which pitcher had the best era in the 80s with a minimum of 2050 ip

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Nolan Ryan had the lowest ERA when pitching at least 2050 innings, with an ERA of 3.14.

NAME ERA IP G W L W% GS 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 FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.14
2094.0
314
122
104
.540
314
2,167
44
15
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
2 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.19
2144.2
298
128
103
.554
287
1,644
102
27
2
1,876
760
869
133
838
16
5
54
8,957
81
6.90
3.52
1.96
0.56
18.4
9.4
1.27
.276
3.65
91
3.21
90
7.87
84
3 Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.21
2082.1
313
137
93
.596
311
1,457
47
22
0
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
4 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
3.32
2328.2
339
140
109
.562
331
1,380
92
27
1
2,019
859
954
183
825
104
4
29
9,654
39
5.33
3.19
1.67
0.71
14.3
8.5
1.22
.256
3.69
80
3.77
93
7.80
77.5
5 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3.64
2078.1
291
123
103
.544
288
1,480
94
21
0
1,984
841
919
212
557
73
1
26
8,623
44
6.41
2.41
2.66
0.92
17.2
6.5
1.22
.281
3.98
89
3.56
88
8.59
109.6
6 Jack Morris
J. Morris
3.66
2443.2
332
162
119
.577
332
1,629
133
20
0
2,212
995
1,085
264
858
23
0
66
10,208
124
6.00
3.16
1.90
0.97
16.0
8.4
1.26
.262
4.00
92
3.89
94
8.15
66.7
7 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
3.67
2121.2
331
128
114
.529
282
1,363
93
11
2
1,842
864
999
218
867
80
22
18
8,942
98
5.78
3.68
1.57
0.92
15.2
9.7
1.28
.253
4.24
90
4.14
103
7.81
-28.2

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HR

182

16th

R

686

21st

SO

1,504

2nd

ERA

3.86

11th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
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72 - 90

2

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6

HOU Astros

87 - 75

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
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Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
2-1
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
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STL STL
11-6

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Sun
10/5
DET DET
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SEA SEA
8:03 PM
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
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DET DET
4:08 PM
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10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM