lowest career bb/9 by a pitcher with 1500 ip since 1920

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

Interpreted as:
lowest career bb/9 by a pitcher with 1500 or more ip since 1920
NAME BB/9 IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV 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 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1.31
2437.0
334
165
108
.604
293
3.09
659
194
20
16
2,568
838
1,006
116
355
15
31
10,002
18
2.43
1.86
0.43
6.6
3.5
1.20
.277
3.72
78
3.51
88
9.48
124.2
2 Bob Tewksbury
B. Tewksbury
1.45
1807.0
302
110
102
.519
277
3.92
812
31
7
1
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
3 Red Lucas
R. Lucas
1.61
2542.0
396
157
135
.538
302
3.72
602
204
22
7
2,736
1,051
1,203
136
455
22
71
10,651
7
2.13
1.32
0.48
5.7
4.3
1.26
.276
4.26
95
3.86
97
9.69
36
4 Brad Radke
B. Radke
1.63
2451.0
378
148
139
.516
377
4.22
1,467
37
10
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
5 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.65
2562.2
399
167
117
.588
371
3.34
1,715
76
16
1
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
6 Rick Reed
R. Reed
1.66
1545.2
273
93
76
.550
245
4.03
970
14
7
1
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
7 Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
1.67
1551.0
231
103
72
.589
193
3.06
478
110
21
9
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
8 Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
1.73
2198.0
401
131
124
.514
327
4.27
1,553
25
5
2
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
9 Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
1.73
2218.1
355
133
131
.504
330
3.30
1,015
90
20
1
2,217
813
947
173
426
42
9
75
9,103
33
4.12
2.38
0.70
11.2
4.7
1.19
.274
3.84
99
3.24
94
8.99
51.9
10 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
1.73
4688.2
676
286
245
.539
609
3.41
2,357
305
45
25
4,582
1,774
1,962
505
902
54
49
69
19,174
33
4.52
2.61
0.97
12.3
4.7
1.17
.265
3.77
89
3.50
91
8.80
179.6
11 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.80
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
3,371
109
35
0
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
12 Pete Donohue
P. Donohue
1.80
2112.1
344
134
118
.532
267
3.87
571
138
16
14
2,439
909
1,082
67
422
46
56
9,055
10
2.43
1.35
0.29
6.3
4.7
1.35
.298
4.61
98
3.58
91
10.39
79.9
13 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1.82
3590.1
535
253
154
.622
433
2.98
1,677
260
36
33
3,461
1,188
1,380
227
725
53
82
14,805
53
4.20
2.31
0.57
11.3
4.9
1.17
.267
3.46
76
3.55
89
8.68
174.2
14 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
1.82
3507.0
471
243
142
.631
457
2.89
2,303
244
52
2
3,153
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
15 Lew Burdette
L. Burdette
1.84
3067.1
626
203
144
.585
373
3.66
1,074
158
33
32
3,186
1,246
1,400
289
628
56
128
63
12,745
23
3.15
1.71
0.85
8.4
4.9
1.24
.271
4.11
101
3.68
103
9.35
-41.7
16 Curt Davis
C. Davis
1.85
2325.0
429
158
131
.547
280
3.42
684
141
24
33
2,459
884
1,033
142
479
47
111
9,752
20
2.65
1.43
0.55
7.0
4.9
1.26
.276
4.00
87
3.72
92
9.52
86.1
17 Dan Haren
D. Haren
1.86
2419.2
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
2,013
16
6
1
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
18 Ken Raffensberger
K. Raffensberger
1.88
2151.2
396
119
154
.436
282
3.60
806
133
31
16
2,257
860
993
191
449
19
66
9,051
10
3.37
1.80
0.80
8.9
5.0
1.26
.272
4.15
92
3.59
91
9.44
81.3
19 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
1.88
3645.0
579
223
212
.513
445
3.46
1,507
251
32
29
3,912
1,401
1,652
158
761
32
98
15,391
50
3.72
1.98
0.39
9.8
4.9
1.28
.290
4.08
93
3.26
86
9.66
218.5
20 David Wells
D. Wells
1.88
3439.0
660
239
157
.604
489
4.13
2,201
54
12
13
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
21 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
1.90
3175.0
481
190
170
.528
391
3.34
769
205
23
10
3,403
1,178
1,441
78
672
48
71
13,302
47
2.18
1.14
0.22
5.8
5.1
1.28
.283
4.08
87
3.53
91
9.65
118.5
22 Bill Swift
B. Swift
1.93
1637.2
336
95
82
.537
165
3.58
636
78
7
20
1,682
651
753
101
351
36
119
6,891
11
3.50
1.81
0.56
9.2
5.1
1.24
.274
4.14
93
3.75
94
9.24
43.1
23 Jordan Zimmermann
J. Zimmermann
1.93
1614.0
279
95
91
.511
275
4.07
1,271
8
4
0
1,673
730
789
195
346
60
2
12
6,766
25
7.09
3.67
1.09
18.8
5.1
1.25
.302
4.40
99
3.86
95
9.33
28.2
24 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1.94
2156.2
328
143
91
.611
324
3.52
1,824
29
12
0
2,116
843
923
223
464
50
1
12
8,917
41
7.61
3.93
0.93
20.5
5.2
1.20
.298
3.85
84
3.44
82
8.83
168.2
25 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
1.94
2749.1
416
203
105
.659
390
3.38
2,117
67
20
1
2,646
1,034
1,135
236
592
81
6
28
11,287
56
6.93
3.58
0.77
18.8
5.2
1.18
.292
3.72
77
3.39
77
8.66
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