lowest era in the 1980s minimum 300 games played

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

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	NAME	ERA	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	Tim 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
2	John 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
3	Dave 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
4	Jesse 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
5	Rich 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
6	Dan 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
7	Tom 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
8	Roger 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
9	Lee 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
10	Kent 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
11	Frank 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
12	Al 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
13	Greg 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
14	Craig 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
15	Scott 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
16	Gary 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
17	Jeff 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
18	Dave 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
19	Bruce 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
20	Nolan 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
21	Gary 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
22	Bob 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
23	Doug 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
24	Larry 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
25	Rick 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	-10.7

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Abrams

RBI

106

Abrams

AVG

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García

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Cavalli

200

Cavalli

ERA

3.02

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Adell

8

Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

13

DeLauter

12

Ramírez

12

Díaz

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

7

DeLauter

7

Kwan

Playoffs OBP Leaders

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Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

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De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Simpson

3

Acuña

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Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Williams

2

Rasmussen

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

23

Rasmussen

19

Sale

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Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

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Duran

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

155.6

Ramírez

149

Williams

147

Rasmussen

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

118

Ramírez

94.5

Williams

90

DeLauter

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Best Record ATS

97-72

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Worst Record ATS

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0