lowest h/ip in a career with at least 2500 inning pitched 1920 to 1995

Between the 1920 and 1995 seasons, Nolan Ryan had the fewest hits allowed per inning pitched when pitching at least 2500 innings, with 0.73.

Interpreted as:
lowest h/ip by a player in a career with at least 2500 inning pitched 1920 to 1995
NAME H/IP IP H G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
0.73
5386.0
3,923
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
2 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
0.83
4783.0
3,971
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
3,640
231
61
1
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
3 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
0.84
3884.1
3,279
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
3,117
255
56
6
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
4 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
0.85
2533.1
2,143
349
182
98
.650
348
3.00
2,333
94
36
0
845
939
175
750
82
0
41
10,352
64
8.29
2.66
3.11
0.62
22.5
7.2
1.14
.281
3.34
69
2.88
70
7.61
347.5
5 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
0.85
3948.0
3,349
558
268
152
.638
521
2.86
2,212
211
53
4
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,114
85
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
7.63
83.2
6 Bob Feller
B. Feller
0.85
3827.0
3,271
570
266
162
.621
484
3.25
2,581
279
44
22
1,384
1,557
224
1,764
60
52
6
16,180
69
6.07
4.15
1.46
0.53
16.0
10.9
1.32
.264
3.66
82
3.48
89
7.69
184.6
7 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
0.86
3449.1
2,958
500
224
166
.574
476
3.26
2,012
181
42
1
1,248
1,380
374
954
49
6
57
14,032
49
5.25
2.49
2.11
0.98
14.3
6.8
1.13
.243
3.60
95
3.66
103
7.72
-51.5
8 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
0.86
3801.1
3,283
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
2,362
107
13
61
1,582
1,807
383
1,665
174
240
44
16,170
179
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
95
4.28
109
7.77
-142.3
9 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
0.87
3170.1
2,766
498
236
106
.690
438
2.75
1,956
156
45
11
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9
10 Vida Blue
V. Blue
0.88
3343.1
2,939
502
209
161
.565
473
3.27
2,175
143
37
2
1,213
1,357
263
1,185
23
11
61
13,837
103
5.85
3.19
1.84
0.71
15.7
8.6
1.23
.263
3.65
92
3.42
94
7.91
67.4
11 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
0.88
3486.1
3,075
573
229
172
.571
484
3.30
2,416
187
49
15
1,280
1,400
346
1,104
49
51
53
14,365
27
6.24
2.85
2.19
0.89
16.8
7.7
1.20
.261
3.61
87
3.46
92
7.94
117.1
12 Rudy May
R. May
0.88
2622.0
2,314
535
152
156
.494
360
3.46
1,760
87
24
12
1,007
1,150
199
958
42
73
56
10,902
67
6.04
3.29
1.84
0.68
16.1
8.8
1.25
.266
3.95
99
3.38
94
7.94
61
13 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
0.88
2845.0
2,514
424
175
135
.565
409
3.41
1,642
103
30
1
1,079
1,194
219
1,017
124
7
35
11,844
51
5.19
3.22
1.61
0.69
13.9
8.6
1.24
.260
3.78
82
3.79
93
7.95
89.1
14 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
0.89
5282.1
4,692
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
3,574
178
58
5
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
102
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
92
3.23
90
7.99
181.2
15 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
0.89
2993.0
2,674
488
207
150
.580
374
3.06
1,796
212
33
26
1,016
1,197
136
1,249
19
79
1
12,648
65
5.40
3.76
1.44
0.41
14.2
9.9
1.31
.269
3.60
76
3.19
80
8.04
244.2
16 Mark Langston
M. Langston
0.89
2648.2
2,370
383
166
141
.541
380
3.81
2,252
79
18
0
1,120
1,241
265
1,145
43
1
26
11,164
79
7.65
3.89
1.97
0.90
20.2
10.3
1.33
.282
4.22
90
3.79
89
8.05
135.5
17 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
0.9
5217.2
4,672
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
4,136
254
55
2
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,683
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
87
3.14
86
8.06
271.5
18 Bob Lemon
B. Lemon
0.9
2850.0
2,559
460
207
128
.618
350
3.23
1,277
188
31
22
1,024
1,185
180
1,251
57
73
13
12,099
63
4.03
3.95
1.02
0.57
10.6
10.3
1.34
.255
3.74
84
3.79
99
8.08
7.5
19 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
0.9
3432.0
3,084
518
209
166
.557
465
2.95
2,486
167
49
6
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
82
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
83
3.02
88
8.09
162.2
20 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
0.9
3507.0
3,153
471
243
142
.631
457
2.89
2,303
244
52
2
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
1.82
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
21 Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
0.9
2682.1
2,416
517
177
135
.567
328
3.39
1,534
124
33
30
1,009
1,124
188
1,088
47
114
19
11,378
63
5.15
3.65
1.41
0.63
13.5
9.6
1.31
.261
3.77
87
3.50
90
8.11
120.2
22 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
0.9
2808.0
2,538
453
185
130
.587
379
3.14
1,632
172
36
11
979
1,130
222
822
12
33
61
11,505
53
5.23
2.63
1.99
0.71
14.2
7.1
1.20
.263
3.62
91
3.28
94
8.13
61.8
23 Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
0.9
3306.2
2,989
585
211
169
.555
433
3.27
1,999
193
38
33
1,201
1,325
284
1,178
30
85
35
13,853
48
5.44
3.21
1.70
0.77
14.4
8.5
1.26
.261
3.61
84
3.50
90
8.14
138.6
24 Dave McNally
D. McNally
0.91
2730.0
2,488
424
184
119
.607
396
3.24
1,512
120
33
2
982
1,070
230
826
72
7
56
11,229
59
4.98
2.72
1.83
0.76
13.5
7.4
1.21
.263
3.53
95
3.49
99
8.20
5.8
25 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
0.91
2669.1
2,435
402
158
133
.543
375
3.49
1,918
112
31
2
1,036
1,164
197
1,038
20
10
63
11,238
108
6.47
3.50
1.85
0.66
17.1
9.2
1.30
.277
3.92
96
3.49
95
8.21
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