lowest fip by a player with at least 750 ip between 1973 to 1977

Between the 1973 and 1977 seasons, Tom Seaver had the lowest fielding-independent pitching when pitching at least 750 innings, with a FIP of 2.63.

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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	2.63	1338.2	172	87	47	.649	171	2.54	1,126	77	25	0	1,045	378	405	86	370	15	0	36	5,328	35	7.57	2.49	3.04	0.58	21.1	6.9	1.06	.257	2.72	72	73	7.03	143.6
2	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2.69	1414.0	178	79	72	.523	178	2.75	1,141	97	26	0	1,223	432	499	88	378	41	0	16	5,734	32	7.26	2.41	3.02	0.56	19.9	6.6	1.13	.278	3.18	72	72	7.78	167.3
3	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2.92	1082.0	142	66	49	.574	137	2.69	937	73	19	0	906	323	355	93	292	36	3	17	4,379	27	7.79	2.43	3.21	0.77	21.4	6.7	1.11	.269	2.95	76	81	7.54	86.5
4	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	2.92	1167.0	162	67	68	.496	161	3.15	830	57	22	0	1,066	408	460	76	333	13	0	43	4,797	32	6.40	2.57	2.49	0.59	17.3	6.9	1.20	.279	3.55	90	82	8.22	83.2
5	Ron Reed R. Reed	2.95	805.0	201	42	47	.472	88	3.33	461	17	4	30	767	298	345	45	194	12	67	33	3,328	21	5.15	2.17	2.38	0.50	13.9	5.8	1.19	.276	3.86	88	79	8.58	70.9
6	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2.97	1440.0	187	93	78	.544	184	3.03	1,604	105	23	1	1,002	485	557	74	883	37	3	14	6,079	62	10.03	5.52	1.82	0.46	26.4	14.5	1.31	.267	3.48	86	82	6.26	106
7	Tommy John T. John	3.03	798.1	120	59	27	.686	115	2.91	408	26	10	0	767	258	297	39	203	8	3	9	3,278	21	4.60	2.29	2.01	0.44	12.4	6.2	1.22	.278	3.35	83	84	8.65	53.7
8	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	3.10	1171.0	163	60	72	.455	162	3.28	711	55	15	1	1,080	427	486	63	367	19	1	28	4,838	47	5.46	2.82	1.94	0.48	14.7	7.6	1.24	.277	3.74	87	84	8.30	77.1
9	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	3.10	1223.2	192	72	66	.522	185	3.45	795	38	11	3	1,243	469	542	80	350	31	6	42	5,179	37	5.85	2.57	2.27	0.59	15.4	6.8	1.30	.296	3.99	88	80	9.14	105.1
10	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	3.11	1241.2	172	72	69	.511	168	3.15	909	59	11	2	1,126	435	495	89	406	20	2	34	5,141	23	6.59	2.94	2.24	0.65	17.7	7.9	1.23	.279	3.59	90	87	8.16	64
11	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3.16	1460.1	181	88	75	.540	181	3.13	1,007	116	22	0	1,293	508	569	122	392	20	0	29	5,911	28	6.21	2.42	2.57	0.75	17.0	6.6	1.15	.268	3.51	83	84	7.97	99.3
12	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3.16	1294.2	176	88	50	.638	175	2.95	865	59	19	0	1,077	425	467	103	349	20	1	19	5,257	30	6.01	2.43	2.48	0.72	16.5	6.6	1.10	.248	3.25	84	87	7.49	66.5
13	Dennis Leonard D. Leonard	3.19	786.0	110	52	33	.612	105	3.46	548	45	7	1	733	302	343	52	251	31	2	9	3,279	25	6.27	2.87	2.18	0.60	16.7	7.7	1.25	.284	3.93	90	86	8.39	47
14	Burt Hooton B. Hooton	3.21	1100.2	189	62	59	.512	152	3.43	650	38	13	2	1,039	419	474	76	312	11	11	26	4,575	26	5.31	2.55	2.08	0.62	14.2	6.8	1.23	.273	3.88	93	86	8.50	66.7
15	J.R. Richard	3.28	897.2	139	58	42	.580	125	3.39	721	36	8	0	723	338	374	45	467	10	3	5	3,790	51	7.23	4.68	1.54	0.45	19.0	12.3	1.33	.266	3.75	99	94	7.25	21.8
16	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	3.28	1173.1	159	69	45	.605	156	2.77	815	55	16	2	934	361	412	96	380	18	3	11	4,764	35	6.25	2.91	2.14	0.74	17.1	8.0	1.12	.243	3.16	77	90	7.16	48.2
17	Vida Blue V. Blue	3.29	1402.0	191	91	67	.576	190	3.13	844	74	14	1	1,255	488	557	96	451	12	1	21	5,784	44	5.42	2.90	1.87	0.62	14.6	7.8	1.22	.265	3.58	88	88	8.06	68.5
18	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	3.32	1432.0	182	94	56	.627	180	2.58	787	94	27	2	1,172	410	458	92	445	19	2	19	5,753	27	4.95	2.80	1.77	0.58	13.7	7.7	1.13	.245	2.88	72	91	7.37	51.9
19	Steve Busby S. Busby	3.34	862.2	122	59	44	.573	122	3.61	561	46	7	0	821	346	381	57	327	21	0	18	3,644	23	5.85	3.41	1.72	0.59	15.4	9.0	1.33	.285	3.97	95	91	8.57	34
20	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	3.36	1375.1	187	87	64	.576	187	3.29	1,048	79	11	0	1,212	503	573	118	514	15	0	34	5,718	34	6.86	3.36	2.04	0.77	18.3	9.0	1.25	.272	3.75	88	90	7.93	58
21	Randy Jones R. Jones	3.40	1095.2	164	63	66	.488	154	3.24	441	54	13	2	1,035	394	464	73	257	10	7	49	4,508	9	3.62	2.11	1.72	0.60	9.8	5.7	1.18	.258	3.81	94	97	8.50	11.3
22	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	3.41	1050.0	146	52	67	.437	145	3.80	675	68	9	0	1,069	443	500	106	273	8	1	24	4,362	40	5.79	2.34	2.47	0.91	15.5	6.3	1.28	.292	4.29	100	90	9.16	42.7
23	Bill Bonham B. Bonham	3.41	1034.2	192	50	68	.424	152	4.11	721	24	4	7	1,048	472	534	64	460	20	21	39	4,535	47	6.27	4.00	1.57	0.56	15.9	10.1	1.46	.301	4.64	104	88	9.12	54.5
24	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	3.42	1194.0	172	74	57	.565	169	3.47	637	60	15	2	1,188	461	518	74	418	10	3	42	5,081	39	4.80	3.15	1.52	0.56	12.5	8.2	1.35	.283	3.90	96	94	8.95	28.1
25	Doug Rau D. Rau	3.43	963.0	171	62	42	.596	140	3.23	552	23	8	3	935	346	372	76	277	21	14	7	4,020	9	5.16	2.59	1.99	0.71	13.7	6.9	1.26	.278	3.48	92	94	8.74	22.9

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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

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Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

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Arozarena

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Alvarez

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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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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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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Diamondbacks	86	74	.538	12.5
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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