In baseball statistics, fielding independent pitching (FIP) is the measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on statistics that do not involve fielders (except the catcher). These include home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters, walks, and, more recently, fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and (to a much lesser extent) line drive percentage. It is considered to be a more accurate reflection of a pitcher's performance than earned run average.
This is a list of the top 100 leaders in career FIP, who have thrown at least 1,000 innings.
Hall of Fame pitcher Ed Walsh holds the major league record for lowest career FIP, with 2.018.
Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career earned run average. A blank field indicates a tie. Player Name of player. FIP Total career fielding independent pitching.* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.Bold Denotes an active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
List
Stats updated as of September 25, 2026. RankPlayerFIP1Ed Walsh*2.0182Rube Waddell*2.0333Satchel Paige*2.1884Addie Joss*2.1885Smoky Joe Wood2.2566Christy Mathewson*2.2637Chief Bender*2.2948Jack Pfiester2.3229Jim Devlin2.32510Tommy Bond2.33711Reb Russell2.35712Walter Johnson*2.37713Orval Overall2.38514Mordecai Brown*2.41415John Montgomery Ward*2.42716Fred Glade2.44517Eddie Plank*2.44818Cy Falkenberg2.49219Dick Rudolph 2.50920Doc White2.51121Terry Larkin2.51722Frank Smith2.52423Joe Lake2.53024Irv Young2.53625Red Ames2.53726Ray Collins2.53927Eddie Cicotte2.54328Bob Ewing2.55329Nick Altrock2.55630Charlie Smith2.55831Hooks Wiltse2.55932Andy Coakley2.58333George McQuillan2.58434George Bradley2.592 35Deacon Phillippe2.59536Nap Rucker2.59737Hippo Vaughn2.62638Jim Scott2.62839Joe Benz2.63440Ed Karger2.646 41George Bell2.64942Noodles Hahn2.65443Candy Cummings*2.66144Doc Ayers2.67045Jack Chesbro*2.67446Frank Corridon2.68447Sandy Koufax*2.68748Dave Davenport2.70049Harry Coveleski2.702Bobby Mathews2.702 RankPlayerFIP51Frank Owen2.704Al Spalding2.70453Willie Mitchell2.71054Bob Wicker2.71255Lee Richmond2.72556 Cherokee Fisher2.72957Jacob deGrom2.746Jim Whitney2.74659Babe Adams2.74760Al Demaree2.749Claude Hendrix2.74962Sam Weaver2.75262Bob Veale2.75964Mariano Rivera*2.76465Bill Donovan2.766 66Nick Cullop2.770 67Harry Howell2.78768Johnny Lush2.79169Jeff Tesreau2.79270Gene Packard2.79471Fred Beebe2.801Ed Killian2.80173Babe Ruth*2.80674Jake Weimer2.81475George Winter2.81676 Ed Siever2.81977Bob Groom2.82678Barney Pelty2.82779Chris Sale2.83780Russ Ford2.83881Sam Leever2.84082George Zettlein2.84283Dutch Leonard2.84384Ed Reulbach2.844Cy Young*2.84486Tom Hughes2.84587Toad Ramsey2.85388Clayton Kershaw2.855Pat Ragan2.85590Howie Camnitz2.857J. R. Richard2.85792Carl Weilman2.86093Jesse Tannehill2.86394Slim Sallee2.87195Jim McCormick2.87596Bill Bernhard2.877Bob Rhoads2.87798Ray Fisher2.88299Bob Gibson*2.881100Roy Patterson2.895
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