which pitcher had the most complete games with 3 earned runs of less in one season since 1920

Since 1920, Bobo Newsom has the most complete games with 3+ earned runs in a season, with 22 complete games in 1938.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher had the most complete games with 3 or more earned runs of less in one season since 1920?
NAME CG ER SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO SHO SV IP H R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
22
171
1938
SLA SLA
31
11
16
.407
31
6.31
161
0
0
244.0
271
183
26
145
3
0
1,115
3
5.94
5.35
1.11
0.96
14.4
13.0
1.70
.314
6.75
10.00
2 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
21
113
1923
BKN BKN
26
12
14
.462
26
4.68
70
0
0
217.1
273
138
9
73
8
0
988
5
2.90
3.02
0.96
0.37
7.1
7.4
1.59
.319
5.71
11.31
3 Jim Tobin
J. Tobin
18
111
1942
BSN BSN
24
4
16
.200
23
5.26
46
0
0
190.0
206
122
16
68
5
0
831
6
2.18
3.22
0.68
0.76
5.5
8.2
1.44
.273
5.78
9.76
4 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
18
116
1924
BKN BKN
24
11
12
.478
24
5.24
80
0
0
199.1
253
132
13
63
4
0
898
4
3.61
2.84
1.27
0.59
8.9
7.0
1.59
.325
5.96
11.42
5 Rick Langford
R. Langford
17
93
1980
OAK OAK
22
11
8
.579
22
4.44
67
0
0
188.2
203
98
24
43
1
0
4
785
4
3.20
2.05
1.56
1.14
8.5
5.5
1.30
.275
4.67
9.68
6 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
17
107
1936
NYY NYY
24
11
12
.478
24
5.02
69
0
0
192.0
222
122
21
73
3
0
853
7
3.23
3.42
0.95
0.98
8.1
8.6
1.54
.293
5.72
10.41
7 Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
16
135
1937
TOT
25
9
14
.391
25
6.80
80
0
0
178.2
240
144
23
75
1
0
836
1
4.03
3.78
1.07
1.16
9.6
9.0
1.76
.330
7.25
12.09
8 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
16
98
1928
PIT PIT
23
9
12
.429
23
4.88
50
0
0
180.2
208
122
8
50
7
0
795
2
2.49
2.49
1.00
0.40
6.3
6.3
1.43
.294
6.08
10.36
9 Thornton Lee
T. Lee
15
75
1940
CWS CWS
18
3
13
.188
18
4.62
52
0
0
146.0
180
83
11
42
2
0
646
2
3.21
2.59
1.24
0.68
8.0
6.5
1.52
.314
5.12
11.10
10 James DeShong
J. DeShong
15
134
1937
WSH WSH
29
9
14
.391
28
5.96
61
0
0
202.1
244
146
15
101
3
1
931
3
2.71
4.49
0.60
0.67
6.6
10.8
1.71
.305
6.49
10.85
11 Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
15
126
1936
BSA BSA
25
7
15
.318
25
6.27
57
0
0
181.0
236
139
11
77
5
0
847
2
2.83
3.83
0.74
0.55
6.7
9.1
1.73
.323
6.91
11.73
12 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
15
121
1936
WSH WSH
26
9
12
.429
26
5.75
95
0
0
189.1
223
129
11
110
1
0
874
6
4.52
5.23
0.86
0.52
10.9
12.6
1.76
.323
6.13
10.60
13 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
15
86
1936
SLN SLN
20
11
8
.579
20
4.69
100
0
0
165.0
194
98
16
29
3
0
725
2
5.45
1.58
3.45
0.87
13.8
4.0
1.35
.308
5.35
10.58
14 Red Lucas
R. Lucas
15
85
1931
CIN CIN
19
8
10
.444
19
5.15
36
0
0
148.2
192
90
8
25
0
0
645
0
2.18
1.51
1.44
0.48
5.6
3.9
1.46
.319
5.45
11.62
15 Ted Lyons
T. Lyons
15
109
1930
CWS CWS
21
8
12
.400
21
6.16
47
0
0
159.1
223
124
11
38
2
0
725
2
2.65
2.15
1.24
0.62
6.5
5.2
1.64
.338
7.00
12.60
16 Alvin Crowder
A. Crowder
15
100
1930
TOT
24
10
13
.435
24
5.15
64
0
0
174.2
198
110
13
72
2
0
786
1
3.30
3.71
0.89
0.67
8.1
9.2
1.55
.291
5.67
10.20
17 Red Lucas
R. Lucas
15
92
1929
CIN CIN
19
6
12
.333
19
5.41
44
0
0
153.0
186
98
12
42
1
0
678
1
2.59
2.47
1.05
0.71
6.5
6.2
1.49
.301
5.76
10.94
18 Sherry Smith
S. Smith
15
117
1925
CLE CLE
22
6
12
.333
22
6.36
19
0
0
165.2
230
130
9
36
4
0
757
1
1.03
1.96
0.53
0.49
2.5
4.8
1.61
.321
7.06
12.49
19 Sloppy Thurston
S. Thurston
15
106
1924
CWS CWS
22
10
10
.500
22
5.66
20
0
0
168.2
238
121
11
39
3
0
765
3
1.07
2.08
0.51
0.59
2.6
5.1
1.64
.328
6.46
12.70
20 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
14
76
1952
PHN PHN
20
14
5
.737
20
3.86
72
0
0
177.0
191
80
15
30
3
0
744
2
3.66
1.53
2.40
0.76
9.7
4.0
1.25
.282
4.07
9.71
21 Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
14
101
1935
BSA BSA
21
9
10
.474
20
5.92
67
0
0
153.2
213
110
15
54
0
1
716
2
3.92
3.16
1.24
0.88
9.4
7.5
1.74
.341
6.44
12.48
22 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
14
89
1935
SLN SLN
21
9
10
.474
20
4.85
67
0
0
165.0
205
100
13
45
3
1
739
1
3.65
2.45
1.49
0.71
9.1
6.1
1.52
.314
5.45
11.18
23 Rube Walberg
R. Walberg
14
129
1932
PHA PHA
26
11
9
.550
26
6.07
59
0
0
191.1
248
142
13
75
0
0
873
4
2.78
3.53
0.79
0.61
6.8
8.6
1.69
.324
6.68
11.67
24 Red Lucas
R. Lucas
14
71
1932
CIN CIN
17
5
11
.313
17
4.42
36
0
0
144.2
175
82
8
21
0
0
627
0
2.24
1.31
1.71
0.50
5.7
3.3
1.35
.297
5.10
10.89
25 Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
14
99
1931
CLE CLE
22
8
12
.400
21
5.98
65
0
0
149.0
189
106
7
78
3
0
705
3
3.93
4.71
0.83
0.42
9.2
11.1
1.79
.330
6.40
11.42
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