
42
3.39
1.18
2.88
0.12
9.5
3.3
1.09
.276
3.52
85
81
8.61
149.2
14 Cy Falkenberg
C. Falkenberg
2.49
2275.0
330
130
123
.514
266
2.68
1,164
180
27
8
2,090
678
963
23
690
68
48
9,170
93
4.60
2.73
1.69
0.09
12.7
7.5
1.22
.286
3.81
96
92
8.27
63.3
15 Nick Altrock
N. Altrock
2.50
1444.0
207
80
72
.526
154
2.58
412
122
16
7
1,366
414
546
14
251
19
41
5,702
26
2.57
1.56
1.64
0.09
7.2
4.4
1.12
.270
3.40
103
102
8.51
-20.4
16 Dick Rudolph
D. Rudolph
2.50
2049.0
279
121
109
.526
240
2.66
786
172
27
8
1,971
605
778
35
402
27
36
8,286
39
3.45
1.77
1.96
0.15
9.5
4.9
1.16
.275
3.42
94
88
8.66
76.7
17 Doc White
D. White
2.51
3041.0
427
189
156
.548
363
2.39
1,384
262
45
5
2,738
808
1,118
33
670
120
53
12,093
63
4.10
1.98
2.07
0.10
11.4
5.5
1.12
.274
3.31
89
96
8.10
22.9
18 Frank Smith
F. Smith
2.52
2274.0
354
139
111
.556
255
2.59
1,051
184
27
6
1,975
655
891
27
676
41
78
9,064
69
4.16
2.68
1.55
0.11
11.6
7.5
1.17
.268
3.53
98
100
7.82
-10.6
19 Joe Lake
J. Lake
2.53
1318.0
199
62
90
.408
139
2.85
594
95
8
5
1,329
417
671
19
332
20
55
5,441
33
4.06
2.27
1.79
0.13
10.9
6.1
1.26
.293
4.58
100
91
9.08
39.3
20 Irv Young
I. Young
2.54
1384.2
209
63
95
.399
161
3.11
560
120
21
4
1,361
479
629
23
316
37
32
5,590
23
3.64
2.05
1.77
0.15
10.0
5.7
1.21
.287
4.09
116
92
8.85
33.3
21 Red Ames
R. Ames
2.54
3198.0
533
183
167
.523
371
2.63
1,702
209
27
36
2,896
934
1,313
41
1,034
64
118
13,080
156
4.79
2.91
1.65
0.12
13.0
7.9
1.23
.279
3.70
93
88
8.15
121.5
22 Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
2.54
3226.0
502
209
148
.585
361
2.38
1,374
249
35
24
2,897
853
1,161
32
827
52
107
12,731
57
3.83
2.31
1.66
0.09
10.8
6.5
1.15
.274
3.24
82
88
8.08
131.9
23 Ray Collins
R. Collins
2.54
1336.0
199
84
62
.575
151
2.51
511
90
19
4
1,246
373
493
15
269
10
36
5,184
11
3.44
1.81
1.90
0.10
9.9
5.2
1.13
.281
3.32
88
88
8.39
50.9
24 Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
2.55
2301.0
291
124
118
.512
264
2.49
998
205
19
4
2,097
637
940
31
614
55
27
9,157
45
3.90
2.40
1.63
0.12
10.9
6.7
1.18
.277
3.68
86
87
8.20
107.6
25 Charlie Smith
C. Smith
2.56
1349.1
212
66
87
.431
148
2.81
570
87
10
3
1,309
422
587
22
353
29
50
5,479
32
3.80
2.35
1.61
0.15
10.4
6.4
1.23
.286
3.92
106
99
8.73
3.5

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
32
26
.552
Astros Astros
32
27
.542
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Rangers Rangers
29
31
.483
4.0
Angels Angels
26
32
.448
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.383
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6/2
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Tue
6/3
MIN MIN
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ATH ATH
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Wed
6/4
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Thu
6/5
MIN MIN
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ATH ATH
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Fri
6/6
BAL BAL
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ATH ATH
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.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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.525
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Tigers Tigers
39
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.650
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32
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.552
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Mariners Mariners
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.552
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.542
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.559
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.610
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.579
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5/17
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6/2
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Mon
6/2
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Mon
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