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Fame 46: A Good Head of Hair

Feb 21, 2024
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No. 46: Jim Palmer

Where you voted him: 54th overall

Over the last 100 years, here are the lowest WHIPs—walks and hits per inning pitched—in high-leverage situations:

  1. Jim Palmer, 0.993

  2. Sandy Koufax, 1.007

  3. Tom Seaver, 1.029

  4. Juan Marichal, 1.032

  5. Mariano Rivera, 1.070

Now, here is the career WHIP for each of those pitchers

  • Jim Palmer, 1.180 (118th all-time)

  • Sandy Ko…

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