Lowest Career Bb/9 By A Pitcher With 1500+ Ip Since 1920

NAME	G	BB/9	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	K/BB	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	PRAA
Grover Alexander	334	1.31	2437.0	165	108	.604	293	194	31	20	16	2,568	10,002	1,006	838	116	355		15	659	18	3.09	1.20	2.43	9.48	1.86	78	3.51	88	124.2
Bob Tewksbury	302	1.45	1807.0	110	102	.519	277	31	8	7	1	2,043	7,623	884	787	142	292	22	41	812	24	3.92	1.29	4.04	10.18	2.78	95	3.64	89	89.8
Red Lucas	396	1.61	2542.0	157	135	.538	302	204	71	22	7	2,736	10,651	1,203	1,051	136	455		22	602	7	3.72	1.26	2.13	9.69	1.32	95	3.86	97	36
Brad Radke	378	1.63	2451.0	148	139	.516	377	37	0	10	0	2,643	10,244	1,233	1,150	326	445	12	62	1,467	28	4.22	1.26	5.39	9.71	3.30	90	4.24	94	75.2
Bret Saberhagen	399	1.65	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	3.64	80	3.26	80	225.4
Rick Reed	273	1.66	1545.2	93	76	.550	245	14	6	7	1	1,601	6,407	748	692	213	285	28	44	970	11	4.03	1.22	5.65	9.32	3.40	95	4.21	99	2.8
Tiny Bonham	231	1.67	1551.0	103	72	.589	193	110	27	21	9	1,501	6,284	580	528	117	287		9	478	4	3.06	1.15	2.77	8.71	1.67	83	3.46	94	37.9
Jon Lieber	401	1.73	2198.0	131	124	.514	327	25	18	5	2	2,388	9,300	1,158	1,043	285	422	52	49	1,553	30	4.27	1.28	6.36	9.78	3.68	98	4.01	90	104.3
Fritz Peterson	355	1.73	2218.1	133	131	.504	330	90	9	20	1	2,217	9,103	947	813	173	426	75	42	1,015	33	3.30	1.19	4.12	8.99	2.38	99	3.24	94	51.9
Robin Roberts	676	1.73	4688.2	286	245	.539	609	305	49	45	25	4,582	19,174	1,962	1,774	505	902	69	54	2,357	33	3.41	1.17	4.52	8.80	2.61	89	3.50	91	179.6
Greg Maddux	744	1.80	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	3.37	76	3.25	78	519.5
Pete Donohue	344	1.80	2112.1	134	118	.532	267	138	56	16	14	2,439	9,055	1,082	909	67	422		46	571	10	3.87	1.35	2.43	10.39	1.35	98	3.58	91	79.9
Carl Hubbell	535	1.82	3590.1	253	154	.622	433	260	82	36	33	3,461	14,805	1,380	1,188	227	725		53	1,677	53	2.98	1.17	4.20	8.68	2.31	76	3.55	89	174.2
Juan Marichal	471	1.82	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	3.25	81	3.04	88	154.8
Lew Burdette	626	1.84	3067.1	203	144	.585	373	158	128	33	32	3,186	12,745	1,400	1,246	289	628	63	56	1,074	23	3.66	1.24	3.15	9.35	1.71	101	3.68	103	-41.7
Curt Davis	429	1.85	2325.0	158	131	.547	280	141	111	24	33	2,459	9,752	1,033	884	142	479		47	684	20	3.42	1.26	2.65	9.52	1.43	87	3.72	92	86.1
Dan Haren	391	1.86	2419.2	153	131	.539	380	16	4	6	1	2,357	10,022	1,105	1,009	305	500	39	67	2,013	98	3.75	1.18	7.49	8.77	4.03	92	3.77	92	92.8
Ken Raffensberger	396	1.88	2151.2	119	154	.436	282	133	66	31	16	2,257	9,051	993	860	191	449		19	806	10	3.60	1.26	3.37	9.44	1.80	92	3.59	91	81.3
Paul Derringer	579	1.88	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	1.98	93	3.26	86	218.5
David Wells	660	1.88	3439.0	239	157	.604	489	54	65	12	13	3,635	14,413	1,702	1,578	407	719	65	83	2,201	101	4.13	1.27	5.76	9.51	3.06	93	3.99	90	172.9
Eppa Rixey	481	1.90	3175.0	190	170	.528	391	205	71	23	10	3,403	13,302	1,441	1,178	78	672		48	769	47	3.34	1.28	2.18	9.65	1.14	87	3.53	91	118.5
Bill Swift	336	1.93	1637.2	95	82	.537	165	78	119	7	20	1,682	6,891	753	651	101	351		36	636	11	3.58	1.24	3.50	9.24	1.81	93	3.75	94	43.1
Jordan Zimmermann	279	1.93	1614.0	95	91	.511	275	8	2	4	0	1,673	6,766	789	730	195	346	12	60	1,271	25	4.07	1.25	7.09	9.33	3.67	99	3.86	95	29.4
Cliff Lee	328	1.94	2156.2	143	91	.611	324	29	1	12	0	2,116	8,917	923	843	223	464	12	50	1,824	41	3.52	1.20	7.61	8.83	3.93	84	3.44	82	168.2
Roy Halladay	416	1.94	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	3.58	77	3.39	77	296
Jesse Barnes	283	1.94	1716.0	99	104	.488	215	116	43	15	11	1,914	7,258	845	690	74	370		11	371	14	3.62	1.33	1.95	10.04	1.00	97	3.77	101	-9.8
Brian Anderson	291	1.96	1547.0	82	83	.497	245	12	11	4	1	1,743	6,532	906	814	264	337	28	23	723	22	4.74	1.34	4.21	10.14	2.15	103	5.06	111	-85.6
Curt Schilling	569	1.96	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	4.38	80	3.22	76	373.6
Watty Clark	355	1.97	1747.1	111	97	.534	209	91	86	14	17	1,897	7,441	836	711	86	383		17	643	21	3.66	1.30	3.31	9.77	1.68	90	3.70	89	86
Wilbur Cooper	248	1.98	1793.0	120	95	.558	221	151	18	16	3	1,946	7,562	805	669	74	395		51	577	14	3.36	1.31	2.90	9.77	1.46	87	3.62	93	54.9
Mike Leake	301	1.98	1829.0	105	98	.517	296	6	2	2	0	1,940	7,693	905	824	238	403	29	68	1,231	33	4.05	1.28	6.06	9.55	3.05	101	4.23	104	-34.2
Mike Mussina	537	1.98	3562.2	270	153	.638	536	57	0	23	0	3,460	14,593	1,559	1,458	376	785	29	60	2,813	71	3.68	1.19	7.11	8.74	3.58	82	3.57	79	372.8
Jack Quinn	498	1.98	2299.0	148	130	.532	258	124	155	19	51	2,613	9,864	1,107	897	73	507		50	659	33	3.51	1.36	2.58	10.23	1.30	85	3.57	87	136.4
Fergie Jenkins	664	1.99	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	3.20	87	3.27	88	222.9
Vern Law	483	2.01	2672.0	162	147	.524	364	119	78	28	13	2,833	11,231	1,274	1,118	268	597	74	40	1,092	39	3.77	1.28	3.68	9.54	1.83	99	3.70	98	16.8
Mark Buehrle	518	2.01	3283.1	214	160	.572	493	33	6	10	0	3,472	13,705	1,542	1,391	361	734	49	79	1,870	27	3.81	1.28	5.13	9.52	2.55	87	4.11	93	111.9
Corey Kluber	271	2.02	1641.2	116	77	.601	260	18	4	8	1	1,486	6,688	684	627	177	368	9	65	1,725	31	3.44	1.13	9.46	8.15	4.69	83	3.22	78	161.3
Greg Swindell	664	2.02	2233.1	123	122	.502	269	40	93	12	7	2,313	9,301	1,053	957	262	501	34	21	1,542	30	3.86	1.26	6.21	9.32	3.08	94	3.76	92	72.6
Dennis Eckersley	1,071	2.02	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	3.25	86	3.40	85	224.9
Zack Greinke	586	2.02	3389.1	225	156	.591	541	17	8	5	1	3,207	13,877	1,410	1,315	367	762	25	79	2,979	101	3.49	1.17	7.91	8.52	3.91	83	3.51	85	232.7
Urban Shocker	330	2.03	2148.2	156	93	.627	261	168	53	22	22	2,256	9,020	946	797	117	484		26	753	10	3.34	1.28	3.15	9.45	1.56	80	3.71	90	102.2
Syl Johnson	542	2.03	2165.2	112	117	.489	209	82	206	11	43	2,290	9,124	1,099	977	172	488		48	920	22	4.06	1.28	3.82	9.52	1.89	96	4.00	93	79.1
Carl Mays	304	2.04	1796.1	126	72	.636	200	132	77	14	19	1,898	7,512	812	686	62	407		40	409	13	3.44	1.28	2.05	9.51	1.00	87	3.72	95	38.6
Jim Barr	454	2.04	2065.1	101	112	.474	252	64	75	20	12	2,170	8,612	908	816	161	469	74	30	741	22	3.56	1.28	3.23	9.46	1.58	95	3.63	100	-5.2
Don Newcombe	344	2.05	2154.2	149	90	.623	294	136	34	24	7	2,102	8,891	956	852	252	490	21	30	1,129	22	3.56	1.20	4.72	8.78	2.30	88	3.67	90	104.5
Dutch Leonard	640	2.06	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	1.59	84	3.34	86	186.6
Dizzy Dean	317	2.07	1967.1	150	83	.644	230	154	77	26	31	1,919	8,171	774	661	95	453		27	1,163	12	3.02	1.21	5.32	8.78	2.57	77	3.22	78	190.8
Ben Sheets	250	2.08	1596.2	94	96	.495	250	18	0	4	0	1,577	6,640	736	670	184	369	28	32	1,325	53	3.78	1.22	7.47	8.89	3.59	89	3.65	85	120.8
Lary Sorensen	346	2.08	1736.1	93	103	.474	235	69	45	10	6	1,960	7,385	894	800	147	402	49	31	569	31	4.15	1.36	2.95	10.16	1.42	105	3.89	99	2.3
Hal Brown	358	2.08	1680.0	85	92	.480	211	47	72	13	11	1,677	6,991	781	712	173	389	27	14	710	37	3.81	1.23	3.80	8.98	1.83	103	3.72	100	-0.8

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Since 1920, Grover Alexander has walked the worst walks per nine innings when pitching at least 1500 innings, with 1.31 BB/9.

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