best era by a pitcher 1966

Sandy Koufax had the best ERA in 1966, with an ERA of 1.73.

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best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a pitcher 1966
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
41
317
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
2Gary Peters
G. Peters
1.98
1966
CWS CWS
30
12
10
.545
27
129
11
4
0
204.2
156
45
54
11
45
3
3
6
801
11
5.67
1.98
2.87
0.48
16.1
5.6
0.98
.237
2.37
61
2.70
81
6.86
14.9
3Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
2.22
1966
HOU HOU
38
12
10
.545
28
175
11
1
2
227.1
193
56
79
10
52
0
6
8
913
9
6.93
2.06
3.37
0.40
19.2
5.7
1.08
.271
3.13
63
2.27
67
7.64
28.6
4Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.23
1966
SFG SFG
37
25
6
.806
36
222
25
4
0
307.1
228
76
88
32
36
5
1
3
1,180
3
6.50
1.05
6.17
0.94
18.8
3.1
0.86
.221
2.58
62
2.86
82
6.68
21.3
5Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2.41
1966
PHI PHI
43
19
14
.576
41
252
16
5
1
314.0
260
84
91
26
55
19
2
8
1,254
5
7.22
1.58
4.58
0.75
20.1
4.4
1.00
.259
2.61
67
2.73
79
7.45
25.2
6Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
2.43
1966
CWS CWS
37
10
13
.435
29
124
4
2
1
211.0
185
57
64
14
53
6
3
11
864
14
5.29
2.26
2.34
0.60
14.4
6.1
1.13
.256
2.73
75
3.08
92
7.89
5.8
7Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.44
1966
STL STL
35
21
12
.636
35
225
20
5
0
280.1
210
76
90
20
78
5
0
5
1,119
12
7.22
2.50
2.88
0.64
20.1
7.0
1.03
.240
2.89
68
2.76
80
6.74
21.5
8Steve Hargan
S. Hargan
2.48
1966
CLE CLE
38
13
10
.565
21
132
7
3
0
192.0
173
53
60
9
45
1
3
8
776
8
6.19
2.11
2.93
0.42
17.0
5.8
1.14
.278
2.81
72
2.51
71
8.11
22.3
9Al Jackson
A. Jackson
2.51
1966
STL STL
36
13
15
.464
30
90
11
3
0
232.2
222
65
82
18
45
3
2
10
950
4
3.48
1.74
2.00
0.70
9.5
4.7
1.15
.257
3.17
70
3.41
99
8.59
1.1
10Jim Perry
J. Perry
2.54
1966
MIN MIN
33
11
7
.611
25
122
8
1
0
184.1
149
52
61
17
53
5
2
4
742
6
5.96
2.59
2.30
0.83
16.4
7.1
1.10
.242
2.98
71
3.37
91
7.27
6.7
11Tommy John
T. John
2.62
1966
CWS CWS
34
14
11
.560
33
138
10
5
0
223.0
195
65
76
13
57
7
0
4
904
10
5.57
2.30
2.42
0.52
15.3
6.3
1.13
.264
3.07
81
2.94
88
7.87
9.9
12Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2.75
1966
MIN MIN
41
25
13
.658
41
205
19
3
0
304.2
271
93
114
29
55
3
0
4
1,227
12
6.06
1.62
3.73
0.86
16.7
4.5
1.07
.259
3.37
77
3.02
82
8.01
22.7
13Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
2.80
1966
CLE CLE
34
16
8
.667
32
163
11
1
1
241.0
193
75
89
25
62
6
1
3
957
8
6.09
2.32
2.63
0.93
17.0
6.5
1.06
.240
3.32
82
3.40
96
7.21
4.2
14Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
2.80
1966
CIN CIN
32
16
8
.667
32
216
10
5
0
224.2
174
70
75
18
90
10
0
4
930
8
8.65
3.61
2.40
0.72
23.2
9.7
1.18
.262
3.00
73
3.01
81
6.97
17.7
15Claude Osteen
C. Osteen
2.85
1966
LAD LAD
39
17
14
.548
38
137
8
3
0
240.1
238
76
92
6
65
2
1
13
1,005
5
5.13
2.43
2.11
0.22
13.6
6.5
1.26
.292
3.45
87
2.57
81
8.91
16.3
16Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2.87
1966
CLE CLE
35
9
8
.529
28
225
8
5
3
194.1
130
62
66
12
102
6
5
3
806
5
10.42
4.72
2.21
0.56
27.9
12.7
1.19
.256
3.06
84
2.71
76
6.02
18.3
17Bobby Bolin
B. Bolin
2.89
1966
SFG SFG
36
11
10
.524
34
143
10
4
1
224.1
174
72
85
25
70
10
1
10
919
6
5.74
2.81
2.04
1.00
15.6
7.6
1.09
.222
3.41
80
3.80
109
6.98
-7.7
18Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
2.99
1966
KCA KCA
36
14
9
.609
22
87
4
1
3
177.2
144
59
69
8
63
6
6
8
733
6
4.41
3.19
1.38
0.41
11.9
8.6
1.17
.239
3.50
85
3.33
92
7.29
6
19Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.99
1966
LAD LAD
37
12
12
.500
35
209
6
2
0
225.2
192
75
82
19
52
3
0
6
916
5
8.34
2.07
4.02
0.76
22.8
5.7
1.08
.273
3.27
91
2.53
80
7.66
16.6
20Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.99
1966
SFG SFG
36
21
8
.724
35
201
13
3
0
255.2
242
85
92
15
40
5
0
3
1,035
7
7.08
1.41
5.03
0.53
19.4
3.9
1.10
.293
3.24
83
2.27
65
8.52
34.5
21Bob Veale
B. Veale
3.02
1966
PIT PIT
38
16
12
.571
37
229
12
3
0
268.1
228
90
99
18
102
5
0
6
1,111
10
7.68
3.42
2.25
0.60
20.6
9.2
1.23
.277
3.32
84
2.92
84
7.65
17.1
22Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
3.07
1966
TOT
38
18
11
.621
37
200
13
3
0
264.0
214
90
94
30
74
6
1
3
1,059
9
6.82
2.52
2.70
1.02
18.9
7.0
1.09
.246
3.20
86
3.43
93
7.30
8.2
23Dean Chance
D. Chance
3.08
1966
CAL CAL
41
12
17
.414
37
180
11
2
1
259.2
206
89
113
18
114
7
2
9
1,067
8
6.24
3.95
1.58
0.62
16.9
10.7
1.23
.251
3.92
94
3.47
102
7.14
-2.2
24Dave Boswell
D. Boswell
3.14
1966
MIN MIN
28
12
5
.706
21
173
8
1
0
169.1
120
59
66
19
65
5
3
2
691
12
9.19
3.45
2.66
1.01
25.0
9.4
1.09
.235
3.51
88
3.21
87
6.38
9.2
25Dave McNally
D. McNally
3.17
1966
BAL BAL
34
13
6
.684
33
158
5
1
0
213.0
212
75
91
22
64
4
0
1
905
9
6.68
2.70
2.47
0.93
17.5
7.1
1.30
.289
3.85
93
3.37
96
8.96
3.4
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