Since 2022, George Kirby has the lowest walk percentage by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with a walk percentage of 4.0.
- Regular season
| 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 | 4.0 | 803.0 | 140 | 53 | 45 | .541 | 140 | 3.72 | 759 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 802 | 332 | 353 | 93 | 132 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 3,296 | 14 | 8.51 | 1.48 | 5.75 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 1.16 | .310 | 3.96 | 8.99 |
| 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 | 4.9 | 732.0 | 122 | 55 | 28 | .663 | 122 | 2.63 | 861 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 560 | 214 | 238 | 59 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2,860 | 8 | 10.59 | 1.71 | 6.19 | 0.73 | 30.1 | 0.95 | .282 | 2.93 | 6.89 |
| 4 |  | B. Woo | 5.2 | 558.0 | 98 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 98 | 3.40 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 211 | 225 | 71 | 115 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2,231 | 7 | 8.95 | 1.85 | 4.83 | 1.15 | 24.9 | 1.00 | .253 | 3.63 | 7.15 |
| 5 |  | B. Pfaadt | 5.2 | 551.0 | 100 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 100 | 4.79 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 293 | 309 | 79 | 122 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2,338 | 6 | 7.94 | 1.99 | 3.98 | 1.29 | 20.8 | 1.27 | .305 | 5.05 | 9.41 |
| 6 |  | D. Rasmussen | 5.3 | 508.0 | 99 | 39 | 19 | .672 | 99 | 2.80 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 158 | 167 | 47 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1,998 | 18 | 8.24 | 1.88 | 4.39 | 0.83 | 23.3 | 1.00 | .259 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| 7 |  | C. Sánchez | 5.4 | 689.0 | 115 | 46 | 26 | .639 | 115 | 2.99 | 686 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 644 | 229 | 252 | 59 | 151 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2,812 | 20 | 8.96 | 1.97 | 4.54 | 0.77 | 24.4 | 1.15 | .308 | 3.29 | 8.41 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | L. Gilbert | 5.5 | 894.0 | 152 | 52 | 41 | .559 | 152 | 3.45 | 950 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 734 | 343 | 362 | 122 | 199 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 3,587 | 37 | 9.56 | 2.00 | 4.77 | 1.23 | 26.5 | 1.04 | .267 | 3.64 | 7.39 |
| 10 |  | J. Ryan | 5.6 | 743.1 | 134 | 50 | 45 | .526 | 134 | 3.78 | 831 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 641 | 312 | 338 | 116 | 170 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3,048 | 10 | 10.06 | 2.06 | 4.89 | 1.40 | 27.3 | 1.09 | .278 | 4.09 | 7.76 |
| 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 | 563.0 | 97 | 44 | 23 | .657 | 97 | 2.73 | 701 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 456 | 171 | 183 | 44 | 130 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2,267 | 10 | 11.21 | 2.08 | 5.39 | 0.70 | 30.9 | 1.04 | .305 | 2.93 | 7.29 |
| 14 | | K. Freeland | 5.8 | 734.2 | 136 | 28 | 60 | .318 | 136 | 5.17 | 538 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 422 | 465 | 119 | 187 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 3,216 | 12 | 6.59 | 2.29 | 2.88 | 1.46 | 16.7 | 1.44 | .320 | 5.70 | 10.63 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | A. Nola | 5.9 | 853.2 | 144 | 48 | 50 | .490 | 144 | 4.17 | 896 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 800 | 396 | 415 | 133 | 207 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3,514 | 9 | 9.45 | 2.18 | 4.33 | 1.40 | 25.5 | 1.18 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.43 |
| 17 |  | G. Cole | 6.0 | 620.0 | 103 | 44 | 26 | .629 | 103 | 3.22 | 695 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 497 | 222 | 231 | 84 | 149 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2,479 | 6 | 10.09 | 2.16 | 4.66 | 1.22 | 28.0 | 1.04 | .269 | 3.35 | 7.21 |
| 18 |  | Z. Wheeler | 6.1 | 838.0 | 139 | 63 | 30 | .677 | 139 | 2.97 | 966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 277 | 295 | 92 | 203 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3,340 | 14 | 10.37 | 2.18 | 4.76 | 0.99 | 28.9 | 1.02 | .272 | 3.17 | 6.96 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 |  | K. Gausman | 6.3 | 905.2 | 156 | 57 | 53 | .518 | 156 | 3.69 | 970 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 844 | 371 | 403 | 100 | 235 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3,747 | 11 | 9.64 | 2.34 | 4.13 | 0.99 | 25.9 | 1.19 | .306 | 4.00 | 8.39 |
| 22 |  | S. Gray | 6.4 | 807.1 | 143 | 60 | 35 | .632 | 143 | 3.38 | 844 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 723 | 303 | 324 | 80 | 210 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3,302 | 19 | 9.41 | 2.34 | 4.02 | 0.89 | 25.6 | 1.16 | .300 | 3.61 | 8.06 |
| 23 |  | M. Fried | 6.4 | 738.2 | 124 | 57 | 27 | .679 | 124 | 2.79 | 705 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 609 | 229 | 254 | 50 | 189 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2,966 | 28 | 8.59 | 2.30 | 3.73 | 0.61 | 23.8 | 1.08 | .280 | 3.09 | 7.42 |
| 24 |  | 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 |
| 25 | | R. Nelson | 6.5 | 505.2 | 93 | 26 | 23 | .531 | 93 | 4.43 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494 | 249 | 265 | 76 | 137 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2,111 | 12 | 6.96 | 2.44 | 2.85 | 1.35 | 18.5 | 1.25 | .280 | 4.72 | 8.79 |
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