who had the best era in the al in 1965

Sam McDowell had the best ERA in the AL in 1965, with an ERA of 2.18.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1965?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2.18
1965
42
17
11
.607
35
325
14
3
4
273.0
178
66
80
9
132
6
5
7
1,116
17
10.71
4.35
2.46
0.30
29.1
11.8
1.14
.262
2.64
63
2.08
58
5.87
45.4
2Eddie Fisher
E. Fisher
2.40
1965
82
15
7
.682
0
90
0
0
24
165.1
118
44
51
13
43
2
60
8
647
10
4.90
2.34
2.09
0.71
13.9
6.6
0.97
.210
2.78
74
3.27
97
6.42
1.3
3Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
2.43
1965
39
16
8
.667
27
191
4
1
1
188.2
139
51
58
14
46
5
5
2
742
3
9.11
2.19
4.15
0.67
25.7
6.2
0.98
.257
2.77
70
2.27
63
6.63
27.4
4George Brunet
G. Brunet
2.56
1965
41
9
11
.450
26
141
8
3
2
197.0
149
56
64
9
69
3
7
8
798
3
6.44
3.15
2.04
0.41
17.7
8.6
1.11
.243
2.92
78
2.78
82
6.81
13.8
5Pete Richert
P. Richert
2.60
1965
34
15
12
.556
29
161
6
0
0
194.0
146
56
64
18
84
2
3
7
794
9
7.47
3.90
1.92
0.84
20.3
10.6
1.19
.242
2.97
74
3.39
94
6.77
4.8
6Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
2.60
1965
34
13
9
.591
34
127
9
3
0
221.1
192
64
81
22
52
3
0
3
891
5
5.16
2.11
2.44
0.89
14.3
5.8
1.10
.247
3.29
77
3.41
97
7.81
2.2
7Denny McLain
D. McLain
2.61
1965
33
16
6
.727
29
192
13
4
1
220.1
174
64
73
25
62
2
2
1
881
3
7.84
2.53
3.10
1.02
21.8
7.0
1.07
.248
2.98
75
3.12
86
7.11
12
8Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.63
1965
37
20
9
.690
37
155
18
4
0
291.0
250
85
99
18
88
7
0
3
1,188
5
4.79
2.72
1.76
0.56
13.0
7.4
1.16
.252
3.06
78
3.24
92
7.73
8.6
9Jim Perry
J. Perry
2.63
1965
36
12
7
.632
19
88
4
2
0
167.2
142
49
57
18
47
3
3
2
679
4
4.72
2.52
1.87
0.97
13.0
6.9
1.13
.237
3.06
74
3.76
102
7.62
-1.1
10Steve Barber
S. Barber
2.69
1965
37
15
10
.600
32
130
7
2
0
220.2
177
66
79
16
81
2
1
5
897
8
5.30
3.30
1.60
0.65
14.5
9.0
1.17
.241
3.22
79
3.41
97
7.22
2.1
11Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2.83
1965
45
18
11
.621
42
154
7
2
2
264.1
267
83
121
25
63
5
2
6
1,115
3
5.24
2.15
2.44
0.85
13.8
5.7
1.25
.279
4.12
79
3.35
91
9.09
9.9
12Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.85
1965
35
11
6
.647
29
116
6
2
0
198.2
163
63
69
15
73
6
1
6
824
3
5.26
3.31
1.59
0.68
14.1
8.9
1.19
.241
3.13
84
3.52
101
7.38
-0.6
13Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
2.88
1965
34
13
13
.500
34
125
7
4
0
219.0
203
70
88
16
39
3
0
9
890
8
5.14
1.60
3.21
0.66
14.0
4.4
1.11
.264
3.62
88
2.90
86
8.34
11.2
14Marcelino Lopez
M. Lopez
2.93
1965
35
14
13
.519
32
122
8
1
1
215.1
185
70
79
12
82
4
2
6
901
10
5.10
3.43
1.49
0.50
13.5
9.1
1.24
.254
3.30
89
3.31
97
7.73
1.7
15Fred Newman
F. Newman
2.93
1965
36
14
16
.467
36
109
10
2
0
260.2
225
85
94
15
64
1
0
10
1,044
6
3.76
2.21
1.70
0.52
10.4
6.1
1.11
.246
3.25
89
3.18
93
7.77
6
16John Buzhardt
J. Buzhardt
3.01
1965
32
13
8
.619
30
108
4
1
1
188.2
167
63
69
12
56
7
2
9
761
4
5.15
2.67
1.93
0.57
14.2
7.4
1.18
.268
3.29
92
3.20
95
7.97
2.9
17Tommy John
T. John
3.09
1965
39
14
7
.667
27
126
6
1
2
183.2
162
63
67
12
58
2
4
6
752
8
6.17
2.84
2.17
0.59
16.8
7.7
1.20
.271
3.28
95
2.97
88
7.94
7.8
18Dean Chance
D. Chance
3.15
1965
36
15
10
.600
33
164
10
4
0
225.2
197
79
86
12
101
9
2
10
950
6
6.54
4.03
1.62
0.48
17.3
10.6
1.32
.279
3.43
96
3.22
95
7.86
4.1
19Joe Sparma
J. Sparma
3.18
1965
30
13
8
.619
28
127
6
0
0
167.0
142
59
69
13
75
3
1
5
713
7
6.84
4.04
1.69
0.70
17.8
10.5
1.30
.261
3.72
91
3.41
94
7.65
3.8
20Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3.24
1965
37
16
13
.552
36
162
9
2
1
244.1
241
88
97
22
50
1
1
2
1,000
7
5.97
1.84
3.24
0.81
16.2
5.0
1.19
.286
3.57
96
2.99
85
8.88
14.1
21Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
3.30
1965
41
21
7
.750
39
142
14
6
0
270.1
252
99
107
34
61
0
0
2
1,095
8
4.73
2.03
2.33
1.13
13.0
5.6
1.16
.254
3.56
93
3.78
103
8.39
-2.3
22Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
3.38
1965
34
10
8
.556
27
84
4
1
2
189.0
170
71
79
16
58
4
3
2
778
2
4.00
2.76
1.45
0.76
10.8
7.5
1.21
.250
3.76
100
3.71
106
8.10
-4.7
23Al Downing
A. Downing
3.40
1965
35
12
14
.462
32
179
8
2
0
212.0
185
80
92
16
105
2
2
2
902
5
7.60
4.46
1.70
0.68
19.8
11.6
1.37
.282
3.91
100
3.32
95
7.85
4.1
24Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
3.44
1965
43
15
9
.625
37
226
7
3
3
243.2
216
93
103
23
72
12
5
2
1,015
7
8.35
2.66
3.14
0.85
22.3
7.1
1.18
.283
3.80
98
2.92
81
7.98
18.6
25Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
3.53
1965
41
11
11
.500
30
152
10
2
1
196.1
166
77
88
20
66
3
4
3
812
2
6.97
3.03
2.30
0.92
18.7
8.1
1.18
.256
4.03
102
3.35
94
7.61
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