lowest fip by a player with at least 1000 ip between 1971 to 1976

Between the 1971 and 1976 seasons, Tom Seaver had the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 1000 innings, with a FIP of 2.45.

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	NAME	FIP	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	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-	H/9	PRAA
1	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.45	1625.2	210	107	63	.629	208	2.46	1,468	92	25	0	1,271	444	480	108	442	24	1	34	6,460	41	8.13	2.45	3.32	0.60	22.7	6.8	1.05	.263	2.66	72	71	7.04	180.6
2	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2.57	1745.0	225	98	92	.516	224	2.76	1,411	110	29	0	1,556	535	606	111	437	49	1	23	7,083	36	7.28	2.25	3.23	0.57	19.9	6.2	1.14	.285	3.13	77	71	8.03	202.6
3	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2.77	1592.1	214	110	63	.636	212	2.70	1,116	80	29	1	1,287	478	537	103	398	26	2	23	6,398	39	6.31	2.25	2.80	0.58	17.4	6.2	1.06	.249	3.04	80	81	7.27	117.7
4	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	2.79	1279.0	177	75	66	.532	173	2.88	900	60	23	0	1,137	409	471	73	376	13	2	50	5,251	40	6.33	2.65	2.39	0.51	17.1	7.2	1.18	.274	3.31	83	81	8.00	95.1
5	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2.95	1577.0	219	103	92	.528	212	3.04	1,729	106	28	1	1,095	532	605	84	952	53	4	15	6,666	65	9.87	5.43	1.82	0.48	25.9	14.3	1.30	.263	3.45	90	86	6.25	84.1
6	Vida Blue V. Blue	2.97	1585.1	217	107	66	.618	214	2.72	1,099	87	25	1	1,297	479	547	103	501	16	1	22	6,413	45	6.24	2.84	2.19	0.58	17.1	7.8	1.13	.254	3.11	80	84	7.36	98.9
7	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	2.99	1100.2	174	62	64	.492	166	3.54	716	35	11	2	1,137	433	504	70	305	28	5	37	4,676	29	5.85	2.49	2.35	0.57	15.3	6.5	1.31	.300	4.12	92	79	9.30	94.8
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3.01	1845.0	225	113	91	.554	224	2.82	1,222	146	25	1	1,562	578	656	138	485	32	1	45	7,419	44	5.96	2.37	2.52	0.67	16.5	6.5	1.11	.257	3.20	78	83	7.62	120.4
9	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	3.07	1343.2	200	81	72	.529	184	3.20	960	61	11	3	1,246	478	540	98	428	23	7	37	5,587	37	6.43	2.87	2.24	0.66	17.2	7.7	1.25	.282	3.62	93	89	8.35	57.5
10	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3.07	1712.0	229	111	73	.603	228	3.18	1,332	110	21	0	1,515	604	678	133	610	17	0	48	7,105	51	7.00	3.21	2.18	0.70	18.7	8.6	1.24	.276	3.56	87	86	7.96	95.1
11	Ron Reed R. Reed	3.12	1116.0	204	59	71	.454	147	3.59	617	36	6	15	1,109	445	518	80	271	19	32	43	4,670	33	4.98	2.19	2.28	0.65	13.2	5.8	1.24	.279	4.18	96	85	8.94	67.4
12	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	3.12	1517.1	206	92	65	.586	199	2.70	1,067	78	23	4	1,182	456	526	105	530	25	7	20	6,177	41	6.33	3.14	2.01	0.62	17.3	8.6	1.13	.242	3.12	80	89	7.01	61.4
13	Dock Ellis D. Ellis	3.14	1110.1	169	83	56	.597	166	3.14	580	40	7	0	1,060	387	462	64	311	25	1	31	4,647	18	4.70	2.52	1.86	0.52	12.5	6.7	1.23	.272	3.74	91	91	8.59	38.7
14	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3.15	1692.2	221	112	82	.577	220	3.28	1,141	123	22	0	1,572	617	690	180	300	38	1	39	6,875	17	6.07	1.60	3.80	0.96	16.6	4.4	1.11	.267	3.67	87	85	8.36	99.8
15	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	3.16	1738.0	234	110	92	.545	231	3.05	942	104	23	1	1,643	589	695	130	410	35	3	23	7,123	36	4.88	2.12	2.30	0.67	13.2	5.8	1.18	.270	3.60	84	87	8.51	88.9
16	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	3.17	1753.1	232	99	95	.510	231	3.37	1,233	120	17	0	1,687	656	733	171	439	26	1	31	7,221	53	6.33	2.25	2.81	0.88	17.1	6.1	1.21	.283	3.76	93	87	8.66	93
17	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3.19	1067.2	145	61	57	.517	137	3.22	724	66	11	2	956	382	427	74	387	22	4	48	4,475	34	6.10	3.26	1.87	0.62	16.2	8.6	1.26	.270	3.60	90	92	8.06	31.3
18	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	3.19	1669.1	216	115	64	.642	214	2.45	962	110	30	2	1,359	454	519	108	522	21	2	25	6,743	32	5.19	2.81	1.84	0.58	14.3	7.7	1.13	.244	2.80	72	91	7.33	57.1
19	Burt Hooton B. Hooton	3.22	1117.0	193	63	66	.488	155	3.44	651	43	15	1	1,064	427	483	77	343	9	11	28	4,676	30	5.25	2.76	1.90	0.62	13.9	7.3	1.26	.274	3.89	93	87	8.57	58.1
20	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	3.26	1406.2	213	91	70	.565	203	3.29	677	64	12	0	1,444	514	586	111	282	25	3	18	5,834	18	4.33	1.80	2.40	0.71	11.6	4.8	1.23	.281	3.75	89	89	9.24	62.7
21	Rudy May R. May	3.26	1172.1	203	67	67	.500	170	3.38	815	55	14	3	987	440	506	79	476	13	13	28	4,880	24	6.26	3.65	1.71	0.61	16.7	9.8	1.25	.260	3.88	100	95	7.58	21
22	Dave Roberts D. Roberts	3.26	1365.1	213	77	78	.497	191	3.43	617	66	17	4	1,381	521	574	80	381	18	12	30	5,738	27	4.07	2.51	1.62	0.53	10.8	6.6	1.29	.280	3.78	99	95	9.10	25
23	Pat Dobson P. Dobson	3.28	1456.2	217	94	82	.534	208	3.35	844	63	12	1	1,404	542	612	117	408	16	3	44	6,041	34	5.21	2.52	2.07	0.72	14.0	6.8	1.24	.276	3.78	96	92	8.67	40.2
24	Rick Wise R. Wise	3.31	1329.0	186	85	69	.552	184	3.37	700	80	16	0	1,297	498	570	108	336	15	1	33	5,513	24	4.74	2.28	2.08	0.73	12.7	6.1	1.23	.273	3.86	90	91	8.78	47.6
25	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3.34	1644.2	240	96	75	.561	215	3.02	980	85	15	7	1,499	552	649	136	473	38	16	26	6,810	64	5.36	2.59	2.07	0.74	14.4	6.9	1.20	.263	3.55	80	89	8.20	75

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.5
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0

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Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

115

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.315

Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

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Arozarena

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Alvarez

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248

Williams

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Misiorowski

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Misiorowski

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25

Martinez

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Sale

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Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.5
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
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Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
Pirates	81	80	.503	20.5
Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	75	86	.466	26.5
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Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
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Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	10.5
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	19.5
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White Sox - x	83	77	.519	1.0
Twins	76	84	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	8.5
Royals	68	92	.425	16.0
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Astros	79	81	.494
Rangers	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0