which pitcher has the best fip in 1928

Lefty Grove had the lowest fielding-independent pitching in 1928, with a FIP of 2.75.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the best fip with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in 1928?
NAME FIP SEASON TM 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 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2.75
1928
PHA PHA
39
24
8
.750
31
2.58
183
24
4
3
261.2
228
75
93
10
64
1
6
1,064
4
6.29
2.20
2.86
0.34
17.2
6.0
1.12
.270
3.20
63
70
7.84
34.9
2 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
2.83
1928
BKN BKN
38
22
10
.688
32
2.09
200
24
4
2
280.1
226
65
79
11
72
7
5
1,126
1
6.42
2.31
2.78
0.35
17.8
6.4
1.06
.257
2.54
53
70
7.26
37.6
3 Watty Clark
W. Clark
3.09
1928
BKN BKN
40
12
9
.571
19
2.68
85
10
2
3
194.2
193
58
75
4
50
1
13
829
1
3.93
2.31
1.70
0.18
10.3
6.0
1.25
.274
3.47
69
77
8.92
20.6
4 Herb Pennock
H. Pennock
3.10
1928
NYY NYY
28
17
6
.739
24
2.56
53
19
5
3
211.0
215
60
71
2
40
0
3
861
3
2.26
1.71
1.33
0.09
6.2
4.6
1.21
.278
3.03
67
83
9.17
14.5
5 Firpo Marberry
F. Marberry
3.12
1928
WSH WSH
48
13
13
.500
11
3.85
76
7
1
2
161.1
160
69
79
4
42
3
26
668
0
4.24
2.34
1.81
0.22
11.4
6.3
1.25
.287
4.41
96
81
8.93
13.5
6 Garland Braxton
G. Braxton
3.13
1928
WSH WSH
38
13
11
.542
24
2.51
94
15
2
6
218.1
177
61
78
7
44
5
10
875
2
3.87
1.81
2.14
0.29
10.7
5.0
1.01
.234
3.22
63
81
7.30
17.9
7 George Pipgras
G. Pipgras
3.21
1928
NYY NYY
46
24
13
.649
38
3.38
139
22
4
3
300.2
314
113
132
4
103
3
6
1,298
5
4.16
3.08
1.35
0.12
10.7
7.9
1.39
.296
3.95
88
86
9.40
16.5
8 Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
3.27
1928
PHA PHA
31
18
7
.720
28
2.90
43
18
4
1
211.1
239
68
92
3
34
7
2
898
0
1.83
1.45
1.26
0.13
4.8
3.8
1.29
.291
3.92
71
83
10.18
16.1
9 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
3.41
1928
CIN CIN
43
19
18
.514
37
3.43
58
17
3
2
291.1
317
111
127
4
67
3
6
1,219
2
1.79
2.07
0.87
0.12
4.8
5.5
1.32
.288
3.92
90
87
9.79
15.9
10 Ed Morris
E. Morris
3.44
1928
BSA BSA
47
19
15
.559
29
3.53
104
20
0
5
257.2
255
101
118
7
80
5
15
1,087
1
3.63
2.79
1.30
0.24
9.6
7.4
1.30
.278
4.12
88
89
8.91
12.3
11 George Uhle
G. Uhle
3.48
1928
CLE CLE
31
12
17
.414
28
4.07
74
18
2
1
214.1
252
97
121
8
48
8
3
933
3
3.11
2.02
1.54
0.34
7.9
5.1
1.40
.307
5.08
100
88
10.58
11.2
12 Tommy Thomas
T. Thomas
3.49
1928
CWS CWS
36
17
16
.515
32
3.08
129
24
3
3
283.0
277
97
114
14
76
4
4
1,180
0
4.10
2.42
1.70
0.45
10.9
6.4
1.25
.275
3.63
78
91
8.81
10.8
13 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
3.53
1928
PIT PIT
48
25
14
.641
37
2.99
97
28
4
3
330.2
311
110
146
11
77
9
9
1,377
3
2.64
2.10
1.26
0.30
7.0
5.6
1.17
.254
3.97
73
83
8.46
26
14 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
3.55
1928
BSA BSA
42
10
25
.286
34
3.89
118
25
1
2
289.1
303
125
147
8
96
10
8
1,246
4
3.67
2.99
1.23
0.25
9.5
7.7
1.38
.291
4.57
97
92
9.43
10.3
15 Art Nehf
A. Nehf
3.57
1928
CHC CHC
31
13
7
.650
21
2.65
40
10
2
0
176.2
190
52
62
3
52
1
6
755
1
2.04
2.65
0.77
0.15
5.3
6.9
1.37
.284
3.16
66
87
9.68
10.6
16 Larry Benton
L. Benton
3.60
1928
NYG NYG
42
25
9
.735
36
2.73
90
28
2
4
310.1
299
94
106
14
71
0
4
1,263
6
2.61
2.06
1.27
0.41
7.1
5.6
1.19
.262
3.07
70
89
8.67
14.8
17 Joe Shaute
J. Shaute
3.60
1928
CLE CLE
36
13
17
.433
31
4.04
81
21
1
2
253.2
295
114
145
9
68
6
4
1,093
7
2.87
2.41
1.19
0.32
7.4
6.2
1.43
.308
5.14
99
91
10.47
9.9
18 Fred Fussell
F. Fussell
3.64
1928
PIT PIT
28
8
9
.471
20
3.61
43
9
2
1
159.2
183
64
79
6
41
1
4
689
5
2.42
2.31
1.05
0.34
6.2
6.0
1.40
.296
4.45
88
86
10.32
10.6
19 Sam Gray
S. Gray
3.67
1928
SLA SLA
35
20
12
.625
31
3.19
102
21
2
3
262.2
256
93
119
11
86
1
4
1,104
1
3.49
2.95
1.19
0.38
9.2
7.8
1.30
.271
4.08
76
90
8.77
12.1
20 Earl Whitehill
E. Whitehill
3.70
1928
DET DET
31
11
16
.407
30
4.31
93
12
1
0
196.1
214
94
131
8
78
1
1
880
0
4.26
3.58
1.19
0.37
10.6
8.9
1.49
.294
6.01
105
93
9.81
6.7
21 Jack Russell
J. Russell
3.70
1928
BSA BSA
32
11
14
.440
26
3.84
27
10
2
0
201.1
233
86
102
6
41
4
1
860
3
1.21
1.83
0.66
0.27
3.1
4.8
1.36
.290
4.56
96
95
10.42
3.9
22 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
3.70
1928
SLN SLN
34
16
9
.640
31
3.36
59
18
1
2
243.2
262
91
107
15
37
2
2
1,009
3
2.18
1.37
1.59
0.55
5.8
3.7
1.23
.276
3.95
83
89
9.68
12.4
23 Jumbo Elliott
J. Elliott
3.70
1928
BKN BKN
41
9
14
.391
21
3.89
74
7
2
1
192.0
194
83
106
7
64
6
11
816
3
3.47
3.00
1.16
0.33
9.1
7.8
1.34
.281
4.97
99
92
9.09
6.9
24 Pat Malone
P. Malone
3.70
1928
CHC CHC
42
18
13
.581
25
2.84
155
16
2
2
250.2
218
79
99
15
99
6
14
1,048
10
5.57
3.55
1.57
0.54
14.8
9.4
1.26
.263
3.55
71
90
7.83
11.5
25 Charlie Root
C. Root
3.71
1928
CHC CHC
40
14
18
.438
30
3.57
122
13
1
2
237.0
214
94
109
15
73
7
6
992
0
4.63
2.77
1.67
0.57
12.3
7.4
1.21
.257
4.14
89
90
8.13
10.6

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Astros Astros
43
31
.581
Mariners Mariners
37
36
.507
5.5
Angels Angels
36
37
.493
6.5
Rangers Rangers
36
38
.486
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30
46
.395
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/19
HOU HOU
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Fri
6/20
CLE CLE
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ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sat
6/21
CLE CLE
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sun
6/22
CLE CLE
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Tue
6/24
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
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.575
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DET DET
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CWS CWS
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Tue
6/3
COL COL
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6/19
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Thu
6/19
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WSH WSH
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Thu
6/19
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NYY NYY
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DET DET
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