who had the best era in the al in 1974

Catfish Hunter had the best ERA in the AL in 1974, with an ERA of 2.49.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1974?
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 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.49
1974
OAK OAK
41
25
12
.676
41
143
23
6
0
318.1
268
88
97
25
46
4
0
2
1,240
1
4.04
1.30
3.11
0.71
11.5
3.7
0.99
.238
2.74
73
3.16
86
7.58
17.6
2 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.51
1974
CLE CLE
37
21
13
.618
37
216
28
4
0
322.1
230
90
98
25
99
6
0
7
1,262
2
6.03
2.76
2.18
0.70
17.1
7.8
1.02
.224
2.74
69
3.21
87
6.42
17.3
3 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.66
1974
MIN MIN
37
17
17
.500
37
249
19
3
0
281.0
244
83
99
14
77
9
0
3
1,149
3
7.98
2.47
3.23
0.45
21.7
6.7
1.14
.288
3.17
71
2.36
65
7.81
39.4
4 Al Fitzmorris
A. Fitzmorris
2.79
1974
KCR KCR
34
13
6
.684
27
53
9
4
1
190.0
189
59
73
8
63
0
1
10
806
10
2.51
2.98
0.84
0.38
6.6
7.8
1.33
.265
3.46
75
3.55
100
8.95
-0.3
5 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
2.82
1974
TEX TEX
41
25
12
.676
41
225
29
6
0
328.1
286
103
117
27
45
8
0
3
1,305
4
6.17
1.23
5.00
0.74
17.2
3.4
1.01
.259
3.21
79
2.75
77
7.84
29.4
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.89
1974
CAL CAL
42
22
16
.579
41
367
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
7 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2.92
1974
BOS BOS
38
22
13
.629
38
176
25
7
0
311.1
281
101
106
21
82
4
0
3
1,266
1
5.09
2.37
2.15
0.61
13.9
6.5
1.17
.264
3.06
75
3.14
83
8.12
21.4
8 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2.92
1974
CWS CWS
42
21
13
.618
39
142
15
3
0
277.1
263
90
106
18
63
6
0
3
1,139
4
4.61
2.04
2.25
0.58
12.5
5.5
1.18
.269
3.44
78
3.13
87
8.53
13.9
9 Jim Perry
J. Perry
2.96
1974
CLE CLE
36
17
12
.586
36
71
8
3
0
252.0
242
83
94
11
64
5
0
10
1,042
1
2.54
2.29
1.11
0.39
6.8
6.1
1.21
.259
3.36
81
3.39
92
8.64
8.6
10 Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
3.07
1974
OAK OAK
39
19
17
.528
38
117
9
3
0
255.1
273
87
111
14
51
3
0
3
1,073
5
4.12
1.80
2.29
0.49
10.9
4.8
1.27
.292
3.91
90
3.00
82
9.62
18.7
11 Ross Grimsley
R. Grimsley
3.07
1974
BAL BAL
40
18
13
.581
39
158
17
4
1
295.2
267
101
111
26
76
3
1
9
1,198
9
4.81
2.31
2.08
0.79
13.2
6.3
1.16
.258
3.38
89
3.44
98
8.13
1.8
12 Pat Dobson
P. Dobson
3.07
1974
NYY NYY
39
19
15
.559
39
157
12
2
0
281.0
282
96
111
23
75
4
0
5
1,170
6
5.03
2.40
2.09
0.74
13.4
6.4
1.27
.284
3.56
87
3.36
95
9.03
5.8
13 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.11
1974
BAL BAL
38
22
10
.688
38
106
20
5
0
269.1
253
93
106
17
86
2
0
4
1,111
2
3.54
2.87
1.23
0.57
9.5
7.7
1.26
.262
3.54
89
3.58
102
8.45
-2.6
14 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
3.12
1974
CAL CAL
39
14
19
.424
35
180
12
4
0
268.2
262
93
104
27
77
8
2
4
1,127
4
6.03
2.58
2.34
0.90
16.0
6.8
1.26
.281
3.48
92
3.48
99
8.78
0.4
15 Bruce Dal Canton
B. Dal Canton
3.13
1974
KCR KCR
31
8
10
.444
22
96
9
2
0
175.1
135
61
71
5
82
5
4
3
736
16
4.93
4.21
1.17
0.26
13.0
11.1
1.24
.237
3.64
84
3.33
94
6.93
4.1
16 Vida Blue
V. Blue
3.25
1974
OAK OAK
40
17
15
.531
40
174
12
1
0
282.1
246
102
118
17
98
1
0
7
1,159
9
5.55
3.12
1.78
0.54
15.0
8.5
1.22
.264
3.76
96
3.17
87
7.84
15.3
17 Dave Goltz
D. Goltz
3.25
1974
MIN MIN
28
10
10
.500
24
89
5
1
1
174.1
192
63
81
14
45
7
1
1
746
4
4.59
2.32
1.98
0.72
11.9
6.0
1.36
.301
4.18
87
3.49
96
9.91
2.6
18 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
3.27
1974
BAL BAL
26
7
12
.368
26
84
5
2
0
178.2
176
65
78
12
69
3
0
4
770
4
4.23
3.48
1.22
0.60
10.9
9.0
1.37
.272
3.93
94
3.71
106
8.87
-4.3
19 Joe Decker
J. Decker
3.29
1974
MIN MIN
37
16
14
.533
37
158
11
1
0
248.2
234
91
105
24
97
2
0
1
1,047
9
5.72
3.51
1.63
0.87
15.1
9.3
1.33
.274
3.80
88
3.75
103
8.47
-3.4
20 Steve Busby
S. Busby
3.39
1974
KCR KCR
38
22
14
.611
38
198
20
3
0
292.1
284
110
118
14
92
9
0
6
1,220
5
6.10
2.83
2.15
0.43
16.2
7.5
1.29
.298
3.63
91
2.87
81
8.74
22.1
21 Dick Drago
D. Drago
3.48
1974
BOS BOS
33
7
10
.412
18
90
8
0
3
175.2
165
68
71
17
56
5
10
9
729
5
4.61
2.87
1.61
0.87
12.3
7.7
1.26
.264
3.64
90
3.84
102
8.45
-1
22 Bill Lee
B. Lee
3.51
1974
BOS BOS
38
17
15
.531
37
95
16
1
0
282.1
320
110
123
25
67
4
0
0
1,190
3
3.03
2.14
1.42
0.80
8.0
5.6
1.37
.295
3.92
91
3.80
101
10.20
-0.4
23 Jackie Brown
J. Brown
3.57
1974
TEX TEX
35
13
12
.520
26
134
9
2
0
216.2
219
86
97
13
74
4
2
4
914
6
5.57
3.07
1.81
0.54
14.7
8.1
1.35
.299
4.03
100
3.19
90
9.10
8.6
24 Dave McNally
D. McNally
3.58
1974
BAL BAL
39
16
10
.615
37
111
13
4
1
259.0
260
103
112
19
81
8
1
6
1,073
4
3.86
2.81
1.37
0.66
10.3
7.5
1.32
.282
3.89
103
3.70
105
9.03
-5.9
25 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
3.60
1974
CWS CWS
42
20
19
.513
42
169
22
1
0
320.1
305
128
143
27
80
9
0
8
1,316
5
4.75
2.25
2.11
0.76
12.8
6.1
1.20
.270
4.02
97
3.44
96
8.57
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