who had the best fip in the mlb

Ed Walsh has the lowest career fielding-independent pitching, with a FIP of 2.02.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best fip with a minimum of 1500 IP in the MLB?
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 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
2 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2.03
2961.1
407
193
143
.574
340
2.16
2,316
261
50
5
2,460
711
1,063
37
803
115
54
11,717
74
7.04
2.44
2.88
0.11
19.8
6.9
1.10
.287
3.23
75
71
7.48
262
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 Tommy Bond
T. Bond
2.38
2779.2
322
193
115
.627
314
2.25
860
294
35
0
2,857
695
1,339
32
178
11
11,386
120
2.78
0.58
4.83
0.10
7.6
1.6
1.09
.274
4.34
89
95
9.25
32.3
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 John Ward
J. Ward
2.43
2469.2
293
164
103
.614
262
2.10
920
245
24
3
2,324
576
1,185
26
253
32
10,164
144
3.35
0.92
3.64
0.09
9.1
2.5
1.04
4.32
82
96
8.47
9.1
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 Terry Larkin
T. Larkin
2.52
1567.1
176
89
80
.527
176
2.43
406
172
9
0
1,627
424
922
12
124
0
6,659
84
2.33
0.71
3.27
0.07
6.1
1.9
1.12
5.29
97
100
9.34
-7.4
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 Nick Altrock
N. Altrock
2.56
1514.0
218
83
75
.525
161
2.67
425
128
16
7
1,455
449
600
16
272
22
45
6,016
31
2.53
1.62
1.56
0.10
7.1
4.5
1.14
.272
3.57
104
103
8.65
-22.3
21 Hooks Wiltse
H. Wiltse
2.56
2112.1
357
139
90
.607
225
2.47
965
152
27
33
1,892
580
787
54
498
40
109
8,413
41
4.11
2.12
1.94
0.23
11.5
5.9
1.13
.268
3.35
89
90
8.06
70.5
22 George McQuillan
G. McQuillan
2.58
1576.1
273
85
89
.489
173
2.38
590
105
17
14
1,382
417
578
23
401
30
76
6,255
16
3.37
2.29
1.47
0.13
9.4
6.4
1.13
.261
3.30
87
93
7.89
31.1
23 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
2.60
2607.0
372
189
109
.634
289
2.59
929
242
27
12
2,518
749
1,071
41
363
59
72
10,380
45
3.21
1.25
2.56
0.14
8.9
3.5
1.11
.276
3.70
85
82
8.69
156.8
24 Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
2.60
2375.1
336
134
134
.500
274
2.42
1,217
186
38
14
2,089
639
823
41
701
73
58
9,441
43
4.61
2.66
1.74
0.16
12.9
7.4
1.17
.276
3.12
86
90
7.92
73.7
25 Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
2.62
2730.0
390
178
137
.565
332
2.49
1,416
214
41
5
2,461
754
1,039
39
817
85
45
11,225
63
4.67
2.69
1.73
0.13
12.6
7.3
1.20
.273
3.43
83
88
8.11
108.4

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
12
.636
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
2.0
Royals Royals
17
16
.515
4.0
Twins Twins
13
20
.394
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White Sox White Sox
9
24
.273
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Mon
5/5
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Tue
5/6
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
5/7
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
5/8
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Last Game
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3

Final

8

HOU Astros

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Sat 3 May 2025

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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
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.667
Phillies Phillies
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.563
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
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.606
Reds Reds
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.545
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
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.688
Padres Padres
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.645
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AL East W L PCT GB
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AL Central W L PCT GB
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Guardians Guardians
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.613
Astros Astros
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Thu
4/17
KCR KCR
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DET DET
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Thu
4/17
CLE CLE
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PIT PIT
10-7
Thu
4/17
MIA MIA
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PHI PHI
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Thu
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CIN CIN
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BAL BAL
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
LAD LAD
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sat
5/3
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
7:15 PM
Sat
5/3
DET DET
@
LAA LAA
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Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
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STL STL
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Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
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