lowest bb/9 in mlb history since 1970

Since 1970, George Kirby has walked the worst walks per nine innings, with 1.27 BB/9.

Interpreted as:
lowest bb/9 with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player in MLB history since 1970
NAME BB/9 G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 George Kirby
G. Kirby
1.27
104
42
31
.575
104
3.47
574
1
0
0
596.2
566
230
245
66
84
22
0
1
2,419
12
8.66
6.83
1.00
23.7
3.5
1.09
.299
3.70
90
3.22
81
8.54
51
2 Josh Tomlin
J. Tomlin
1.29
286
69
56
.552
150
4.77
736
5
1
2
1067.0
1,160
566
602
197
153
25
55
16
4,453
28
6.21
4.81
1.66
16.5
3.4
1.23
.288
5.08
114
4.64
112
9.78
-57
3 Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
1.40
674
56
46
.549
0
2.76
379
0
0
244
1043.1
1,064
320
356
59
162
7
553
70
4,247
4
3.27
2.34
0.51
8.9
3.8
1.18
.276
3.07
69
3.23
82
9.18
81.6
4 Bob Tewksbury
B. Tewksbury
1.45
302
110
102
.519
277
3.92
812
31
7
1
1807.0
2,043
787
884
142
292
41
8
22
7,623
24
4.04
2.78
0.71
10.7
3.8
1.29
.300
4.40
95
3.64
89
10.18
89.8
5 Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
1.50
46
23
8
.742
46
3.01
253
0
0
0
269.1
225
90
101
44
45
4
0
0
1,071
3
8.45
5.62
1.47
23.6
4.2
1.00
.250
3.38
75
3.93
98
7.52
1.6
6 Kevin Slowey
K. Slowey
1.51
137
43
36
.544
106
4.62
495
3
2
0
662.0
765
340
354
99
111
22
7
3
2,828
11
6.73
4.46
1.35
17.5
3.9
1.32
.317
4.81
112
4.15
102
10.40
-6.5
7 Josh Towers
J. Towers
1.51
139
45
55
.450
112
4.95
389
4
2
1
731.1
887
402
441
122
123
35
14
13
3,158
6
4.79
3.16
1.50
12.3
3.9
1.38
.307
5.43
110
4.82
107
10.92
-26
8 Spencer Schwellenbach
S. Schwellenbach
1.57
38
15
11
.577
38
3.23
235
1
0
0
234.1
195
84
93
27
41
8
0
2
934
5
9.03
5.73
1.04
25.2
4.4
1.01
.270
3.57
77
3.25
81
7.49
19.6
9 Brad Radke
B. Radke
1.63
378
148
139
.516
377
4.22
1,467
37
10
0
2451.0
2,643
1,150
1,233
326
445
62
0
12
10,244
28
5.39
3.30
1.20
14.3
4.3
1.26
.292
4.53
90
4.24
94
9.71
75.2
10 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.65
399
167
117
.588
371
3.34
1,715
76
16
1
2562.2
2,452
952
1,036
218
471
59
13
34
10,421
53
6.02
3.64
0.77
16.5
4.5
1.14
.281
3.64
80
3.26
80
8.61
225.4
11 Rick Reed
R. Reed
1.66
273
93
76
.550
245
4.03
970
14
7
1
1545.2
1,601
692
748
213
285
44
6
28
6,407
11
5.65
3.40
1.24
15.1
4.4
1.22
.284
4.36
95
4.21
99
9.32
2.8
12 Colton Gordon
C. Gordon
1.70
15
4
4
.500
13
5.64
62
0
0
0
68.2
91
43
46
17
13
2
1
2
310
3
8.13
4.77
2.23
20.0
4.2
1.51
.343
6.03
140
5.17
125
11.93
-8.1
13 Carlos Silva
C. Silva
1.73
316
70
70
.500
180
4.68
554
6
2
2
1241.2
1,496
645
687
153
238
45
39
25
5,319
32
4.02
2.33
1.11
10.4
4.5
1.40
.310
4.98
108
4.48
105
10.84
-32.9
14 Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
1.73
401
131
124
.514
327
4.27
1,553
25
5
2
2198.0
2,388
1,043
1,158
285
422
49
18
52
9,300
30
6.36
3.68
1.17
16.7
4.5
1.28
.301
4.74
98
4.01
90
9.78
104.3
15 Miles Mikolas
M. Mikolas
1.74
233
70
73
.490
205
4.23
874
3
2
0
1213.2
1,234
571
606
159
234
49
10
7
5,050
16
6.48
3.74
1.18
17.3
4.6
1.21
.288
4.49
104
4.12
102
9.15
-9.5
16 Eric Hillman
E. Hillman
1.75
49
4
14
.222
36
4.85
96
3
1
0
232.0
285
125
144
30
45
8
3
7
1,010
2
3.72
2.13
1.16
9.5
4.5
1.42
.307
5.59
125
4.49
115
11.06
-15
17 Bryan Woo
B. Woo
1.77
63
21
14
.600
63
3.30
339
0
0
0
355.0
284
130
138
49
70
13
0
1
1,417
3
8.59
4.84
1.24
23.9
4.9
1.00
.248
3.50
85
3.74
93
7.20
9.9
18 Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
1.78
174
78
46
.629
173
3.74
991
7
4
0
1054.1
983
438
476
159
208
26
0
1
4,299
32
8.46
4.76
1.36
23.1
4.8
1.13
.283
4.06
88
3.90
89
8.39
53.3
19 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.80
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
3,371
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
20 Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
1.82
212
84
79
.515
204
3.53
552
51
11
1
1337.2
1,427
525
603
119
271
29
4
40
5,569
25
3.71
2.04
0.80
9.9
4.9
1.27
.284
4.06
103
3.53
100
9.60
-1.7
21 Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
1.85
200
68
67
.504
188
4.28
922
5
3
1
1073.2
1,106
511
550
162
221
32
5
14
4,501
14
7.73
4.17
1.36
20.5
4.9
1.24
.298
4.61
104
4.12
97
9.27
14.1
22 Dan Haren
D. Haren
1.86
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
2,013
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
23 David Wells
D. Wells
1.88
660
239
157
.604
489
4.13
2,201
54
12
13
3439.0
3,635
1,578
1,702
407
719
83
65
65
14,413
101
5.76
3.06
1.07
15.3
5.0
1.27
.293
4.45
93
3.99
90
9.51
172.9
24 Hisashi Iwakuma
H. Iwakuma
1.88
150
63
39
.618
136
3.42
714
1
1
2
883.2
825
336
352
115
185
15
6
13
3,574
23
7.27
3.86
1.17
20.0
5.2
1.14
.279
3.59
89
3.86
97
8.40
8.5
25 Chris Paddack
C. Paddack
1.91
109
31
34
.477
106
4.46
509
0
0
0
550.1
542
273
292
87
117
14
0
2
2,301
11
8.32
4.35
1.42
22.1
5.1
1.20
.289
4.78
110
4.08
96
8.86
9.5

More Mariners Stats

Team Rankings

HR

171

4th

R

548

10th

SO

1,027

10th

ERA

3.77

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
67
53
.558
Mariners Mariners
67
53
.558
Rangers Rangers
61
61
.500
7.0
Angels Angels
58
62
.483
9.0
Athletics Athletics
54
68
.443
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
8/13
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
8/14
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Fri
8/15
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Sat
8/16
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Sun
8/17
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Last Game
BAL Orioles

53 - 66

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67 - 53

Tue 12 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
69
50
.580
Mets Mets
64
55
.538
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
76
44
.633
Cubs Cubs
67
51
.568
8.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Padres Padres
69
52
.570
Dodgers Dodgers
68
52
.567
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
70
50
.583
Red Sox Red Sox
66
55
.545
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
70
52
.574
Guardians Guardians
62
56
.525
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
67
53
.558
Mariners Mariners
67
53
.558

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
7/28
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
4-16
Mon
7/28
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
2-3
Mon
7/28
AZ AZ
@
DET DET
2-12
Mon
7/28
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
5-7
Mon
7/28
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
5-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
8/13
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
8/13
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Wed
8/13
CHC CHC
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Wed
8/13
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM
Wed
8/13
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM