List of Major League Baseball career WHIP leaders
Addie Joss, the all-time leader in career WHIP.
In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. WHIP reflects a pitcher's propensity for allowing batters to reach base, therefore a lower WHIP indicates better performance. WHIP is calculated by adding the number of walks and hits allowed and dividing this sum by the number of innings pitched.
Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers in Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) with at least 1,000 innings pitched.
Addie Joss is the all-time leader with a career WHIP of 0.9678. Ed Walsh (0.996) is the only other player with a career WHIP under 1.0000.
Key
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career WHIP. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of the player. |
| WHIP | Total career WHIP. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
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Clayton Kershaw, the active leader and 4th all-time in career WHIP.
- Stats updated as of the 2016 season.
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
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