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walks and hits per inning pitched

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Also known as: WHIP
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  • Martínez, Pedro
    Pedro Martínez

    …also had the fewest combined walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP; 0.737) of all time. (The previous record holder was Walter Johnson, whose 0.780 WHIP came in 1913 at the height of the pitcher-friendly “dead-ball era.”) Martínez became a fan favourite in Boston and was a member of their…

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    …also had the fewest combined walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP; 0.737) of all time. (The previous record holder was Walter Johnson, whose 0.780 WHIP came in 1913 at the height of the pitcher-friendly “dead-ball era.”) Martínez became a fan favourite in Boston and was a member of their…

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