best era by a pitcher 1978

Ron Guidry had the lowest ERA in 1978, with an ERA of 1.74.

Interpreted as:
best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a pitcher 1978
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
2Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.27
1978
TEX TEX
35
15
13
.536
33
157
18
2
1
270.0
252
68
93
14
51
4
2
4
1,097
8
5.23
1.70
3.08
0.47
14.3
4.6
1.12
.273
3.10
60
2.70
72
8.40
31.2
3Mike Caldwell
M. Caldwell
2.36
1978
MIL MIL
37
22
9
.710
34
131
23
6
1
293.1
258
77
90
14
54
7
1
3
1,176
8
4.02
1.66
2.43
0.43
11.1
4.6
1.06
.252
2.76
63
2.93
79
7.92
26.3
4Craig Swan
C. Swan
2.43
1978
NYM NYM
29
9
6
.600
28
125
5
1
0
207.1
164
56
62
12
58
2
0
8
819
1
5.43
2.52
2.16
0.52
15.3
7.1
1.07
.244
2.69
71
2.99
85
7.12
11.7
5Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.46
1978
BAL BAL
38
21
12
.636
38
138
19
6
0
296.0
246
81
94
19
97
1
0
1
1,197
5
4.20
2.95
1.42
0.58
11.5
8.1
1.16
.241
2.86
69
3.47
93
7.48
8.2
6Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
2.47
1978
MON MON
30
13
10
.565
29
126
11
1
1
219.0
186
60
64
12
64
2
1
2
871
1
5.18
2.63
1.97
0.49
14.5
7.3
1.14
.261
2.63
70
3.04
88
7.64
10.2
7Dave Goltz
D. Goltz
2.49
1978
MIN MIN
29
15
10
.600
29
116
13
2
0
220.1
209
61
72
12
67
1
0
1
913
4
4.74
2.74
1.73
0.49
12.7
7.3
1.25
.275
2.94
65
3.15
83
8.54
15.8
8Pete Vuckovich
P. Vuckovich
2.54
1978
STL STL
45
12
12
.500
23
149
6
2
1
198.1
187
56
65
9
59
2
15
5
819
7
6.76
2.68
2.53
0.41
18.2
7.2
1.24
.297
2.95
70
2.58
75
8.49
18.8
9Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
2.63
1978
SFG SFG
36
17
11
.607
35
147
16
6
0
260.0
218
76
85
10
85
4
1
11
1,062
6
5.09
2.94
1.73
0.35
13.8
8.0
1.17
.255
2.94
75
2.97
88
7.55
12.1
10Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
2.71
1978
LAD LAD
32
19
10
.655
32
104
10
3
0
236.0
196
71
74
17
61
0
0
4
942
3
3.97
2.33
1.70
0.65
11.0
6.5
1.09
.236
2.82
77
3.40
95
7.47
4.3
11Larry Gura
L. Gura
2.72
1978
KCR KCR
35
16
4
.800
26
81
8
2
0
221.2
183
67
73
13
60
4
1
3
890
1
3.29
2.44
1.35
0.53
9.1
6.7
1.10
.232
2.96
72
3.47
92
7.43
7.1
12Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.73
1978
SDP SDP
37
21
6
.778
37
154
5
2
0
260.2
241
79
96
9
66
2
0
8
1,055
4
5.32
2.28
2.33
0.31
14.6
6.3
1.18
.282
3.31
82
2.62
77
8.32
23.5
13Vida Blue
V. Blue
2.79
1978
SFG SFG
35
18
10
.643
35
171
9
4
0
258.0
233
80
87
12
70
0
0
4
1,042
5
5.97
2.44
2.44
0.42
16.4
6.7
1.17
.280
3.03
80
2.67
79
8.13
21.1
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2.84
1978
PHI PHI
34
16
13
.552
34
161
12
3
0
247.1
228
78
91
30
63
3
0
7
1,006
3
5.86
2.29
2.56
1.09
16.0
6.3
1.18
.264
3.31
78
3.65
101
8.30
-1
15Ed Halicki
E. Halicki
2.85
1978
SFG SFG
29
9
10
.474
28
105
9
4
1
199.0
166
63
74
11
45
7
1
9
819
1
4.75
2.04
2.33
0.50
12.8
5.5
1.06
.238
3.35
81
3.02
89
7.51
8.1
16Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.88
1978
CIN CIN
36
16
14
.533
36
226
8
1
0
259.2
218
83
97
26
89
0
0
11
1,075
6
7.83
3.08
2.54
0.90
21.0
8.3
1.18
.262
3.36
80
3.16
89
7.56
11.7
17Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2.88
1978
ATL ATL
44
19
18
.514
42
248
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
18Randy Jones
R. Jones
2.88
1978
SDP SDP
37
13
14
.481
36
71
7
2
0
253.0
263
81
104
6
64
0
0
20
1,058
4
2.53
2.28
1.11
0.21
6.7
6.0
1.29
.280
3.70
87
3.08
90
9.36
9.6
19John Denny
J. Denny
2.96
1978
STL STL
33
14
11
.560
33
103
11
2
0
234.0
200
77
81
13
74
6
0
4
936
8
3.96
2.85
1.39
0.50
11.0
7.9
1.17
.253
3.12
82
3.44
100
7.69
-0.8
20Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2.99
1978
BOS BOS
35
20
8
.714
35
162
16
3
0
268.1
258
89
99
30
71
7
0
8
1,121
3
5.43
2.38
2.28
1.01
14.5
6.3
1.23
.268
3.32
74
3.69
94
8.65
6.8
21Ed Figueroa
E. Figueroa
2.99
1978
NYY NYY
35
20
9
.690
35
92
12
2
0
253.0
233
84
96
22
77
3
0
4
1,038
6
3.27
2.74
1.19
0.78
8.9
7.4
1.23
.250
3.42
82
3.93
104
8.29
-4.8
22Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3.03
1978
PIT PIT
34
14
10
.583
34
182
11
4
0
243.2
217
82
94
17
66
6
0
5
1,011
6
6.72
2.44
2.76
0.63
18.0
6.5
1.16
.270
3.47
83
2.87
80
8.02
19.6
23Geoff Zahn
G. Zahn
3.03
1978
MIN MIN
35
14
14
.500
35
106
12
1
0
252.1
260
85
101
18
81
4
0
2
1,056
7
3.78
2.89
1.31
0.64
10.0
7.7
1.35
.286
3.60
79
3.67
97
9.27
3.6
24Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3.04
1978
TEX TEX
34
18
8
.692
30
157
16
4
0
249.0
228
84
92
21
41
3
3
2
990
2
5.67
1.48
3.83
0.76
15.9
4.1
1.08
.270
3.33
81
2.94
79
8.24
21.9
25Ross Grimsley
R. Grimsley
3.05
1978
MON MON
36
20
11
.645
36
84
19
3
0
263.0
237
89
103
17
67
2
0
6
1,068
4
2.87
2.29
1.25
0.58
7.9
6.3
1.16
.245
3.52
87
3.56
103
8.11
-3.3
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TEX TEX
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