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.[1][2]
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] |
List
- Stats updated as of July 7, 2026.
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
- ↑ "Ed Walsh Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ Dziurgot, Stanley. "Ed Walsh Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.