mlb starting pitchers higher than a 4.00 era and less than 1.0 whip in a single season

Dutch Leonard had an ERA of 4.09 with a WHIP under 1.00 in 1942.

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Data note: Earned Run Average, Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched: player game data complete from 1901
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	NAME	ERA	WHIP	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%	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Dutch Leonard D. Leonard	4.09	0.94	1942	WSH	5	2	2	.500	5	13	1	1	0	33.0	26	15	15	1	5	0	0		130	0	3.55	1.36	2.60	0.27	10.0	3.8	.225	4.09	7.09
2	Lon Warneke L. Warneke	6.75	0.94	1945	CHC	1	0	1	.000	1	2	0	0	0	5.1	5	4	4	0	0	0	0		22	0	3.38	0.00		0.00	9.1	0.0	.250	6.75	8.44
3	Woody Abernathy W. Abernathy	5.14	0.71	1946	NYG	1	0	1	.000	1	2	0	0	0	7.0	4	4	5	2	1	0	0		26	0	2.57	1.29	2.00	2.57	7.7	3.8	.095	6.43	5.14
4	Jim Konstanty J. Konstanty	4.50	0.75	1954	PHN	1	0	0		1	2	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	4.50	0.00		0.00	13.3	0.0	.231	4.50	6.75
5	Max Surkont M. Surkont	5.40	0.96	1956	NYG	4	2	2	.500	4	14	1	0	0	25.0	18	15	15	5	6	0	0	0	100	0	5.04	2.16	2.33	1.80	14.0	6.0	.173	5.40	6.48
6	Phil Ortega P. Ortega	5.23	0.97	1961	LAD	2	0	2	.000	2	15	1	0	0	10.1	8	6	7	4	2	0	0	0	41	0	13.06	1.74	7.50	3.48	36.6	4.9	.200	6.10	6.97
7	Jack Spring J. Spring	4.15	0.96	1961	LAA	4	3	0	1.000	4	17	0	0	0	26.0	18	12	13	4	7	2	0	0	104	0	5.88	2.42	2.43	1.38	16.3	6.7	.189	4.50	6.23
8	George Witt G. Witt	5.68	0.79	1961	PIT	1	0	1	.000	1	5	0	0	0	6.1	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	24	0	7.11	1.42	5.00	4.26	20.8	4.2	.067	5.68	5.68
9	Jack Hamilton J. Hamilton	5.14	0.86	1963	PHI	1	0	1	.000	1	5	0	0	0	7.0	6	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	27	0	6.43	0.00		2.57	18.5	0.0	.200	5.14	7.71
10	Steve Ridzik S. Ridzik	4.80	0.93	1964	WSH	3	0	2	.000	3	9	0	0	0	15.0	14	8	11	4	0	0	0	0	59	1	5.40	0.00		2.40	15.3	0.0	.217	6.60	8.40
11	Bill Kelso B. Kelso	5.68	0.95	1967	CAL	1	0	1	.000	1	5	0	0	0	6.1	4	4	4	0	2	3	0	0	25	0	7.11	2.84	2.50	0.00	20.0	8.0	.267	5.68	5.68
12	Orlando Pena O. Pena	4.73	0.75	1973	BAL	2	0	1	.000	2	12	0	0	0	13.1	9	7	7	4	1	0	0	0	50	0	8.10	0.68	12.00	2.70	24.0	2.0	.152	4.73	6.08
13	Ron Reed R. Reed	4.73	0.98	1977	PHI	3	0	0		3	8	0	0	0	13.1	10	7	8	3	3	0	0	0	54	1	5.40	2.03	2.67	2.03	14.8	5.6	.175	5.40	6.75
14	Craig Minetto C. Minetto	5.40	0.90	1978	OAK	1	0	0		1	2	0	0	0	3.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	14	1	5.40	0.00		0.00	14.3	0.0	.273	5.40	8.10
15	Shane Rawley S. Rawley	5.54	0.92	1978	SEA	2	0	2	.000	2	7	0	0	0	13.0	10	8	8	0	2	2	0	0	51	0	4.85	1.38	3.50	0.00	13.7	3.9	.250	5.54	6.92
16	Jackson Todd J. Todd	6.43	0.86	1979	TOR	1	0	1	.000	1	3	0	0	0	7.0	4	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	27	1	3.86	2.57	1.50	2.57	11.1	7.4	.105	6.43	5.14
17	Craig Swan C. Swan	4.66	0.93	1981	NYM	3	0	2	.000	3	7	0	0	0	9.2	9	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	6.52	0.00		0.00	18.9	0.0	.300	5.59	8.38
18	Roy Lee Jackson R. Lee Jackson	4.82	0.96	1985	SDP	2	1	1	.500	2	5	0	0	0	9.1	7	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	38	0	4.82	1.93	2.50	0.96	13.2	5.3	.207	4.82	6.75
19	Steve Trachsel S. Trachsel	4.58	0.97	1993	CHC	3	0	2	.000	3	14	0	0	0	19.2	16	10	10	4	3	0	0	0	78	1	6.41	1.37	4.67	1.83	17.9	3.8	.211	4.58	7.32
20	Tim Pugh T. Pugh	5.40	0.90	1996	KCR	1	0	0		1	2	0	0	0	3.1	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	14	0	5.40	0.00		2.70	14.3	0.0	.200	5.40	8.10
21	Kevin Beirne K. Beirne	5.40	0.80	2000	CWS	1	0	1	.000	1	4	0	0	0	5.0	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	20	0	7.20	1.80	4.00	3.60	20.0	5.0	.083	5.40	5.40
22	Mark Petkovsek M. Petkovsek	4.15	0.92	2000	ANA	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	17	0	0.00	2.08	0.00	2.08	0.0	5.9	.133	4.15	6.23
23	Scott Proctor S. Proctor	5.40	0.60	2005	NYY	1	0	0		1	3	0	0	0	5.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	18	1	5.40	0.00		3.60	16.7	0.0	.077	5.40	5.40
24	Ubaldo Jimenez U. Jimenez	4.05	0.90	2006	COL	1	0	0		1	3	0	0	0	6.2	3	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	25	0	4.05	4.05	1.00	1.35	12.0	12.0	.111	5.40	4.05
25	Nate Karns N. Karns	4.50	0.92	2014	TBR	2	1	1	.500	2	13	0	0	0	12.0	7	6	6	3	4	2	0	0	49	0	9.75	3.00	3.25	2.25	26.5	8.2	.148	4.50	5.25

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