best era by a pitcher 1972

Luis Tiant had the best ERA in 1972, with an ERA of 1.91.

Interpreted as:
best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a pitcher 1972
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.91
1972
BOS BOS
43
15
6
.714
19
123
12
6
3
179.0
128
38
45
7
65
0
12
5
713
0
6.18
3.27
1.89
0.35
17.3
9.1
1.08
.234
2.26
59
2.62
77
6.44
14.9
2Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1.92
1972
CLE CLE
41
24
16
.600
40
234
29
5
1
342.2
253
73
79
17
82
12
1
16
1,345
11
6.15
2.15
2.85
0.45
17.4
6.1
0.98
.236
2.07
60
2.49
74
6.64
31.9
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1.97
1972
PHI PHI
41
27
10
.730
41
310
30
8
0
346.1
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5
4Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
1.99
1972
CIN CIN
25
15
5
.750
25
90
6
2
0
176.0
147
39
48
13
30
1
0
5
689
5
4.60
1.53
3.00
0.66
13.1
4.4
1.01
.241
2.45
60
2.86
90
7.52
6.4
5Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.04
1972
OAK OAK
38
21
7
.750
37
191
16
5
0
295.1
200
67
74
21
70
3
1
6
1,148
3
5.82
2.13
2.73
0.64
16.6
6.1
0.91
.207
2.26
70
2.77
91
6.09
8.5
6Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.07
1972
BAL BAL
36
21
10
.677
36
184
18
3
0
274.1
219
63
73
21
70
1
0
1
1,094
4
6.04
2.30
2.63
0.69
16.8
6.4
1.05
.242
2.39
69
2.82
90
7.18
9.3
7Roger Nelson
R. Nelson
2.08
1972
KCR KCR
34
11
6
.647
19
120
10
6
2
173.1
120
40
41
13
31
1
9
1
652
4
6.23
1.61
3.87
0.68
18.4
4.8
0.87
.220
2.13
68
2.54
79
6.23
12.6
8Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.08
1972
LAD LAD
33
19
9
.679
33
207
18
9
0
272.2
186
63
78
13
63
4
0
1
1,061
9
6.83
2.08
3.29
0.43
19.5
5.9
0.91
.224
2.57
64
2.23
71
6.14
27.9
9Mike Paul
M. Paul
2.17
1972
TEX TEX
49
8
9
.471
20
108
2
1
1
161.2
149
39
50
4
52
2
11
12
674
3
6.01
2.89
2.08
0.22
16.0
7.7
1.24
.285
2.78
72
2.38
75
8.29
14.1
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.28
1972
CAL CAL
39
19
16
.543
39
329
20
9
0
284.0
166
72
80
14
157
10
0
4
1,154
18
10.43
4.98
2.10
0.44
28.5
13.6
1.14
.236
2.54
79
2.48
83
5.26
16.6
11Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.32
1972
NYM NYM
34
15
10
.600
32
169
8
4
0
244.0
215
63
79
14
71
2
1
14
1,003
7
6.23
2.62
2.38
0.52
16.8
7.1
1.17
.269
2.91
69
2.65
81
7.93
16.5
12Steve Kline
S. Kline
2.40
1972
NYY NYY
32
16
9
.640
32
58
11
4
0
236.1
210
63
79
11
44
10
0
6
956
1
2.21
1.68
1.32
0.42
6.1
4.6
1.07
.239
3.01
83
3.19
105
8.00
-5
13Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.46
1972
STL STL
34
19
11
.633
34
208
23
4
0
278.0
226
76
83
14
88
3
0
11
1,119
10
6.73
2.85
2.36
0.45
18.6
7.9
1.13
.263
2.69
71
2.53
75
7.32
25.3
14Steve Blass
S. Blass
2.49
1972
PIT PIT
33
19
8
.704
32
117
11
2
0
249.2
227
69
80
18
84
4
0
8
1,024
6
4.22
3.03
1.39
0.65
11.4
8.2
1.25
.261
2.88
74
3.45
107
8.18
-6.9
15Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
2.50
1972
OAK OAK
31
15
6
.714
30
86
4
2
0
194.1
164
54
62
10
87
3
0
2
804
5
3.98
4.03
0.99
0.46
10.7
10.8
1.29
.249
2.87
86
3.57
118
7.60
-12.6
16Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2.50
1972
DET DET
41
22
14
.611
41
250
23
4
0
327.1
282
91
100
29
74
11
0
5
1,321
6
6.87
2.03
3.38
0.80
18.9
5.6
1.09
.264
2.75
79
2.80
85
7.75
17.9
17Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
2.51
1972
CWS CWS
49
24
17
.585
49
193
20
8
0
376.2
325
105
119
28
74
7
0
5
1,490
11
4.61
1.77
2.61
0.67
13.0
5.0
1.06
.250
2.84
80
2.98
91
7.77
13.1
18Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
2.51
1972
OAK OAK
39
19
11
.633
37
134
16
4
0
265.1
232
74
83
23
52
4
0
6
1,058
4
4.55
1.76
2.58
0.78
12.7
4.9
1.07
.247
2.82
86
3.14
104
7.87
-4.1
19Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
2.57
1972
BAL BAL
35
18
12
.600
35
132
17
4
0
248.1
197
71
78
21
71
0
0
4
989
3
4.78
2.57
1.86
0.76
13.3
7.2
1.08
.230
2.83
86
3.29
105
7.14
-4.7
20Ray Corbin
R. Corbin
2.62
1972
MIN MIN
31
8
9
.471
19
83
5
3
0
161.2
135
47
56
12
53
6
5
3
657
2
4.62
2.95
1.57
0.67
12.6
8.1
1.16
.245
3.12
84
3.43
105
7.52
-2.8
21Claude Osteen
C. Osteen
2.64
1972
LAD LAD
33
20
11
.645
33
100
14
4
0
252.0
232
74
82
16
69
4
0
4
1,033
5
3.57
2.46
1.45
0.57
9.7
6.7
1.19
.256
2.93
81
3.29
105
8.29
-5.9
22Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
2.65
1972
BAL BAL
38
16
18
.471
36
161
13
3
0
268.1
220
79
89
13
69
4
1
7
1,065
6
5.40
2.31
2.33
0.44
15.1
6.5
1.08
.253
2.99
88
2.64
84
7.38
14.7
23Don Wilson
D. Wilson
2.68
1972
HOU HOU
33
15
10
.600
33
172
13
3
0
228.1
196
68
79
16
66
2
0
2
927
11
6.78
2.60
2.61
0.63
18.6
7.1
1.15
.268
3.11
80
2.69
83
7.73
13.6
24Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
2.70
1972
PIT PIT
25
15
7
.682
25
96
4
1
0
163.1
156
49
60
6
33
3
0
4
663
2
5.29
1.82
2.91
0.33
14.5
5.0
1.16
.286
3.31
81
2.36
73
8.60
16
25Dick Woodson
D. Woodson
2.72
1972
MIN MIN
36
14
14
.500
36
150
9
3
0
251.2
193
76
93
19
101
2
0
5
1,033
4
5.36
3.61
1.49
0.68
14.5
9.8
1.17
.229
3.33
87
3.41
105
6.90
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