Best Career Fip By A Pitcher With 2500+ Ip Since 1920

NAME	G	FIP	IP	W	L	W%	GS	CG	GF	SHO	SV	H	TBF	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	SO	WP	ERA	WHIP	K/9	H/9	BB/9	K/BB	ERA-	FIP-	PRAA
Clayton Kershaw	425	2.81	2712.2	210	92	.695	422	25	1	15	0	2,055	10,683	816	747	225	669	27	42	2,944	101	2.48	1.00	9.77	6.82	2.22	4.40	64	70	360.1
Bob Gibson	528	2.89	3884.1	251	174	.591	482	255	21	56	6	3,279	16,068	1,420	1,258	257	1,336	118	102	3,117	108	2.91	1.19	7.22	7.60	3.10	2.33	78	81	290.5
Pedro Martinez	476	2.91	2827.1	219	100	.687	409	46	23	17	3	2,221	11,394	1,006	919	239	760	30	141	3,154	62	2.93	1.05	10.04	7.07	2.42	4.15	66	68	454.6
Nolan Ryan	807	2.96	5386.0	324	292	.526	773	222	13	61	3	3,923	22,575	2,178	1,911	321	2,795	78	158	5,714	277	3.19	1.25	9.55	6.56	4.67	2.04	90	83	370.2
Don Drysdale	518	3.02	3432.0	209	166	.557	465	167	34	49	6	3,084	14,097	1,292	1,124	280	855	123	154	2,486	82	2.95	1.15	6.52	8.09	2.24	2.91	83	88	162.2
Tom Seaver	656	3.03	4783.0	311	205	.603	647	231	6	61	1	3,971	19,369	1,674	1,521	380	1,390	116	76	3,640	126	2.86	1.12	6.85	7.47	2.62	2.62	79	85	286.1
Juan Marichal	471	3.04	3507.0	243	142	.631	457	244	11	52	2	3,153	14,236	1,329	1,126	320	709	82	40	2,303	51	2.89	1.10	5.91	8.09	1.82	3.25	81	88	154.8
Gaylord Perry	777	3.06	5350.0	314	265	.542	690	303	33	53	10	4,938	21,953	2,128	1,846	399	1,379	164	108	3,534	160	3.11	1.18	5.95	8.31	2.32	2.56	85	85	312.9
Roger Clemens	709	3.08	4916.2	354	184	.658	707	118	0	46	0	4,185	20,240	1,885	1,707	363	1,580	63	159	4,672	143	3.12	1.17	8.55	7.66	2.89	2.96	70	71	680.4
Steve Carlton	741	3.14	5217.2	329	244	.574	709	254	13	55	2	4,672	21,683	2,130	1,864	414	1,833	150	53	4,136	183	3.22	1.25	7.13	8.06	3.16	2.26	87	86	271.5
Max Scherzer	457	3.16	2834.2	213	108	.664	448	12	2	5	0	2,306	11,452	1,063	991	328	746	20	111	3,367	76	3.15	1.08	10.69	7.32	2.37	4.51	75	76	309.1
Dazzy Vance	431	3.17	2933.2	197	136	.592	345	216	47	29	12	2,774	12,220	1,224	1,050	131	817		74	2,027	36	3.22	1.22	6.22	8.51	2.51	2.48	80	78	292.4
Randy Johnson	618	3.18	4135.1	303	166	.646	603	100	7	37	2	3,346	17,067	1,703	1,513	411	1,497	37	190	4,875	109	3.29	1.17	10.61	7.28	3.26	3.26	75	73	554.3
Bert Blyleven	692	3.18	4970.0	287	250	.534	685	242	3	60	0	4,632	20,491	2,029	1,830	430	1,322	71	155	3,701	114	3.31	1.20	6.70	8.39	2.39	2.80	85	82	368.6
Hal Newhouser	488	3.19	2993.0	207	150	.580	374	212	79	33	26	2,674	12,648	1,197	1,016	136	1,249	1	19	1,796	65	3.06	1.31	5.40	8.04	3.76	1.44	76	80	244.2
Steve Rogers	399	3.19	2837.2	158	152	.510	393	129	3	37	2	2,619	11,702	1,122	1,001	151	876	75	43	1,621	87	3.17	1.23	5.14	8.31	2.78	1.85	87	88	137.7
Mickey Lolich	586	3.19	3638.1	217	191	.532	496	195	40	41	10	3,366	15,140	1,537	1,390	347	1,099	67	92	2,832	124	3.44	1.23	7.01	8.33	2.72	2.58	96	87	188.5
Rick Reuschel	557	3.21	3548.1	214	191	.528	529	102	16	26	5	3,588	14,888	1,494	1,330	221	935	117	88	2,015	89	3.37	1.27	5.11	9.10	2.37	2.16	89	85	225.7
Jim Bunning	591	3.22	3760.1	224	184	.549	519	151	39	40	16	3,433	15,618	1,527	1,366	372	1,000	98	160	2,855	47	3.27	1.18	6.83	8.22	2.39	2.86	88	88	195.2
Curt Schilling	569	3.22	3261.0	216	146	.597	436	83	81	20	22	2,998	13,284	1,318	1,253	347	711	43	52	3,116	72	3.46	1.14	8.60	8.27	1.96	4.38	80	76	373.6
Don Sutton	774	3.23	5282.1	324	256	.559	756	178	12	58	5	4,692	21,631	2,104	1,914	472	1,343	102	82	3,574	112	3.26	1.14	6.09	7.99	2.29	2.66	92	90	181.2
John Smoltz	723	3.23	3473.0	213	155	.579	481	53	204	16	154	3,074	14,271	1,391	1,284	288	1,010	84	57	3,084	145	3.33	1.18	7.99	7.97	2.62	3.05	81	78	356.6
Jerry Koosman	612	3.25	3839.1	222	209	.515	527	140	43	33	17	3,635	15,996	1,608	1,433	290	1,198	121	71	2,556	89	3.36	1.26	5.99	8.52	2.81	2.13	92	90	152.5
Greg Maddux	744	3.25	5008.1	355	227	.610	740	109	3	35	0	4,726	20,421	1,981	1,756	353	999	177	137	3,371	70	3.16	1.14	6.06	8.49	1.80	3.37	76	78	519.5
Whitey Ford	498	3.26	3170.1	236	106	.690	438	156	35	45	11	2,766	13,036	1,107	967	228	1,086	44	28	1,956	75	2.75	1.22	5.55	7.85	3.08	1.80	75	88	156.9
Bret Saberhagen	399	3.26	2562.2	167	117	.588	371	76	13	16	1	2,452	10,421	1,036	952	218	471	34	59	1,715	53	3.34	1.14	6.02	8.61	1.65	3.64	80	80	225.4
Paul Derringer	579	3.26	3645.0	223	212	.513	445	251	98	32	29	3,912	15,391	1,652	1,401	158	761		32	1,507	50	3.46	1.28	3.72	9.66	1.88	1.98	93	86	218.5
Fergie Jenkins	664	3.27	4500.2	284	226	.557	594	267	37	49	7	4,142	18,400	1,853	1,669	484	997	116	84	3,192	62	3.34	1.14	6.38	8.28	1.99	3.20	87	88	222.9
Claude Passeau	444	3.27	2719.2	162	150	.519	331	188	85	26	21	2,856	11,642	1,204	1,003	105	728		39	1,104	22	3.32	1.32	3.65	9.45	2.41	1.52	88	86	169.9
Mike Cuellar	453	3.28	2808.0	185	130	.587	379	172	33	36	11	2,538	11,505	1,130	979	222	822	61	12	1,632	53	3.14	1.20	5.23	8.13	2.63	1.99	91	94	61.8
Larry Jackson	558	3.32	3262.2	194	183	.515	429	149	73	37	20	3,206	13,593	1,405	1,233	259	824	106	68	1,709	56	3.40	1.24	4.71	8.84	2.27	2.07	90	90	139.8
Dwight Gooden	430	3.32	2800.2	194	112	.634	410	68	4	24	3	2,564	11,705	1,198	1,091	210	954	42	78	2,293	76	3.51	1.26	7.37	8.24	3.07	2.40	90	83	182.1
Camilo Pascual	529	3.32	2930.2	174	170	.506	404	132	67	36	10	2,703	12,415	1,334	1,183	256	1,069	51	61	2,167	86	3.63	1.29	6.65	8.30	3.28	2.03	97	88	160.1
Kevin Brown	486	3.32	3256.1	211	144	.594	476	72	1	17	0	3,079	13,542	1,357	1,185	208	901	42	139	2,397	108	3.28	1.22	6.62	8.51	2.49	2.66	78	78	344.2
Dutch Leonard	640	3.34	3218.1	191	181	.513	375	192	171	30	45	3,304	13,487	1,432	1,162	158	737		56	1,170	97	3.25	1.26	3.27	9.24	2.06	1.59	84	86	186.6
Dizzy Trout	521	3.34	2725.2	170	161	.514	322	158	134	28	38	2,641	11,615	1,166	979	112	1,046	0	34	1,256	50	3.23	1.35	4.15	8.72	3.45	1.20	81	85	179
Bob Friend	602	3.35	3611.0	197	230	.461	497	163	56	36	10	3,772	15,214	1,652	1,438	286	894	115	46	1,734	50	3.58	1.29	4.32	9.40	2.23	1.94	94	89	172.2
Mel Stottlemyre	360	3.36	2661.1	164	139	.541	356	152	3	40	1	2,435	10,972	1,003	878	171	809	75	44	1,257	57	2.97	1.22	4.25	8.23	2.74	1.55	90	98	14.4
Wilbur Wood	651	3.36	2684.0	164	156	.513	297	114	198	24	57	2,582	11,154	1,130	965	209	724	71	63	1,411	72	3.24	1.23	4.73	8.66	2.43	1.95	88	92	83.4
Lefty Grove	616	3.36	3940.2	300	141	.680	457	298	123	35	54	3,849	16,622	1,594	1,339	162	1,187		42	2,266	51	3.06	1.28	5.18	8.79	2.71	1.91	68	76	462.8
Tommy John	760	3.37	4710.1	288	231	.555	700	162	22	46	3	4,783	19,692	2,017	1,749	302	1,259	102	98	2,245	187	3.34	1.28	4.29	9.14	2.41	1.78	90	89	208.3
Justin Verlander	509	3.38	3325.1	257	141	.646	509	26	0	9	0	2,793	13,549	1,298	1,197	340	925	27	109	3,342	95	3.24	1.12	9.05	7.56	2.50	3.61	77	80	314
Burt Hooton	480	3.38	2652.0	151	136	.526	377	86	35	29	7	2,497	11,025	1,112	996	193	799	58	20	1,491	62	3.38	1.24	5.06	8.47	2.71	1.87	93	92	87.7
Rudy May	535	3.38	2622.0	152	156	.494	360	87	73	24	12	2,314	10,902	1,150	1,007	199	958	56	42	1,760	67	3.46	1.25	6.04	7.94	3.29	1.84	99	94	61
Claude Osteen	541	3.38	3460.2	196	195	.501	488	140	24	40	1	3,471	14,433	1,435	1,268	249	940	93	45	1,612	67	3.30	1.27	4.19	9.03	2.44	1.71	96	101	-21.4
Roy Halladay	416	3.39	2749.1	203	105	.659	390	67	6	20	1	2,646	11,287	1,135	1,034	236	592	28	81	2,117	56	3.38	1.18	6.93	8.66	1.94	3.58	77	77	296
Dennis Eckersley	1,071	3.40	3285.2	197	171	.535	361	100	577	20	390	3,076	13,534	1,382	1,278	347	738	91	75	2,401	28	3.50	1.16	6.58	8.43	2.02	3.25	86	85	224.9
John Candelaria	600	3.40	2525.2	177	122	.592	356	54	82	13	29	2,399	10,366	1,038	935	245	592	63	37	1,673	28	3.33	1.18	5.96	8.55	2.11	2.83	88	90	106.1
Rick Wise	506	3.41	3127.1	188	181	.509	455	138	15	30	0	3,227	13,157	1,455	1,281	261	804	83	44	1,647	49	3.69	1.29	4.74	9.29	2.31	2.05	100	94	71.5
Jim Kaat	898	3.41	4530.1	283	237	.544	625	180	102	31	17	4,620	19,023	2,038	1,738	395	1,083	116	122	2,461	128	3.45	1.26	4.89	9.18	2.15	2.27	93	91	165.8

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Since 1920, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 2500 innings, with a FIP of 2.81.

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