best era by a pitcher 1974

Buzz Capra had the lowest ERA in 1974, with an ERA of 2.28.

Interpreted as:
best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a pitcher 1974
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Buzz Capra
B. Capra
2.28
1974
39
16
8
.667
27
137
11
5
1
217.0
163
55
67
13
84
3
6
6
886
7
5.68
3.48
1.63
0.54
15.5
9.5
1.14
.231
2.78
59
3.29
85
6.76
13.8
2Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2.38
1974
41
20
13
.606
39
195
18
6
1
302.1
249
80
91
19
88
6
1
3
1,219
6
5.80
2.62
2.22
0.57
16.0
7.2
1.11
.252
2.71
62
3.03
78
7.41
27.4
3Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.41
1974
34
13
15
.464
34
195
14
7
0
265.1
221
71
82
8
76
5
0
11
1,076
4
6.61
2.58
2.57
0.27
18.1
7.1
1.12
.269
2.78
69
2.41
68
7.50
33.8
4Mike Marshall
M. Marshall
2.42
1974
106
15
12
.556
0
143
0
0
21
208.1
191
56
66
9
56
1
83
1
857
5
6.18
2.42
2.55
0.39
16.7
6.5
1.19
.281
2.85
70
2.58
71
8.25
23.9
5Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.49
1974
41
25
12
.676
41
143
23
6
0
318.1
268
88
97
25
46
4
0
2
1,240
1
4.04
1.30
3.11
0.71
11.5
3.7
0.99
.238
2.74
73
3.16
86
7.58
17.6
6Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.51
1974
37
21
13
.618
37
216
28
4
0
322.1
230
90
98
25
99
6
0
7
1,262
2
6.03
2.76
2.18
0.70
17.1
7.8
1.02
.224
2.74
69
3.21
87
6.42
17.3
7Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.59
1974
39
20
6
.769
39
221
13
3
0
292.1
227
84
93
24
94
3
0
0
1,179
6
6.80
2.89
2.35
0.74
18.7
8.0
1.10
.243
2.86
75
3.12
86
6.99
16
8Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.66
1974
37
17
17
.500
37
249
19
3
0
281.0
244
83
99
14
77
9
0
3
1,149
3
7.98
2.47
3.23
0.45
21.7
6.7
1.14
.288
3.17
71
2.36
65
7.81
39.4
9Lynn McGlothen
L. McGlothen
2.69
1974
31
16
12
.571
31
142
8
3
0
237.1
212
71
80
12
89
2
0
14
988
6
5.38
3.38
1.60
0.46
14.4
9.0
1.27
.269
3.03
74
3.18
91
8.04
8.4
10Jim Barr
J. Barr
2.74
1974
44
13
9
.591
27
84
11
5
2
239.2
223
73
81
17
47
2
5
10
959
3
3.15
1.76
1.79
0.64
8.8
4.9
1.13
.255
3.04
73
3.40
96
8.37
3.4
11Jim Rooker
J. Rooker
2.78
1974
33
15
11
.577
33
139
15
1
0
262.2
228
81
93
11
83
4
0
6
1,068
9
4.76
2.84
1.67
0.38
13.0
7.8
1.18
.261
3.19
79
3.05
84
7.81
16.5
12Al Fitzmorris
A. Fitzmorris
2.79
1974
34
13
6
.684
27
53
9
4
1
190.0
189
59
73
8
63
0
1
10
806
10
2.51
2.98
0.84
0.38
6.6
7.8
1.33
.265
3.46
75
3.55
100
8.95
-0.3
13Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2.82
1974
41
25
12
.676
41
225
29
6
0
328.1
286
103
117
27
45
8
0
3
1,305
4
6.17
1.23
5.00
0.74
17.2
3.4
1.01
.259
3.21
79
2.75
77
7.84
29.4
14Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.89
1974
42
22
16
.579
41
367
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
15Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
2.90
1974
33
11
10
.524
33
150
7
3
0
223.2
189
72
76
18
82
6
0
4
913
8
6.04
3.30
1.83
0.72
16.4
9.0
1.21
.260
3.06
83
3.45
100
7.61
-0.2
16Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2.92
1974
38
22
13
.629
38
176
25
7
0
311.1
281
101
106
21
82
4
0
3
1,266
1
5.09
2.37
2.15
0.61
13.9
6.5
1.17
.264
3.06
75
3.14
83
8.12
21.4
17Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2.92
1974
42
21
13
.618
39
142
15
3
0
277.1
263
90
106
18
63
6
0
3
1,139
4
4.61
2.04
2.25
0.58
12.5
5.5
1.18
.269
3.44
78
3.13
87
8.53
13.9
18Mike Caldwell
M. Caldwell
2.95
1974
31
14
5
.737
27
83
6
2
0
189.1
176
62
80
17
63
4
3
1
788
2
3.95
2.99
1.32
0.81
10.5
8.0
1.26
.256
3.80
78
3.92
111
8.37
-8.4
19Jim Perry
J. Perry
2.96
1974
36
17
12
.586
36
71
8
3
0
252.0
242
83
94
11
64
5
0
10
1,042
1
2.54
2.29
1.11
0.39
6.8
6.1
1.21
.259
3.36
81
3.39
92
8.64
8.6
20Don Gullett
D. Gullett
3.04
1974
36
17
11
.607
35
183
10
3
0
243.0
201
82
93
22
88
2
1
8
1,010
8
6.78
3.26
2.08
0.81
18.1
8.7
1.19
.250
3.44
87
3.35
93
7.44
7.1
21Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
3.07
1974
39
19
17
.528
38
117
9
3
0
255.1
273
87
111
14
51
3
0
3
1,073
5
4.12
1.80
2.29
0.49
10.9
4.8
1.27
.292
3.91
90
3.00
82
9.62
18.7
22Ross Grimsley
R. Grimsley
3.07
1974
40
18
13
.581
39
158
17
4
1
295.2
267
101
111
26
76
3
1
9
1,198
9
4.81
2.31
2.08
0.79
13.2
6.3
1.16
.258
3.38
89
3.44
98
8.13
1.8
23Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
3.07
1974
39
19
15
.559
39
157
12
2
0
281.0
282
96
111
23
75
4
0
5
1,170
6
5.03
2.40
2.09
0.74
13.4
6.4
1.27
.284
3.56
87
3.36
95
9.03
5.8
24Don Wilson
D. Wilson
3.08
1974
33
11
13
.458
27
112
5
4
0
204.2
170
70
80
16
100
4
2
2
875
4
4.93
4.40
1.12
0.70
12.8
11.4
1.32
.240
3.52
89
4.01
116
7.48
-13.4
25Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.11
1974
38
22
10
.688
38
106
20
5
0
269.1
253
93
106
17
86
2
0
4
1,111
2
3.54
2.87
1.23
0.57
9.5
7.7
1.26
.262
3.54
89
3.58
102
8.45
-2.6

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