who had the best era in the al in 1971

Vida Blue had the lowest ERA in the AL in 1971, with an ERA of 1.82.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1971?
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 Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
2 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
1.91
1971
CWS CWS
44
22
13
.629
42
210
22
7
1
334.0
272
71
95
21
62
7
2
2
1,316
6
5.66
1.67
3.39
0.57
16.0
4.7
1.00
.247
2.56
53
2.63
71
7.33
38.9
3 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.68
1971
BAL BAL
37
20
9
.690
37
184
20
3
0
282.0
231
84
94
19
106
4
0
6
1,165
8
5.87
3.38
1.74
0.61
15.8
9.1
1.20
.249
3.00
77
3.19
90
7.37
11.5
4 Mike Hedlund
M. Hedlund
2.71
1971
KCR KCR
32
15
8
.652
30
76
7
1
0
205.2
168
62
68
15
72
1
1
1
833
2
3.33
3.15
1.06
0.66
9.1
8.6
1.17
.229
2.98
78
3.72
105
7.35
-3.8
5 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.81
1971
MIN MIN
38
16
15
.516
38
224
17
5
0
278.1
267
87
95
21
59
5
0
1
1,126
5
7.24
1.91
3.80
0.68
19.9
5.2
1.17
.301
3.07
80
2.51
69
8.63
34.2
6 Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.87
1971
NYY NYY
35
16
12
.571
35
132
19
7
0
269.2
234
86
100
16
69
4
0
6
1,091
5
4.41
2.30
1.91
0.53
12.1
6.3
1.12
.251
3.34
87
3.05
90
7.81
9.6
7 Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.89
1971
BAL BAL
30
21
5
.808
30
91
11
1
0
224.1
188
72
75
24
58
5
0
2
899
5
3.65
2.33
1.57
0.96
10.1
6.5
1.10
.227
3.01
83
3.87
109
7.54
-7.8
8 Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
2.90
1971
BAL BAL
38
20
8
.714
37
187
18
4
1
282.1
248
91
104
24
63
2
1
2
1,134
6
5.96
2.01
2.97
0.77
16.5
5.6
1.10
.261
3.32
84
2.92
82
7.91
20
9 Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
2.91
1971
BOS BOS
32
16
10
.615
32
131
12
4
0
235.1
220
76
84
20
60
3
0
5
975
4
5.01
2.29
2.18
0.76
13.4
6.2
1.19
.263
3.21
79
3.24
86
8.41
13.7
10 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2.92
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
45
308
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
11 Bart Johnson
B. Johnson
2.93
1971
CWS CWS
53
12
10
.545
16
153
4
0
14
178.0
148
58
67
9
111
6
24
6
784
11
7.74
5.61
1.38
0.46
19.5
14.2
1.46
.275
3.39
81
3.36
91
7.48
6.8
12 Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
2.94
1971
MIL MIL
43
8
12
.400
22
92
1
0
0
180.1
164
59
67
23
62
5
4
10
760
1
4.59
3.09
1.48
1.15
12.1
8.2
1.25
.244
3.34
85
4.20
118
8.18
-12.9
13 Steve Kline
S. Kline
2.96
1971
NYY NYY
31
12
13
.480
30
81
15
1
0
222.1
206
73
87
21
37
0
0
7
888
3
3.28
1.50
2.19
0.85
9.1
4.2
1.09
.247
3.52
90
3.44
102
8.34
-2.3
14 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.96
1971
OAK OAK
37
21
11
.656
37
181
16
4
0
273.2
225
90
103
27
80
4
0
7
1,109
2
5.95
2.63
2.26
0.89
16.3
7.2
1.11
.242
3.39
91
3.33
100
7.40
-0.4
15 Tom Bradley
T. Bradley
2.96
1971
CWS CWS
45
15
15
.500
39
206
7
6
2
285.2
273
94
111
16
74
2
3
5
1,198
6
6.49
2.33
2.78
0.50
17.2
6.2
1.21
.286
3.50
82
2.53
68
8.60
36.2
16 Dick Drago
D. Drago
2.98
1971
KCR KCR
35
17
11
.607
34
109
15
4
0
241.1
251
80
84
14
46
9
0
1
977
4
4.06
1.72
2.37
0.52
11.2
4.7
1.23
.297
3.13
86
2.98
84
9.36
15.4
17 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.99
1971
CAL CAL
38
20
13
.606
38
179
14
4
0
276.2
224
92
112
16
121
7
0
6
1,170
9
5.82
3.94
1.48
0.52
15.3
10.3
1.25
.246
3.64
91
3.29
97
7.29
2.1
18 Clyde Wright
C. Wright
2.99
1971
CAL CAL
37
16
17
.485
37
135
10
2
0
276.2
225
92
105
17
82
3
0
10
1,107
7
4.39
2.67
1.65
0.55
12.2
7.4
1.11
.239
3.42
91
3.19
94
7.32
5.3
19 Rudy May
R. May
3.02
1971
CAL CAL
32
11
12
.478
31
156
7
2
0
208.1
160
70
74
12
87
2
1
6
852
0
6.74
3.76
1.79
0.52
18.3
10.2
1.19
.249
3.20
92
2.98
88
6.91
9.2
20 Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
3.05
1971
NYY NYY
37
15
13
.536
35
139
16
4
1
274.0
269
93
106
25
42
4
2
7
1,104
6
4.57
1.38
3.31
0.82
12.6
3.8
1.14
.273
3.48
93
3.12
92
8.84
7.5
21 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.08
1971
BAL BAL
38
20
9
.690
38
124
21
4
0
292.1
250
100
111
30
78
1
0
1
1,166
3
3.82
2.40
1.59
0.92
10.6
6.7
1.12
.236
3.42
89
3.74
105
7.70
-6.1
22 Marty Pattin
M. Pattin
3.13
1971
MIL MIL
36
14
14
.500
36
169
9
5
0
264.2
225
92
100
29
73
4
0
11
1,057
1
5.75
2.48
2.32
0.99
16.0
6.9
1.13
.251
3.40
90
3.47
98
7.65
2.6
23 Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
3.15
1971
DET DET
39
20
9
.690
38
236
16
3
0
286.0
241
100
106
17
96
7
0
3
1,174
7
7.43
3.02
2.46
0.53
20.1
8.2
1.18
.274
3.34
89
2.65
73
7.58
30.7
24 Bill Parsons
B. Parsons
3.20
1971
MIL MIL
36
13
17
.433
35
139
12
4
0
244.2
219
87
95
19
93
4
0
10
1,022
5
5.11
3.42
1.49
0.70
13.6
9.1
1.28
.261
3.49
92
3.51
99
8.06
1.3
25 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
3.32
1971
MIN MIN
39
13
14
.481
38
137
15
4
0
260.1
275
96
104
16
47
6
0
9
1,098
8
4.74
1.62
2.91
0.55
12.5
4.3
1.24
.290
3.60
94
2.80
77
9.51
23.6

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Mariners Mariners
90
69
.566
Astros Astros
85
74
.535
5.0
Rangers Rangers
80
79
.503
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Athletics Athletics
75
84
.472
15.0
Angels Angels
71
88
.447
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9/26
KCR KCR
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ATH ATH
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Sat
9/27
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@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sun
9/28
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ATH ATH
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9/26
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Fri
9/26
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TOR TOR
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Fri
9/26
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CLE CLE
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