best earned run average in 1999 among players with saves

50 pitchers were tied for the best ERA in saves in 1999, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Rick Ankiel, Miguel Batista and Lance Painter.

NAMEERASVSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Rick Ankiel
R. Ankiel
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
2Miguel Batista
M. Batista
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.273
0.00
9.00
3Lance Painter
L. Painter
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
4Bronswell Patrick
B. Patrick
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
5Lou Pote
L. Pote
0.00
3
1999
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
7
1
3.86
0.00
0.00
14.3
0.0
0.43
.167
0.00
3.86
6Ron Mahay
R. Mahay
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
0
2.25
0.00
0.00
8.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
7Jeff Sparks
J. Sparks
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
13.50
6.75
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
0.75
.000
0.00
0.00
8Steve Montgomery
S. Montgomery
0.00
3
1999
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
3.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
11
0
9.82
2.45
4.00
0.00
36.4
9.1
0.27
.000
0.00
0.00
9Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
10Scott Aldred
S. Aldred
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
11Mike Remlinger
M. Remlinger
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
12Pedro Borbon
P. Borbon
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
13Scott Sauerbeck
S. Sauerbeck
0.00
2
1999
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
14Billy Brewer
B. Brewer
0.00
2
1999
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
15Bobby Chouinard
B. Chouinard
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
10.80
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
0.60
.333
0.00
5.40
16Shigetoshi Hasegawa
S. Hasegawa
0.00
2
1999
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
0
0.00
6.75
0.00
0.00
0.0
16.7
0.75
.000
0.00
0.00
17Alvin Morman
A. Morman
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
18Doug Henry
D. Henry
0.00
2
1999
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
7
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
28.6
0.0
0.50
.200
0.00
4.50
19John Frascatore
J. Frascatore
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
9.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.333
0.00
9.00
20Bob Wells
B. Wells
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
21Russ Springer
R. Springer
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
22Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.75
.250
0.00
6.75
23Terry Mulholland
T. Mulholland
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
24Albie Lopez
A. Lopez
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
12.00
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
25Dennis Springer
D. Springer
0.00
1
1999
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.67
.182
0.00
6.00
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