lowest whip, minimum 2,500 innings pitched, 1940 and earlier

Before 1941, Ed Walsh had the lowest WHIP when pitching at least 2500 innings, with a WHIP of 1.00.

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NAMEWHIPIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%BABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.00
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
.259
2.65
69
2.02
79
7.12
164.3
2Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1.06
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
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
3Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.06
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
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
4Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.07
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
.259
2.96
71
2.42
83
7.68
161.9
5Tommy Bond
T. Bond
1.09
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
.274
4.34
89
2.38
95
9.25
32.3
6Babe Adams
B. Adams
1.09
2995.1
482
194
140
.581
354
2.76
1,036
205
44
16
2,841
917
1,133
67
430
47
90
11,947
26
3.11
1.29
2.41
0.20
8.7
3.6
.268
3.40
86
2.72
83
8.54
178.7
7Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
1.10
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
.287
3.23
75
2.03
71
7.48
262
8Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
1.11
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
.276
3.70
85
2.60
82
8.69
156.8
9Ed Morris
E. Morris
1.11
2678.0
311
171
122
.584
307
2.82
1,217
297
29
1
2,468
838
1,312
42
498
25
4
11,073
112
4.09
1.67
2.44
0.14
11.0
4.5
.262
4.41
87
2.91
92
8.29
34.1
10Will White
W. White
1.11
3542.2
403
229
166
.580
402
2.28
1,041
394
36
0
3,440
896
1,844
65
496
1
14,951
221
2.64
1.26
2.10
0.17
7.0
3.3
.254
4.68
83
2.98
108
8.74
-109.3
11Chief Bender
C. Bender
1.11
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
.279
3.31
88
2.29
83
7.89
145.9
12Eddie Plank
E. Plank
1.12
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
.275
3.14
81
2.45
86
7.92
195.2
13Doc White
D. White
1.12
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
.274
3.31
89
2.51
96
8.10
22.9
14Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1.12
5190.0
696
373
208
.642
600
2.56
2,198
436
90
32
4,868
1,476
1,852
165
951
70
81
20,893
38
3.81
1.65
2.31
0.29
10.5
4.6
.269
3.21
73
2.88
81
8.44
359.1
15Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
1.12
5049.2
600
342
225
.603
594
2.63
2,564
554
39
2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
16Cy Young
C. Young
1.13
7356.0
906
511
316
.618
815
2.63
2,803
749
76
17
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620
17Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
1.13
4275.2
492
265
214
.553
485
2.43
1,704
466
33
1
4,092
1,155
2,095
82
749
12
7
17,702
160
3.59
1.58
2.28
0.17
9.6
4.2
.265
4.41
86
2.88
100
8.61
-32.7
18Sam Leever
S. Leever
1.14
2660.2
388
194
100
.660
299
2.47
847
241
39
13
2,449
731
1,023
29
587
88
75
10,662
46
2.87
1.99
1.44
0.10
7.9
5.5
.266
3.46
81
2.84
92
8.28
74.2
19Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1.14
3203.0
473
227
133
.631
380
2.86
1,510
235
35
32
3,047
1,018
1,196
193
614
50
77
13,141
43
4.24
1.73
2.46
0.54
11.5
4.7
.265
3.36
72
3.53
87
8.56
177.3
20Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
1.14
2632.1
399
182
106
.632
300
2.28
1,137
200
40
13
2,117
668
887
33
892
107
80
10,521
49
3.89
3.05
1.27
0.11
10.8
8.5
.250
3.03
80
2.84
99
7.24
9
21Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
1.15
3496.1
413
191
204
.484
396
2.97
1,571
377
26
2
3,598
1,154
2,026
79
411
28
16
14,666
214
4.04
1.06
3.82
0.20
10.7
2.8
.280
5.22
96
2.75
87
9.26
148.2
22Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
1.15
4527.1
527
309
194
.614
502
2.68
1,830
488
35
3
4,328
1,347
2,273
118
875
54
24
18,918
214
3.64
1.74
2.09
0.23
9.7
4.6
.262
4.52
82
3.15
95
8.60
51
23Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
1.15
2896.2
392
198
132
.600
332
2.68
1,265
260
35
5
2,647
864
1,206
39
690
113
52
11,632
62
3.93
2.14
1.83
0.12
10.9
5.9
.274
3.75
90
2.67
90
8.22
99.6
24Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
1.15
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
.274
3.24
82
2.54
88
8.08
131.9
25Bob Caruthers
B. Caruthers
1.16
2828.2
340
218
99
.688
310
2.83
900
298
24
3
2,678
891
1,393
59
597
29
11,842
129
2.86
1.90
1.51
0.19
7.6
5.0
.257
4.43
81
3.27
94
8.52
60.9
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