Since 2022, George Kirby has the best walk percentage by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with a walk percentage of 4.2.
| NAME | BB% | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Kirby | 4.2 | 812.1 | 142 | 53 | 45 | .541 | 142 | 3.74 | 769 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 813 | 338 | 359 | 94 | 140 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 3,342 | 14 | 8.52 | 1.55 | 5.49 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 1.17 | .311 | 3.98 | 9.01 |
| 2 |  | M. Mikolas | 4.7 | 781.2 | 141 | 41 | 54 | .432 | 141 | 4.78 | 542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 830 | 415 | 435 | 122 | 155 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3,287 | 7 | 6.24 | 1.78 | 3.50 | 1.40 | 16.5 | 1.26 | .290 | 5.01 | 9.56 |
| 3 |  | T. Skubal | 4.8 | 744.0 | 124 | 57 | 28 | .671 | 124 | 2.64 | 874 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 571 | 218 | 242 | 60 | 141 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2,908 | 8 | 10.57 | 1.71 | 6.20 | 0.73 | 30.1 | 0.96 | .282 | 2.93 | 6.91 |
| 4 |  | B. Woo | 5.2 | 568.2 | 100 | 38 | 25 | .603 | 100 | 3.45 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 218 | 233 | 71 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2,284 | 7 | 8.97 | 1.88 | 4.76 | 1.12 | 24.8 | 1.02 | .258 | 3.69 | 7.28 |
| 5 |  | B. Pfaadt | 5.2 | 563.0 | 102 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 102 | 4.76 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 589 | 298 | 314 | 79 | 125 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2,387 | 6 | 7.93 | 2.00 | 3.97 | 1.26 | 20.8 | 1.27 | .306 | 5.02 | 9.42 |
| 6 |  | C. Sánchez | 5.3 | 702.1 | 117 | 47 | 27 | .635 | 117 | 2.99 | 702 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 655 | 233 | 256 | 61 | 152 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2,864 | 20 | 9.00 | 1.95 | 4.62 | 0.78 | 24.5 | 1.15 | .307 | 3.28 | 8.39 |
| 7 |  | L. Webb | 5.4 | 980.2 | 159 | 61 | 50 | .550 | 159 | 3.40 | 887 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 934 | 370 | 404 | 69 | 217 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 4,002 | 14 | 8.14 | 1.99 | 4.09 | 0.63 | 22.2 | 1.17 | .309 | 3.71 | 8.57 |
| 8 |  | D. Rasmussen | 5.4 | 519.2 | 101 | 41 | 19 | .683 | 101 | 2.75 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 159 | 168 | 47 | 111 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2,042 | 18 | 8.30 | 1.92 | 4.32 | 0.81 | 23.5 | 0.99 | .258 | 2.91 | 7.01 |
| 9 |  | J. Ryan | 5.6 | 754.1 | 136 | 51 | 45 | .531 | 136 | 3.77 | 844 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 652 | 316 | 342 | 117 | 172 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3,098 | 10 | 10.07 | 2.05 | 4.91 | 1.40 | 27.2 | 1.09 | .279 | 4.08 | 7.78 |
| 10 |  | L. Gilbert | 5.6 | 898.0 | 153 | 52 | 42 | .553 | 153 | 3.48 | 953 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 744 | 347 | 366 | 123 | 201 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 3,611 | 37 | 9.55 | 2.01 | 4.74 | 1.23 | 26.4 | 1.05 | .269 | 3.67 | 7.46 |
| 11 | | J. Taillon | 5.6 | 708.2 | 130 | 47 | 36 | .566 | 130 | 4.15 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 327 | 350 | 125 | 164 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2,931 | 12 | 7.45 | 2.08 | 3.58 | 1.59 | 20.0 | 1.18 | .267 | 4.44 | 8.51 |
| 12 | | B. Ober | 5.6 | 648.1 | 118 | 35 | 33 | .515 | 118 | 4.11 | 596 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 590 | 296 | 308 | 102 | 150 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2,662 | 3 | 8.27 | 2.08 | 3.97 | 1.42 | 22.4 | 1.14 | .272 | 4.28 | 8.19 |
| 13 |  | C. Sale | 5.7 | 568.2 | 98 | 44 | 23 | .657 | 98 | 2.72 | 711 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 460 | 172 | 184 | 45 | 130 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2,288 | 10 | 11.25 | 2.06 | 5.47 | 0.71 | 31.1 | 1.04 | .305 | 2.91 | 7.28 |
| 14 |  | N. Martinez | 5.7 | 506.1 | 91 | 34 | 24 | .586 | 91 | 3.70 | 369 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 208 | 216 | 64 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2,075 | 18 | 6.56 | 2.10 | 3.13 | 1.14 | 17.8 | 1.18 | .275 | 3.84 | 8.51 |
| 15 | | K. Freeland | 5.8 | 737.2 | 137 | 28 | 61 | .315 | 137 | 5.21 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 877 | 427 | 470 | 119 | 188 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 3,235 | 12 | 6.59 | 2.29 | 2.87 | 1.45 | 16.7 | 1.44 | .321 | 5.73 | 10.70 |
| 16 |  | N. Eovaldi | 5.8 | 686.2 | 118 | 51 | 28 | .646 | 118 | 3.46 | 667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 597 | 264 | 281 | 93 | 162 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2,784 | 18 | 8.74 | 2.12 | 4.12 | 1.22 | 24.0 | 1.11 | .275 | 3.68 | 7.82 |
| 17 |  | A. Nola | 5.9 | 866.2 | 146 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 146 | 4.15 | 908 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 807 | 400 | 419 | 135 | 211 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3,561 | 9 | 9.43 | 2.19 | 4.30 | 1.40 | 25.5 | 1.17 | .294 | 4.35 | 8.38 |
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 6.0 | 631.2 | 105 | 46 | 26 | .639 | 105 | 3.22 | 709 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 504 | 226 | 235 | 86 | 152 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2,523 | 6 | 10.10 | 2.17 | 4.66 | 1.23 | 28.1 | 1.04 | .268 | 3.35 | 7.18 |
| 19 |  | Z. Wheeler | 6.1 | 850.2 | 141 | 64 | 30 | .681 | 141 | 2.96 | 982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657 | 280 | 298 | 92 | 205 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3,388 | 14 | 10.39 | 2.17 | 4.79 | 0.97 | 29.0 | 1.01 | .273 | 3.15 | 6.95 |
| 20 |  | P. López | 6.2 | 635.0 | 110 | 41 | 32 | .562 | 110 | 3.70 | 679 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 577 | 261 | 277 | 77 | 162 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2,621 | 15 | 9.62 | 2.30 | 4.19 | 1.09 | 25.9 | 1.16 | .299 | 3.93 | 8.18 |
| 21 | | K. Hendricks | 6.2 | 502.1 | 95 | 22 | 36 | .379 | 95 | 4.84 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 270 | 288 | 73 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2,140 | 0 | 6.34 | 2.38 | 2.66 | 1.31 | 16.5 | 1.31 | .289 | 5.16 | 9.41 |
| 22 |  | K. Gausman | 6.3 | 911.1 | 157 | 57 | 53 | .518 | 157 | 3.68 | 977 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 850 | 373 | 405 | 101 | 236 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3,769 | 11 | 9.65 | 2.33 | 4.14 | 1.00 | 25.9 | 1.19 | .306 | 4.00 | 8.39 |
| 23 |  | M. Fried | 6.4 | 745.1 | 125 | 57 | 28 | .671 | 125 | 2.81 | 709 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 615 | 233 | 258 | 50 | 191 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2,993 | 28 | 8.56 | 2.31 | 3.71 | 0.60 | 23.7 | 1.08 | .280 | 3.12 | 7.43 |
| 24 |  | S. Gray | 6.4 | 819.2 | 145 | 61 | 35 | .635 | 145 | 3.36 | 853 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 730 | 306 | 327 | 81 | 214 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3,349 | 19 | 9.37 | 2.35 | 3.99 | 0.89 | 25.5 | 1.15 | .298 | 3.59 | 8.02 |
| 25 |  | J. Verlander | 6.4 | 583.1 | 102 | 40 | 30 | .571 | 102 | 3.35 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 217 | 241 | 62 | 155 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,412 | 13 | 8.35 | 2.39 | 3.49 | 0.96 | 22.4 | 1.15 | .277 | 3.72 | 7.93 |
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