lowest era in the 1980s min 300 games

Tim Burke had the lowest ERA when pitching in 300+ games in the 1980s, with an ERA of 2.48.

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NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Tim Burke
T. Burke
2.48
330
37
19
.661
2
323
0
0
76
479.1
405
132
147
32
154
14
177
53
1,971
17
6.06
2.89
2.10
0.60
16.4
7.8
1.17
.258
2.76
69
3.33
91
7.60
19.7
2John Franco
J. Franco
2.49
393
42
30
.583
0
367
0
0
148
528.0
460
146
174
27
210
5
286
41
2,196
15
6.26
3.58
1.75
0.46
16.7
9.6
1.27
.273
2.97
66
3.26
86
7.84
31.7
3Dave Smith
D. Smith
2.54
514
47
41
.534
1
479
0
0
176
701.2
601
198
236
24
240
12
358
53
2,906
22
6.14
3.08
2.00
0.31
16.5
8.3
1.20
.268
3.03
74
2.89
84
7.71
43.3
4Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
2.55
478
52
51
.505
2
606
0
0
119
691.2
542
196
225
47
274
14
290
43
2,852
14
7.89
3.57
2.21
0.61
21.2
9.6
1.18
.259
2.93
71
3.13
87
7.05
38.3
5Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
2.64
494
58
39
.598
0
646
0
0
206
725.2
592
213
239
41
241
11
396
34
2,947
20
8.01
2.99
2.68
0.51
21.9
8.2
1.15
.274
2.96
71
2.73
72
7.34
87.7
6Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
2.67
637
53
43
.552
0
364
0
0
239
996.2
1,009
296
328
53
152
7
530
63
4,047
3
3.29
1.37
2.39
0.48
9.0
3.8
1.16
.275
2.96
67
3.17
81
9.11
83.5
7Tom Henke
T. Henke
2.81
320
27
22
.551
0
521
0
0
122
442.1
346
138
150
32
146
7
259
20
1,800
12
10.60
2.97
3.57
0.65
28.9
8.1
1.11
.287
3.05
68
2.39
59
7.04
82.5
8Roger McDowell
R. McDowell
2.91
324
36
32
.529
2
260
0
0
103
525.0
469
170
199
24
176
12
230
32
2,189
21
4.46
3.02
1.48
0.41
11.9
8.0
1.23
.259
3.41
82
3.43
94
8.04
11.3
9Lee Smith
L. Smith
2.96
586
50
57
.467
6
836
0
0
234
835.2
716
275
304
51
334
7
449
73
3,481
37
9.00
3.60
2.50
0.55
24.0
9.6
1.26
.295
3.27
75
2.75
72
7.71
100.2
10Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
2.97
687
59
68
.465
0
466
0
0
101
896.1
846
296
339
42
301
10
424
120
3,771
9
4.68
3.02
1.55
0.42
12.4
8.0
1.28
.272
3.40
80
3.35
91
8.49
34.2
11Frank Williams
F. Williams
3.00
333
24
14
.632
1
314
1
1
8
471.2
418
157
194
23
227
20
85
40
2,018
22
5.99
4.33
1.38
0.44
15.6
11.2
1.37
.275
3.70
82
3.64
96
7.98
7.6
12Al Holland
A. Holland
3.00
379
34
30
.531
11
505
0
0
78
636.2
541
212
239
55
227
5
216
54
2,670
12
7.14
3.21
2.22
0.78
18.9
8.5
1.21
.259
3.38
83
3.34
93
7.65
17.5
13Greg Minton
G. Minton
3.00
626
52
55
.486
1
418
0
0
146
963.1
925
321
369
38
414
10
386
118
4,106
41
3.91
3.87
1.01
0.36
10.2
10.1
1.39
.275
3.45
83
3.70
101
8.64
-1.2
14Craig Lefferts
C. Lefferts
3.00
472
32
39
.451
5
422
0
0
54
683.2
600
228
257
62
205
8
183
40
2,786
21
5.56
2.70
2.06
0.82
15.1
7.4
1.18
.258
3.38
83
3.64
97
7.90
7.7
15Scott Garrelts
S. Garrelts
3.01
313
56
41
.577
55
615
5
2
48
757.2
600
253
290
53
334
10
160
45
3,149
41
7.31
3.97
1.84
0.63
19.5
10.6
1.23
.256
3.44
86
3.41
93
7.13
21.7
16Gary Lucas
G. Lucas
3.01
409
29
44
.397
18
410
0
0
63
669.0
618
224
274
41
227
7
206
65
2,795
24
5.52
3.05
1.81
0.55
14.7
8.1
1.26
.273
3.69
84
3.35
91
8.31
25.5
17Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
3.06
629
56
60
.483
0
712
0
0
264
871.2
745
296
314
80
292
18
507
54
3,621
16
7.35
3.01
2.44
0.83
19.7
8.1
1.19
.264
3.24
81
3.36
90
7.69
35.3
18Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
3.08
466
73
59
.553
73
884
13
2
188
1066.1
941
365
417
55
437
14
332
35
4,509
31
7.46
3.69
2.02
0.46
19.6
9.7
1.29
.284
3.52
78
3.01
76
7.94
114.9
19Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
3.14
421
41
49
.456
0
443
0
0
195
651.1
598
227
249
55
194
11
333
56
2,691
11
6.12
2.68
2.28
0.76
16.5
7.2
1.22
.273
3.44
85
3.40
94
8.26
15
20Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.14
314
122
104
.540
314
2,167
44
15
0
2094.0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
9.31
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
90
2.82
81
6.89
159.5
21Gary Lavelle
G. Lavelle
3.18
395
37
39
.487
3
399
0
0
62
563.0
520
199
232
29
207
4
183
58
2,365
10
6.38
3.31
1.93
0.46
16.9
8.8
1.29
.284
3.71
88
3.10
85
8.31
32.9
22Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.21
313
137
93
.596
311
1,457
47
22
0
2082.1
1,885
743
821
155
666
49
0
40
8,655
43
6.30
2.88
2.19
0.67
16.8
7.7
1.23
.273
3.55
90
3.34
92
8.15
63.4
23Doug Sisk
D. Sisk
3.22
315
20
19
.513
0
189
0
0
33
506.2
505
181
223
14
255
20
157
31
2,212
14
3.36
4.53
0.74
0.25
8.5
11.5
1.50
.283
3.96
88
4.00
108
8.97
-17
24Larry Andersen
L. Andersen
3.22
447
27
27
.500
1
477
0
0
27
686.2
662
246
287
44
212
13
170
46
2,891
11
6.25
2.78
2.25
0.58
16.5
7.3
1.27
.288
3.76
86
3.17
85
8.68
41.1
25Rick Camp
R. Camp
3.23
313
48
41
.539
60
327
5
0
47
778.0
769
279
322
61
255
17
125
35
3,285
20
3.78
2.95
1.28
0.71
10.0
7.8
1.32
.270
3.72
85
3.94
104
8.90
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94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
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14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
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103
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73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
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NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
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98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
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