Larry Gura had the best ERA when pitching at least 40 innings in September 1981, with an ERA of 1.09.
| NAME | ERA | IP | MONTH | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Gura | 1.09 | 49.2 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 2 | 2.54 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 0.36 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 0.79 | .173 | 1.99 | 5.44 |
| 2 | | D. Sutton | 1.10 | 41.0 | September 1981 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 4.83 | 0.66 | 7.33 | 0.66 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.63 | .168 | 1.76 | 5.05 |
| 3 |  | S. Carlton | 1.44 | 50.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 9.18 | 2.70 | 3.40 | 0.72 | 27.0 | 7.9 | 0.94 | .237 | 1.80 | 5.76 |
| 4 | | D. Leonard | 1.72 | 57.2 | September 1981 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 1 | 4.68 | 1.40 | 3.33 | 0.62 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 1.02 | .249 | 2.18 | 7.80 |
| 5 | | D. Stieb | 1.87 | 43.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 0 | 5.61 | 2.91 | 1.93 | 0.21 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 0.99 | .215 | 1.87 | 6.02 |
| 6 | | S. McCatty | 1.88 | 48.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 5.44 | 2.44 | 2.23 | 0.38 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.08 | .257 | 2.06 | 7.31 |
| 7 | | M. Krukow | 1.88 | 48.0 | September 1981 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2 | 6.56 | 1.88 | 3.50 | 0.19 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 1.15 | .286 | 2.63 | 8.44 |
| 8 | | D. Petry | 1.91 | 56.2 | September 1981 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 1 | 5.56 | 2.70 | 2.06 | 0.32 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 1.02 | .229 | 1.91 | 6.51 |
| 9 | | J. Niekro | 1.93 | 42.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 3.86 | 3.21 | 1.20 | 0.64 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 1.07 | .213 | 1.93 | 6.43 |
| 10 | | C. Hough | 2.03 | 44.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 3 | 7.31 | 3.45 | 2.12 | 0.41 | 21.6 | 10.2 | 0.90 | .189 | 2.44 | 4.67 |
| 11 | | V. Ruhle | 2.14 | 42.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 2.57 | 0.86 | 3.00 | 0.43 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.95 | .241 | 2.57 | 7.71 |
| 12 | | T. John | 2.30 | 43.0 | September 1981 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 2 | 2.93 | 2.09 | 1.40 | 0.84 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 1.16 | .247 | 2.51 | 8.37 |
| 13 | | J. Denny | 2.35 | 46.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 2 | 7.24 | 3.91 | 1.85 | 0.20 | 19.4 | 10.5 | 1.30 | .293 | 2.54 | 7.83 |
| 14 | | B. Knepper | 2.38 | 41.2 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 5.40 | 3.24 | 1.67 | 0.22 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 1.10 | .242 | 2.38 | 6.70 |
| 15 | | F. Valenzuela | 2.47 | 47.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 2 | 6.85 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 0.19 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 1.10 | .268 | 2.47 | 7.23 |
| 16 | | R. Reuschel | 2.55 | 42.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 2.55 | 1.49 | 1.71 | 0.43 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 1.16 | .276 | 2.76 | 8.93 |
| 17 | | D. Lamp | 2.59 | 48.2 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 1 | 5.18 | 2.40 | 2.15 | 0.37 | 14.4 | 6.7 | 1.09 | .250 | 3.14 | 7.40 |
| 18 | | M. Witt | 2.70 | 40.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 1 | 5.40 | 2.93 | 1.85 | 0.45 | 14.1 | 7.6 | 1.27 | .279 | 4.50 | 8.55 |
| 19 |  | T. Seaver | 2.74 | 42.2 | September 1981 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 1 | 3.80 | 2.74 | 1.38 | 0.42 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 1.01 | .211 | 2.95 | 6.33 |
| 20 | | B. Gullickson | 2.83 | 41.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 1 | 7.62 | 2.18 | 3.50 | 0.44 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 1.11 | .279 | 3.27 | 7.84 |
| 21 | | D. Medich | 2.87 | 47.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 1 | 4.79 | 3.06 | 1.56 | 0.96 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 1.17 | .233 | 2.87 | 7.47 |
| 22 | | T. Brennan | 2.90 | 40.1 | September 1981 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 2.90 | 2.68 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.29 | .255 | 3.57 | 8.93 |
| 23 | | B. Burns | 3.19 | 48.0 | September 1981 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 7.31 | 2.81 | 2.60 | 1.13 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.63 |
| 24 | | M. Soto | 3.29 | 41.0 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 2 | 7.02 | 2.85 | 2.46 | 0.88 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 1.22 | .266 | 3.51 | 8.12 |
| 25 | | D. Alexander | 3.32 | 40.2 | September 1981 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 2 | 3.32 | 2.43 | 1.36 | 0.66 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 1.23 | .255 | 3.32 | 8.63 |
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