who had the best era in the al in 1979

Ron Guidry had the best ERA in the AL in 1979, with an ERA of 2.78.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1979?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
2.78
1979
33
18
8
.692
30
201
15
2
2
236.1
203
73
83
20
71
0
3
0
946
9
7.65
2.70
2.83
0.76
21.2
7.5
1.16
.280
3.16
68
3.02
73
7.73
29.6
2Tommy John
T. John
2.96
1979
37
21
9
.700
36
111
17
3
0
276.1
268
91
109
9
65
4
1
1
1,116
11
3.62
2.12
1.71
0.29
9.9
5.8
1.21
.279
3.55
72
3.09
75
8.73
32.5
3Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2.99
1979
33
17
10
.630
33
150
17
2
0
246.2
234
82
89
29
59
6
0
4
1,018
1
5.47
2.15
2.54
1.06
14.7
5.8
1.19
.265
3.25
66
3.82
89
8.54
13.4
4Mike Flanagan
M. Flanagan
3.08
1979
39
23
9
.719
38
190
16
5
0
265.2
245
91
107
23
70
3
0
1
1,085
6
6.44
2.37
2.71
0.78
17.5
6.5
1.19
.278
3.62
77
3.24
79
8.30
25.6
5Jack Morris
J. Morris
3.28
1979
27
17
7
.708
27
113
9
1
0
197.2
179
72
76
19
59
4
0
4
806
9
5.15
2.69
1.92
0.87
14.0
7.3
1.20
.262
3.46
75
3.78
87
8.15
12.4
6Mike Caldwell
M. Caldwell
3.29
1979
30
16
6
.727
30
89
16
4
0
235.0
252
86
96
18
39
4
0
2
967
5
3.41
1.49
2.28
0.69
9.2
4.0
1.24
.286
3.68
80
3.51
86
9.65
14.4
7Scott McGregor
S. McGregor
3.35
1979
27
13
6
.684
23
81
7
2
0
174.2
165
65
70
19
23
2
3
0
706
1
4.17
1.19
3.52
0.98
11.5
3.3
1.08
.251
3.61
84
3.64
89
8.50
9
8Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
3.38
1979
37
20
13
.606
36
157
10
2
0
263.2
268
99
108
19
83
3
0
4
1,101
2
5.36
2.83
1.89
0.65
14.3
7.5
1.33
.297
3.69
78
3.44
82
9.15
21.7
9Ross Baumgarten
R. Baumgarten
3.54
1979
28
13
8
.619
28
72
4
3
0
190.2
175
75
82
18
83
1
0
1
818
6
3.40
3.92
0.87
0.85
8.8
10.1
1.35
.244
3.87
84
4.51
109
8.26
-8.1
10Geoff Zahn
G. Zahn
3.57
1979
26
13
7
.650
24
58
4
0
0
169.0
181
67
74
13
41
0
1
1
702
1
3.09
2.18
1.41
0.69
8.3
5.8
1.31
.285
3.94
82
3.76
90
9.64
7.9
11Dave Frost
D. Frost
3.57
1979
36
16
10
.615
33
107
12
2
1
239.1
226
95
108
17
77
5
2
4
1,001
5
4.02
2.90
1.39
0.64
10.7
7.7
1.27
.263
4.06
87
3.78
92
8.50
8.5
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.60
1979
34
16
14
.533
34
223
17
5
0
222.2
169
89
104
15
114
6
0
3
937
9
9.01
4.61
1.96
0.61
23.8
12.2
1.27
.266
4.20
88
3.21
78
6.83
22.2
13Jim Slaton
J. Slaton
3.63
1979
32
15
9
.625
31
80
12
3
0
213.0
229
86
95
15
54
2
0
1
894
5
3.38
2.28
1.48
0.63
8.9
6.0
1.33
.288
4.01
88
3.67
91
9.68
9
14Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
3.66
1979
40
15
16
.484
39
132
18
3
0
292.1
279
119
129
28
78
1
0
1
1,206
9
4.06
2.40
1.69
0.86
10.9
6.5
1.22
.260
3.97
91
3.87
94
8.59
7.2
15Steve Comer
S. Comer
3.68
1979
36
17
12
.586
36
86
6
1
0
242.1
230
99
114
24
84
8
0
4
1,021
7
3.19
3.12
1.02
0.89
8.4
8.2
1.30
.252
4.23
89
4.44
109
8.54
-10.9
16Tom Underwood
T. Underwood
3.69
1979
33
9
16
.360
32
127
12
1
0
227.0
213
93
113
23
95
9
0
3
963
11
5.04
3.77
1.34
0.91
13.2
9.9
1.36
.268
4.48
84
4.29
101
8.44
-0.4
17Rick Wise
R. Wise
3.73
1979
34
15
10
.600
34
108
9
2
0
231.2
229
96
111
24
68
1
0
9
979
2
4.20
2.64
1.59
0.93
11.0
6.9
1.28
.263
4.31
89
4.03
96
8.90
4
18Ken Kravec
K. Kravec
3.74
1979
36
15
13
.536
35
132
10
3
1
250.0
208
104
115
20
111
14
1
3
1,041
3
4.75
4.00
1.19
0.72
12.7
10.7
1.28
.246
4.14
89
4.20
101
7.49
-1.9
19Mike Parrott
M. Parrott
3.77
1979
38
14
12
.538
30
127
13
2
0
229.1
231
96
104
17
86
6
4
16
973
1
4.98
3.38
1.48
0.67
13.1
8.8
1.38
.290
4.08
88
3.78
85
9.07
16.5
20Steve Stone
S. Stone
3.77
1979
32
11
7
.611
32
96
3
0
0
186.0
173
78
91
31
73
1
0
1
781
3
4.65
3.53
1.32
1.50
12.3
9.3
1.32
.245
4.40
94
5.05
123
8.37
-20.2
21Bill Travers
B. Travers
3.89
1979
30
14
8
.636
27
74
9
2
0
187.1
196
81
89
33
45
3
2
0
785
6
3.56
2.16
1.64
1.59
9.4
5.7
1.29
.259
4.28
94
4.99
123
9.42
-20.3
22Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
3.91
1979
30
13
8
.619
30
104
5
1
0
195.2
190
85
94
22
53
0
0
1
819
0
4.78
2.44
1.96
1.01
12.7
6.5
1.24
.263
4.32
96
3.93
95
8.74
4.5
23Lary Sorensen
L. Sorensen
3.98
1979
34
15
14
.517
34
63
16
2
0
235.1
250
104
113
30
42
4
0
3
967
3
2.41
1.61
1.50
1.15
6.5
4.3
1.24
.266
4.32
96
4.43
109
9.56
-10.4
24Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
3.99
1979
40
16
12
.571
30
56
9
4
1
216.2
250
96
110
14
44
4
7
4
914
0
2.33
1.83
1.27
0.58
6.1
4.8
1.36
.296
4.57
88
3.71
86
10.38
14.4
25Rick Honeycutt
R. Honeycutt
4.04
1979
33
11
12
.478
28
83
8
1
0
194.0
201
87
103
22
67
6
2
7
839
5
3.85
3.11
1.24
1.02
9.9
8.0
1.38
.271
4.78
94
4.47
101
9.32
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