lowest earned run average as an al pitcher in 1972

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

Interpreted as:
lowest earned run average with a minimum of 1 IP per team game as an al pitcher in 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
3Catfish 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
4Jim 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
5Roger 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
6Mike 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
7Nolan 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
8Steve 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
9Blue 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
10Mickey 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
11Wilbur 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
12Ken 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
13Mike 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
14Ray 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
15Pat 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
16Dick 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
-4
17Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.73
1972
MIN MIN
39
17
17
.500
38
228
11
3
0
287.1
247
87
93
22
69
10
1
7
1,158
7
7.14
2.16
3.30
0.69
19.7
6.0
1.10
.271
2.91
87
2.63
81
7.74
20
18Dick Tidrow
D. Tidrow
2.77
1972
CLE CLE
39
14
15
.483
34
123
10
3
0
237.1
200
73
83
21
70
6
2
13
968
3
4.66
2.65
1.76
0.80
12.7
7.2
1.14
.239
3.15
86
3.47
103
7.58
-2.3
19Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
2.80
1972
DET DET
40
19
14
.576
39
222
9
3
0
280.0
216
87
99
23
110
9
0
7
1,145
9
7.14
3.54
2.02
0.74
19.4
9.6
1.16
.247
3.18
89
3.15
96
6.94
4.6
20Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.81
1972
CAL CAL
25
8
11
.421
21
142
10
3
2
169.2
125
53
56
5
68
2
4
8
690
2
7.53
3.61
2.09
0.27
20.6
9.9
1.14
.254
2.97
98
2.34
78
6.63
12.8
21Jim Lonborg
J. Lonborg
2.83
1972
MIL MIL
33
14
12
.538
30
143
11
2
1
223.0
197
70
75
17
76
11
1
11
929
5
5.77
3.07
1.88
0.69
15.4
8.2
1.22
.264
3.03
92
3.27
102
7.95
-1.9
22Rudy May
R. May
2.94
1972
CAL CAL
35
12
11
.522
30
169
10
3
1
205.1
162
67
79
15
82
0
3
6
849
3
7.41
3.59
2.06
0.66
19.9
9.7
1.19
.252
3.46
102
2.89
96
7.10
2
23Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.95
1972
BAL BAL
36
13
17
.433
36
120
12
6
0
241.0
220
79
85
15
68
2
0
15
979
1
4.48
2.54
1.76
0.56
12.3
6.9
1.20
.265
3.17
98
3.08
98
8.22
1.2
24Clyde Wright
C. Wright
2.98
1972
CAL CAL
35
18
11
.621
35
87
15
2
0
251.0
229
83
101
14
80
4
0
6
1,029
4
3.12
2.87
1.09
0.50
8.5
7.8
1.23
.255
3.62
103
3.43
114
8.21
-13.4
25Tom Bradley
T. Bradley
2.98
1972
CWS CWS
40
15
14
.517
40
209
11
2
0
260.0
225
86
94
19
65
2
0
4
1,056
7
7.23
2.25
3.22
0.66
19.8
6.2
1.12
.271
3.25
94
2.51
76
7.79
22.3
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