+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: (BB + H)/IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Walks & Hits per IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 0.9960 | R |
| 2. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 1.1137 | L |
| 3. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 1.1320 | L |
| 4. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 1.1443 | L |
| 5. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 1.1455 | R |
| 6. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 1.1731 | R |
| 7. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 1.1746 | R |
| 8. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 1.1760 | R |
| 9. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 1.1807 | R |
| 10. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 1.1873 | R |
| 11. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 1.1956 | R |
| 12. | Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 1.2024 | R |
| 13. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 1.2034 | L |
| 14. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 1.2036 | R |
| 15. | James Shields (8, 31) | 1.2103 | R |
| 16. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 1.2232 | L |
| 17. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 1.2354 | R |
| 18. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 1.2365 | R |
| 19. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 1.2388 | R |
| 20. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 1.2468 | R |
| 21. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 1.2548 | L |
| 22. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 1.2761 | R |
| 23. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 1.2763 | L |
| 24. | Matt Garza (8, 29) | 1.2878 | R |
| 25. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 1.2914 | R |
| 26. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 1.2933 | L |
| 27. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 1.2948 | R |
| 28. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 1.3000 | R |
| 29. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 1.3033 | R |
| 30. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 1.3064 | R |
| 31. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 1.3107 | R |
| 32. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 1.3113 | R |
| 33. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 1.3155 | R |
| 34. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 1.3181 | L |
| 35. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 1.3213 | R |
| 36. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 1.3247 | L |
| 37. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 1.3252 | R |
| 38. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 1.3300 | R |
| 39. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 1.3339 | R |
| 40. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 1.3352 | L |
| 41. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 1.3376 | R |
| 42. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 1.3410 | R |
| 43. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 1.3444 | L |
| 44. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 1.3493 | R |
| 45. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 1.3513 | L |
| 46. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 1.3560 | R |
| 47. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 1.3565 | R |
| 48. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 1.3613 | R |
| 49. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 1.3627 | R |
| 50. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 1.3669 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Walks & Hits per IP | Throws |
| 51. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 1.3749 | R |
| 52. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 1.3808 | L |
| 53. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 1.3823 | L |
| 54. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 1.3843 | R |
| 55. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 1.3881 | L |
| 56. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 1.3958 | R |
| 57. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 1.4022 | R |
| 58. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 1.4052 | R |
| 59. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 1.4083 | R |
| 60. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 1.4157 | L |
| 61. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 1.4230 | R |
| 62. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 1.4231 | R |
| 63. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 1.4296 | R |
| 64. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 1.4313 | R |
| 65. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 1.4335 | R |
| 66. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 1.4391 | L |
| 67. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 1.4429 | R |
| 68. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 1.4440 | L |
| 69. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 1.4594 | L |
| 70. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 1.4684 | R |
| 71. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 1.4719 | L |
| 72. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 1.4744 | L |
| 73. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 1.4902 | L |
| 74. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 1.4926 | R |
| 75. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 1.5131 | R |
| 76. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 1.5590 | R |