lowest earned run average as an al pitcher in 1971

Vida Blue had the best ERA in the AL in 1971, with an ERA of 1.82.

Interpreted as:
lowest earned run average with a minimum of 1 IP per team game as an al pitcher in 1971
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
2Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
1.91
1971
CWS CWS
44
22
13
.629
42
210
22
7
1
334.0
272
71
95
21
62
7
2
2
1,316
6
5.66
1.67
3.39
0.57
16.0
4.7
1.00
.247
2.56
53
2.63
71
7.33
38.9
3Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.68
1971
BAL BAL
37
20
9
.690
37
184
20
3
0
282.0
231
84
94
19
106
4
0
6
1,165
8
5.87
3.38
1.74
0.61
15.8
9.1
1.20
.249
3.00
77
3.19
90
7.37
11.5
4Mike Hedlund
M. Hedlund
2.71
1971
KCR KCR
32
15
8
.652
30
76
7
1
0
205.2
168
62
68
15
72
1
1
1
833
2
3.33
3.15
1.06
0.66
9.1
8.6
1.17
.229
2.98
78
3.72
105
7.35
-3.8
5Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.81
1971
MIN MIN
38
16
15
.516
38
224
17
5
0
278.1
267
87
95
21
59
5
0
1
1,126
5
7.24
1.91
3.80
0.68
19.9
5.2
1.17
.301
3.07
80
2.51
69
8.63
34.2
6Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.87
1971
NYY NYY
35
16
12
.571
35
132
19
7
0
269.2
234
86
100
16
69
4
0
6
1,091
5
4.41
2.30
1.91
0.53
12.1
6.3
1.12
.251
3.34
87
3.05
90
7.81
9.6
7Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.89
1971
BAL BAL
30
21
5
.808
30
91
11
1
0
224.1
188
72
75
24
58
5
0
2
899
5
3.65
2.33
1.57
0.96
10.1
6.5
1.10
.227
3.01
83
3.87
109
7.54
-7.8
8Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
2.90
1971
BAL BAL
38
20
8
.714
37
187
18
4
1
282.1
248
91
104
24
63
2
1
2
1,134
6
5.96
2.01
2.97
0.77
16.5
5.6
1.10
.261
3.32
84
2.92
82
7.91
20
9Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
2.91
1971
BOS BOS
32
16
10
.615
32
131
12
4
0
235.1
220
76
84
20
60
3
0
5
975
4
5.01
2.29
2.18
0.76
13.4
6.2
1.19
.263
3.21
79
3.24
86
8.41
13.7
10Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2.92
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
45
308
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
11Bart Johnson
B. Johnson
2.93
1971
CWS CWS
53
12
10
.545
16
153
4
0
14
178.0
148
58
67
9
111
6
24
6
784
11
7.74
5.61
1.38
0.46
19.5
14.2
1.46
.275
3.39
81
3.36
91
7.48
6.8
12Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
2.94
1971
MIL MIL
43
8
12
.400
22
92
1
0
0
180.1
164
59
67
23
62
5
4
10
760
1
4.59
3.09
1.48
1.15
12.1
8.2
1.25
.244
3.34
85
4.20
118
8.18
-12.9
13Steve Kline
S. Kline
2.96
1971
NYY NYY
31
12
13
.480
30
81
15
1
0
222.1
206
73
87
21
37
0
0
7
888
3
3.28
1.50
2.19
0.85
9.1
4.2
1.09
.247
3.52
90
3.44
102
8.34
-2.3
14Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.96
1971
OAK OAK
37
21
11
.656
37
181
16
4
0
273.2
225
90
103
27
80
4
0
7
1,109
2
5.95
2.63
2.26
0.89
16.3
7.2
1.11
.242
3.39
91
3.33
100
7.40
-0.4
15Tom Bradley
T. Bradley
2.96
1971
CWS CWS
45
15
15
.500
39
206
7
6
2
285.2
273
94
111
16
74
2
3
5
1,198
6
6.49
2.33
2.78
0.50
17.2
6.2
1.21
.286
3.50
82
2.53
68
8.60
36.2
16Dick Drago
D. Drago
2.98
1971
KCR KCR
35
17
11
.607
34
109
15
4
0
241.1
251
80
84
14
46
9
0
1
977
4
4.06
1.72
2.37
0.52
11.2
4.7
1.23
.297
3.13
86
2.98
84
9.36
15.4
17Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.99
1971
CAL CAL
38
20
13
.606
38
179
14
4
0
276.2
224
92
112
16
121
7
0
6
1,170
9
5.82
3.94
1.48
0.52
15.3
10.3
1.25
.246
3.64
91
3.29
97
7.29
2.1
18Clyde Wright
C. Wright
2.99
1971
CAL CAL
37
16
17
.485
37
135
10
2
0
276.2
225
92
105
17
82
3
0
10
1,107
7
4.39
2.67
1.65
0.55
12.2
7.4
1.11
.239
3.42
91
3.19
94
7.32
5.3
19Rudy May
R. May
3.02
1971
CAL CAL
32
11
12
.478
31
156
7
2
0
208.1
160
70
74
12
87
2
1
6
852
0
6.74
3.76
1.79
0.52
18.3
10.2
1.19
.249
3.20
92
2.98
88
6.91
9.2
20Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
3.05
1971
NYY NYY
37
15
13
.536
35
139
16
4
1
274.0
269
93
106
25
42
4
2
7
1,104
6
4.57
1.38
3.31
0.82
12.6
3.8
1.14
.273
3.48
93
3.12
92
8.84
7.5
21Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.08
1971
BAL BAL
38
20
9
.690
38
124
21
4
0
292.1
250
100
111
30
78
1
0
1
1,166
3
3.82
2.40
1.59
0.92
10.6
6.7
1.12
.236
3.42
89
3.74
105
7.70
-6.1
22Marty Pattin
M. Pattin
3.13
1971
MIL MIL
36
14
14
.500
36
169
9
5
0
264.2
225
92
100
29
73
4
0
11
1,057
1
5.75
2.48
2.32
0.99
16.0
6.9
1.13
.251
3.40
90
3.47
98
7.65
2.6
23Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
3.15
1971
DET DET
39
20
9
.690
38
236
16
3
0
286.0
241
100
106
17
96
7
0
3
1,174
7
7.43
3.02
2.46
0.53
20.1
8.2
1.18
.274
3.34
89
2.65
73
7.58
30.7
24Bill Parsons
B. Parsons
3.20
1971
MIL MIL
36
13
17
.433
35
139
12
4
0
244.2
219
87
95
19
93
4
0
10
1,022
5
5.11
3.42
1.49
0.70
13.6
9.1
1.28
.261
3.49
92
3.51
99
8.06
1.3
25Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
3.32
1971
MIN MIN
39
13
14
.481
38
137
15
4
0
260.1
275
96
104
16
47
6
0
9
1,098
8
4.74
1.62
2.91
0.55
12.5
4.3
1.24
.290
3.60
94
2.80
77
9.51
23.6
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