lowest single season whip royals, by a single player, >34 ip, >3 gs, <26 years old

Steve Busby has the lowest WHIP by a pitcher younger than 26 for the Royals with more than 34.0 innings pitched and more than 3 starts in a season, with a WHIP of 0.90 in his rookie season in 1972.

NAME WHIP IP GS AGE SEASON TM G W L W% ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Steve Busby
S. Busby
0.90
40.0
5
22
1972
KCR KCR
5
3
1
.750
1.58
31
3
0
0
28
7
9
1
8
0
0
0
153
0
6.98
1.80
3.88
0.23
20.3
5.2
.239
2.03
51
1.77
55
6.30
6.3
2 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
0.96
262.1
35
25
1989
KCR KCR
36
23
6
.793
2.16
193
12
4
0
209
63
74
13
43
2
0
6
1,021
8
6.62
1.48
4.49
0.45
18.9
4.2
.255
2.54
56
2.44
66
7.17
36.9
3 Brad Keller
B. Keller
1.02
54.2
9
24
2020
KCR KCR
9
5
3
.625
2.47
35
1
1
0
39
15
16
2
17
2
0
0
215
1
5.76
2.80
2.06
0.33
16.3
7.9
.233
2.63
54
3.42
78
6.42
6
4 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.06
235.1
32
21
1985
KCR KCR
32
20
6
.769
2.87
158
10
1
0
211
75
79
19
38
1
0
1
931
1
6.04
1.45
4.16
0.73
17.0
4.1
.269
3.02
68
2.88
71
8.07
30.6
5 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.07
229.1
33
25
2009
KCR KCR
33
16
8
.667
2.16
242
6
3
0
195
55
64
11
51
4
0
0
915
5
9.50
2.00
4.75
0.43
26.4
5.6
.303
2.51
48
2.32
53
7.65
52.5
6 Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
1.07
71.2
12
25
2023
KCR KCR
12
5
2
.714
2.64
89
0
0
0
50
21
23
3
27
1
0
0
286
4
11.18
3.39
3.30
0.38
31.1
9.4
.283
2.89
59
2.48
58
6.28
14.3
7 Noah Cameron
N. Cameron
1.10
138.1
24
25
2025
KCR KCR
24
9
7
.563
2.99
114
0
0
0
109
46
46
18
43
3
0
1
556
3
7.42
2.80
2.65
1.17
20.5
7.7
.241
2.99
70
4.17
100
7.09
0
8 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.10
157.2
18
20
1984
KCR KCR
38
10
11
.476
3.48
73
2
1
1
138
61
71
13
36
2
9
4
634
7
4.17
2.05
2.03
0.74
11.5
5.7
.245
4.05
87
3.63
92
7.88
5.2
9 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1.11
238.2
34
25
1993
KCR KCR
34
18
8
.692
2.56
186
5
1
0
183
68
74
8
81
1
0
3
953
5
7.01
3.05
2.30
0.30
19.5
8.5
.258
2.79
58
2.89
68
6.90
36
10 Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
1.11
149.1
25
25
2014
KCR KCR
31
9
12
.429
2.53
113
0
0
0
113
42
52
12
53
5
1
2
606
5
6.81
3.19
2.13
0.72
18.6
8.7
.239
3.13
64
3.82
102
6.81
-1.3
11 Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1.13
208.1
30
24
1992
KCR KCR
30
15
8
.652
2.46
150
3
0
0
167
57
59
10
68
2
0
5
852
4
6.48
2.94
2.21
0.43
17.6
8.0
.252
2.55
61
2.97
78
7.21
20
12 Paul Splittorff
P. Splittorff
1.14
144.1
22
24
1971
KCR KCR
22
8
9
.471
2.68
80
6
3
0
129
43
49
4
35
4
0
1
583
1
4.99
2.18
2.29
0.25
13.7
6.0
.272
3.06
77
2.51
71
8.04
16.8
13 Brady Singer
B. Singer
1.14
153.1
24
25
2022
KCR KCR
27
10
5
.667
3.23
150
0
0
0
140
55
58
18
35
11
2
0
621
3
8.80
2.05
4.29
1.06
24.2
5.6
.300
3.40
80
3.58
92
8.22
5.5
14 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
1.16
257.0
33
23
1987
KCR KCR
33
18
10
.643
3.36
163
15
4
0
246
96
99
27
53
6
0
2
1,048
6
5.71
1.86
3.08
0.95
15.6
5.1
.274
3.47
75
3.65
84
8.61
19.5
15 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.17
145.0
24
20
2004
KCR KCR
24
8
11
.421
3.97
100
0
0
0
143
64
64
26
26
8
0
3
599
1
6.21
1.61
3.85
1.61
16.7
4.3
.267
3.97
82
4.70
102
8.88
-1.2
16 Brady Singer
B. Singer
1.17
64.1
12
23
2020
KCR KCR
12
4
5
.444
4.06
61
0
0
0
52
29
29
8
23
2
0
0
263
5
8.53
3.22
2.65
1.12
23.2
8.7
.260
4.06
89
4.07
93
7.27
2.3
17 Mike Hedlund
M. Hedlund
1.17
205.2
30
24
1971
KCR KCR
32
15
8
.652
2.71
76
7
1
0
168
62
68
15
72
1
1
1
833
2
3.33
3.15
1.06
0.66
9.1
8.6
.229
2.98
78
3.72
105
7.35
-3.8
18 Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
1.17
222.2
31
24
1969
KCR KCR
35
12
11
.522
3.23
130
10
1
2
198
80
89
29
62
4
2
3
907
6
5.25
2.51
2.10
1.17
14.3
6.8
.248
3.60
89
3.92
104
8.00
-3.7
19 Paul Splittorff
P. Splittorff
1.19
216.0
33
25
1972
KCR KCR
35
12
12
.500
3.13
140
12
2
0
189
75
81
11
67
4
0
2
876
6
5.83
2.79
2.09
0.46
16.0
7.6
.272
3.38
102
2.74
86
7.88
10.8
20 Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
1.19
269.2
35
25
1988
KCR KCR
35
20
8
.714
2.70
183
8
4
0
237
81
94
11
83
6
0
3
1,111
12
6.11
2.77
2.20
0.37
16.5
7.5
.273
3.14
68
2.92
77
7.91
26.6
21 Jose Rosado
J. Rosado
1.19
106.2
16
21
1996
KCR KCR
16
8
6
.571
3.21
64
2
1
0
101
38
39
7
26
4
0
1
441
5
5.40
2.19
2.46
0.59
14.5
5.9
.276
3.29
63
3.66
73
8.52
15.8
22 Steve Busby
S. Busby
1.21
260.1
34
25
1975
KCR KCR
34
18
12
.600
3.08
160
18
3
0
233
89
96
18
81
3
0
4
1,064
8
5.53
2.80
1.98
0.62
15.0
7.6
.268
3.32
79
3.21
86
8.06
15
23 Eric Skoglund
E. Skoglund
1.21
70.0
13
25
2018
KCR KCR
14
1
6
.143
5.14
49
0
0
0
66
40
41
12
19
6
0
0
293
3
6.30
2.44
2.58
1.54
16.7
6.5
.261
5.27
118
5.06
122
8.49
-7.3
24 Chris Haney
C. Haney
1.21
42.0
7
23
1992
KCR KCR
7
2
3
.400
3.86
27
1
1
0
35
18
18
5
16
0
0
2
174
0
5.79
3.43
1.69
1.07
15.5
9.2
.238
3.86
96
4.18
110
7.50
-1.8
25 Roger Nelson
R. Nelson
1.22
193.1
29
25
1969
KCR KCR
29
7
13
.350
3.31
82
8
1
0
170
71
78
12
65
6
0
4
790
8
3.82
3.03
1.26
0.56
10.4
8.2
.253
3.63
91
3.56
95
7.91
4.4

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Team Rankings

HR

159

26th

R

651

26th

SO

1,271

26th

ERA

3.73

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
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82 - 80

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7-5
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
5-0
Mon
9/15
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Mon
9/15
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
8-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
5:03 PM
Mon
10/13
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:08 PM
Tue
10/14
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:08 PM
Wed
10/15
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Thu
10/16
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM