List of Major League Baseball career WHIP leaders
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[1][2][3] is the all-time leader with a career WHIP of 0.9678. Jacob deGrom[4] (0.9934) and Ed Walsh[5] (0.9996) are the only other players with a career WHIP under 1.0000.
Key
[edit]| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career WHIP. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of player. |
| WHIP | Total career WHIP. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
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- Stats updated as of July 29, 2025.
Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Addie Joss Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Semchuck, Alex. "Addie Joss Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Addie Joss Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Jacob deGrom Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ed Walsh Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.