what pitcher had the best era in 1931

Lefty Grove had the best ERA in 1931, with an ERA of 2.06.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in 1931?
NAME ERA 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% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2.06
1931
PHA PHA
41
31
4
.886
30
175
27
4
5
288.2
249
66
84
10
62
1
10
1,160
2
5.46
1.93
2.82
0.31
15.1
5.3
1.08
.262
2.62
47
3.01
70
7.76
40.8
2 Bill Walker
B. Walker
2.26
1931
NYG NYG
37
16
9
.640
28
121
19
6
5
239.1
212
60
78
6
64
3
7
991
2
4.55
2.41
1.89
0.23
12.2
6.5
1.15
.258
2.93
60
3.27
84
7.97
16.3
3 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
2.65
1931
NYG NYG
36
14
12
.538
30
155
21
4
3
248.0
211
73
88
14
67
4
5
1,010
3
5.63
2.43
2.31
0.51
15.3
6.6
1.12
.256
3.19
71
3.46
89
7.66
11.5
4 Lefty Gomez
L. Gomez
2.67
1931
NYY NYY
40
21
9
.700
26
150
17
1
3
243.0
206
72
88
7
85
4
10
1,013
1
5.56
3.15
1.76
0.26
14.8
8.4
1.20
.259
3.26
64
3.35
83
7.63
18.2
5 Ed Brandt
E. Brandt
2.92
1931
BSN BSN
33
18
11
.621
29
112
23
3
2
250.0
228
81
94
11
77
4
4
1,035
3
4.03
2.77
1.45
0.40
10.8
7.4
1.22
.261
3.38
79
3.76
98
8.21
1.5
6 Heinie Meine
H. Meine
2.98
1931
PIT PIT
36
19
13
.594
35
58
22
3
0
284.0
278
94
121
9
87
7
1
1,202
4
1.84
2.76
0.67
0.29
4.8
7.2
1.29
.258
3.83
78
4.11
104
8.81
-4.9
7 Syl Johnson
S. Johnson
3.00
1931
SLN SLN
32
11
9
.550
24
82
12
2
2
186.0
186
62
73
9
29
2
6
766
3
3.97
1.40
2.83
0.44
10.7
3.8
1.16
.275
3.53
77
3.36
83
9.00
14.1
8 Freddie Fitzsimmons
F. Fitzsimmons
3.05
1931
NYG NYG
35
18
11
.621
33
78
19
4
0
253.2
242
86
111
16
62
0
1
1,045
5
2.77
2.20
1.26
0.57
7.5
5.9
1.20
.254
3.94
81
4.05
104
8.59
-5.5
9 Bump Hadley
B. Hadley
3.06
1931
WSH WSH
55
11
10
.524
11
124
2
1
7
179.2
145
61
81
4
92
1
28
768
4
6.21
4.61
1.35
0.20
16.1
12.0
1.32
.258
4.06
71
3.57
86
7.26
11.5
10 Tom Zachary
T. Zachary
3.10
1931
BSN BSN
33
11
15
.423
28
64
16
3
2
229.0
243
79
87
8
53
1
3
963
4
2.52
2.08
1.21
0.31
6.6
5.5
1.29
.281
3.42
84
3.72
97
9.55
2.6
11 Ray Benge
R. Benge
3.17
1931
PHN PHN
38
14
18
.438
31
117
16
2
2
247.0
251
87
107
12
61
5
7
1,044
2
4.26
2.22
1.92
0.44
11.2
5.8
1.26
.282
3.90
73
3.60
80
9.15
23.9
12 Lloyd Brown
L. Brown
3.20
1931
WSH WSH
42
15
14
.517
32
79
15
1
0
258.2
256
92
120
12
79
0
8
1,091
3
2.75
2.75
1.00
0.42
7.2
7.2
1.30
.265
4.18
75
4.02
97
8.91
3.5
13 Watty Clark
W. Clark
3.20
1931
BKN BKN
34
14
10
.583
28
96
16
3
1
233.1
243
83
86
4
52
1
2
981
3
3.70
2.01
1.85
0.15
9.8
5.3
1.26
.289
3.32
85
3.19
81
9.37
18.9
14 Bob Smith
B. Smith
3.22
1931
CHC CHC
36
15
12
.556
29
63
18
2
2
240.1
239
86
101
10
62
1
5
1,004
1
2.36
2.32
1.02
0.37
6.3
6.2
1.25
.264
3.78
83
3.92
98
8.95
2.4
15 Larry French
L. French
3.26
1931
PIT PIT
39
15
13
.536
33
73
20
1
1
275.2
301
100
127
9
70
1
4
1,170
5
2.38
2.29
1.04
0.29
6.2
6.0
1.35
.287
4.15
85
3.78
95
9.83
5.5
16 Bill Hallahan
B. Hallahan
3.29
1931
SLN SLN
37
19
9
.679
30
159
16
3
3
248.2
242
91
102
10
112
1
6
1,061
11
5.75
4.05
1.42
0.36
15.0
10.6
1.42
.298
3.69
84
3.72
92
8.76
9.1
17 Ray Kremer
R. Kremer
3.33
1931
PIT PIT
30
11
15
.423
30
58
15
1
0
230.0
246
85
110
6
65
5
0
994
3
2.27
2.54
0.89
0.23
5.8
6.5
1.35
.279
4.30
87
3.86
97
9.63
2.5
18 Larry Benton
L. Benton
3.35
1931
CIN CIN
38
10
15
.400
23
35
12
2
2
204.1
240
76
98
6
53
1
11
878
4
1.54
2.33
0.66
0.26
4.0
6.0
1.43
.299
4.32
90
3.94
103
10.57
-3.1
19 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
3.36
1931
SLN SLN
35
18
8
.692
23
134
15
4
2
211.2
225
79
88
9
65
4
10
901
6
5.70
2.76
2.06
0.38
14.9
7.2
1.37
.313
3.74
86
3.38
84
9.57
15.7
20 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
3.38
1931
BKN BKN
30
11
13
.458
29
150
12
2
0
218.2
221
82
99
12
53
0
1
918
1
6.17
2.18
2.83
0.49
16.3
5.8
1.25
.297
4.07
89
3.18
81
9.10
18
21 Glenn Spencer
G. Spencer
3.42
1931
PIT PIT
38
11
12
.478
18
51
11
1
3
186.2
180
71
83
8
65
5
14
783
6
2.46
3.13
0.78
0.39
6.5
8.3
1.31
.263
4.00
89
4.25
107
8.68
-6.1
22 Firpo Marberry
F. Marberry
3.45
1931
WSH WSH
45
16
4
.800
25
88
11
1
8
219.0
211
84
92
13
63
3
14
913
3
3.62
2.59
1.40
0.53
9.6
6.9
1.25
.265
3.78
80
3.98
96
8.67
3.8
23 Charlie Root
C. Root
3.48
1931
CHC CHC
39
17
14
.548
31
131
19
3
2
251.0
240
97
109
7
71
7
6
1,043
1
4.70
2.55
1.85
0.25
12.6
6.8
1.24
.282
3.91
90
3.36
84
8.61
17.9
24 George Uhle
G. Uhle
3.50
1931
DET DET
29
11
12
.478
18
63
15
2
2
193.0
190
75
88
10
49
4
11
808
6
2.94
2.28
1.29
0.47
7.8
6.1
1.24
.264
4.10
78
3.96
91
8.86
9
25 Clise Dudley
C. Dudley
3.52
1931
PHN PHN
30
8
14
.364
24
50
8
0
0
179.0
206
70
95
10
56
6
3
793
7
2.51
2.82
0.89
0.50
6.3
7.1
1.46
.292
4.78
81
4.32
96
10.36
4.5

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