lowest earned run average for an al pitcher in 2009

Zack Greinke had the lowest ERA in the AL in 2009, with an ERA of 2.16.

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lowest earned run average with a minimum of 1 IP per team game for an al pitcher in 2009

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2.16	2009	KCR	33	16	8	.667	33	242	6	3	0	229.1	195	55	64	11	51	4	0	0	915	5	9.50	2.00	4.75	0.43	26.4	5.6	1.07	.303	2.51	48	2.32	53	7.65	52.5
2	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2.49	2009	SEA	34	19	5	.792	34	217	2	1	0	238.2	200	66	81	15	71	8	0	0	977	17	8.18	2.68	3.06	0.57	22.2	7.3	1.14	.278	3.05	58	3.08	71	7.54	33.4
3	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	2.79	2009	TOR	32	17	10	.630	32	208	9	4	0	239.0	234	74	82	22	35	5	0	0	963	2	7.83	1.32	5.94	0.83	21.6	3.6	1.13	.306	3.09	63	3.05	68	8.81	37.1
4	CC Sabathia	3.37	2009	NYY	34	19	8	.704	34	197	2	1	0	230.0	197	86	96	18	67	9	0	7	938	5	7.71	2.62	2.94	0.70	21.0	7.1	1.15	.277	3.76	73	3.38	74	7.71	29.9
5	Jon Lester J. Lester	3.41	2009	BOS	32	15	8	.652	32	225	2	0	0	203.1	186	77	80	20	64	3	0	0	843	6	9.96	2.83	3.52	0.89	26.7	7.6	1.23	.313	3.54	73	3.14	73	8.23	27
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.45	2009	DET	35	19	9	.679	35	269	3	1	0	240.0	219	92	99	20	63	6	0	5	982	8	10.09	2.36	4.27	0.75	27.4	6.4	1.18	.319	3.71	76	2.79	63	8.21	43.9
7	Edwin Jackson E. Jackson	3.62	2009	DET	33	13	9	.591	33	161	1	0	0	214.0	200	86	93	27	70	5	0	3	890	6	6.77	2.94	2.30	1.14	18.1	7.9	1.26	.276	3.91	80	4.27	96	8.41	4.3
8	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	3.67	2009	TEX	31	13	10	.565	31	123	3	0	0	198.2	195	81	88	26	71	11	0	0	850	8	5.57	3.22	1.73	1.18	14.5	8.4	1.34	.273	3.99	79	4.79	105	8.83	-5.1
9	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	3.75	2009	LAA	33	16	8	.667	33	174	4	2	0	211.0	196	88	91	26	66	4	0	3	882	3	7.42	2.82	2.64	1.11	19.7	7.5	1.24	.278	3.88	85	4.03	92	8.36	7.7
10	John Danks J. Danks	3.77	2009	CWS	32	13	11	.542	32	149	1	0	0	200.1	184	84	89	28	73	5	0	1	839	1	6.69	3.28	2.04	1.26	17.8	8.7	1.28	.267	4.00	82	4.58	100	8.27	0.3
11	Jarrod Washburn J. Washburn	3.78	2009	TOT	28	9	9	.500	28	100	1	1	0	176.0	160	74	77	23	49	5	0	1	724	1	5.11	2.51	2.04	1.18	13.8	6.8	1.19	.250	3.94	86	4.57	105	8.18	-4.1
12	John Lackey J. Lackey	3.83	2009	LAA	27	11	8	.579	27	139	1	1	0	176.1	177	75	84	17	47	9	0	1	748	6	7.09	2.40	2.96	0.87	18.6	6.3	1.27	.299	4.29	87	3.72	85	9.03	12.7
13	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	3.84	2009	CWS	33	13	10	.565	33	105	1	1	0	213.1	222	91	97	27	45	5	0	3	874	2	4.43	1.90	2.33	1.14	12.0	5.1	1.25	.282	4.09	84	4.45	97	9.37	3.3
14	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	3.86	2009	BOS	32	17	6	.739	32	199	4	2	0	212.1	198	91	99	25	55	7	0	1	883	3	8.43	2.33	3.62	1.06	22.5	6.2	1.19	.290	4.20	83	3.62	84	8.39	16.7
15	Jeff Niemann J. Niemann	3.94	2009	TBR	31	13	6	.684	30	125	2	2	0	180.2	185	79	84	17	59	9	1	1	769	6	6.23	2.94	2.12	0.85	16.3	7.7	1.35	.301	4.18	93	4.06	94	9.22	5.3
16	Matt Garza M. Garza	3.95	2009	TBR	32	8	12	.400	32	189	0	0	0	203.0	177	89	93	25	79	11	0	0	861	3	8.38	3.50	2.39	1.11	22.0	9.2	1.26	.273	4.12	93	4.16	96	7.85	3.6
17	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	3.96	2009	DET	31	14	9	.609	31	89	0	0	0	170.2	176	75	81	23	52	3	0	0	720	6	4.69	2.74	1.71	1.21	12.4	7.2	1.34	.277	4.27	87	4.76	107	9.28	-5.8
18	Nick Blackburn N. Blackburn	4.03	2009	MIN	33	11	11	.500	33	98	3	0	0	205.2	240	92	103	25	41	3	0	1	882	2	4.29	1.79	2.39	1.09	11.1	4.6	1.37	.301	4.51	92	4.36	102	10.50	-2.2
19	A.J. Burnett	4.04	2009	NYY	33	13	9	.591	33	195	1	0	0	207.0	193	93	99	25	97	10	0	0	896	17	8.48	4.22	2.01	1.09	21.8	10.8	1.40	.295	4.30	88	4.32	94	8.39	6.1
20	Brett Anderson B. Anderson	4.06	2009	OAK	30	11	11	.500	30	150	1	1	0	175.1	180	79	94	20	45	3	0	1	735	0	7.70	2.31	3.33	1.03	20.4	6.1	1.28	.309	4.83	94	3.68	85	9.24	12.6
21	Gavin Floyd G. Floyd	4.06	2009	CWS	30	11	11	.500	30	163	1	0	0	193.0	178	87	93	21	59	2	0	4	797	8	7.60	2.75	2.76	0.98	20.5	7.4	1.23	.284	4.34	88	3.76	82	8.30	17.3
22	Scott Feldman S. Feldman	4.08	2009	TEX	34	17	8	.680	31	113	0	0	0	189.2	178	86	87	18	65	9	0	0	791	5	5.36	3.08	1.74	0.85	14.3	8.2	1.28	.273	4.13	87	4.30	95	8.45	5.1
23	James Shields J. Shields	4.14	2009	TBR	33	11	12	.478	33	167	0	0	0	219.2	239	101	113	29	52	1	0	1	930	3	6.84	2.13	3.21	1.19	18.0	5.6	1.32	.308	4.63	98	4.01	93	9.79	7.6
24	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	4.16	2009	NYY	32	14	8	.636	32	148	0	0	0	194.2	193	90	101	20	76	4	0	1	834	3	6.84	3.51	1.95	0.92	17.7	9.1	1.38	.295	4.67	91	4.14	90	8.92	9.6
25	Ricky Romero R. Romero	4.30	2009	TOR	29	13	9	.591	29	141	0	0	0	178.0	192	85	88	18	79	10	0	0	771	6	7.13	3.99	1.78	0.91	18.3	10.2	1.52	.333	4.45	97	4.32	97	9.71	2.7

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White Sox	61	56	.521
Twins	59	61	.492	3.5
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	71	.408	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/11	KCR	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Wed 8/12	KCR	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 8/14	KCR	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 8/15	KCR	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 8/16	KCR	@	LAA	4:07 PM

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Alvarez

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Schwarber

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Caminero

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Alvarez

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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Olson

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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Kurtz

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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Gray

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185

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WHIP Leaders

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K/9 Leaders

13.80

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11.51

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K/BB Leaders

6.80

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5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

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22

Rasmussen

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2,027

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

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68-50

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53-66

55-65

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Braves	71	48	.597
Phillies	64	56	.533	7.5
Marlins	60	59	.504	11.0
Nationals	59	61	.492	12.5
Mets	53	67	.442	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	45	.622
Cubs	69	50	.580	5.0
Cardinals	59	60	.496	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	16.5
Reds	56	61	.479	17.0
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Dodgers	71	48	.597
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Padres	63	57	.525	8.5
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Red Sox	64	54	.542	8.0
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Blue Jays	57	63	.475	16.0
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White Sox	61	56	.521
Twins	59	61	.492	3.5
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
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AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	61	59	.508
Rangers	60	59	.504	0.5
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Mon 7/27	AZ	@	PIT	2-3
Mon 7/27	BAL	@	DET	8-5
Mon 7/27	PHI	@	MIA	7-8
Mon 7/27	ATL	@	NYM	3-14

Schedule

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Tue 8/11	PIT	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/11	CHC	@	WSH	6:45 PM
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Zack Greinke had the lowest ERA in the AL in 2009, with an ERA of 2.16.

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