who had the best era in the al in 1986

Roger Clemens had the lowest ERA in the AL in 1986, with an ERA of 2.48.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1986?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2.48
1986
33
24
4
.857
33
238
10
1
0
254.0
179
70
77
21
67
4
0
0
997
11
8.43
2.37
3.55
0.74
23.9
6.7
0.97
.237
2.73
58
2.80
69
6.34
36.3
2Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
2.79
1986
34
20
11
.645
34
207
15
4
0
248.1
226
77
84
26
74
3
0
5
1,031
3
7.50
2.68
2.80
0.94
20.1
7.2
1.21
.277
3.04
66
3.38
82
8.19
20.2
3Mike Witt
M. Witt
2.84
1986
34
18
10
.643
34
208
14
3
0
269.0
218
85
95
22
73
3
0
2
1,071
6
6.96
2.44
2.85
0.74
19.4
6.8
1.08
.256
3.18
70
3.13
74
7.29
31.8
4Bruce Hurst
B. Hurst
2.99
1986
25
13
8
.619
25
167
11
4
0
174.1
169
58
63
18
50
3
0
2
721
6
8.62
2.58
3.34
0.93
23.2
6.9
1.26
.313
3.25
70
3.10
76
8.72
19
5Danny Jackson
D. Jackson
3.20
1986
32
11
12
.478
27
115
4
1
1
185.2
177
66
83
13
79
4
3
1
789
7
5.57
3.83
1.46
0.63
14.6
10.0
1.38
.284
4.02
76
3.77
93
8.58
6.1
6Jack Morris
J. Morris
3.27
1986
35
21
8
.724
35
223
15
6
0
267.0
229
97
105
40
82
0
0
7
1,092
12
7.52
2.76
2.72
1.35
20.4
7.5
1.16
.253
3.54
81
3.96
94
7.72
7.1
7Kirk McCaskill
K. McCaskill
3.36
1986
34
17
10
.630
33
202
10
2
0
246.1
207
92
98
19
92
5
1
1
1,013
10
7.38
3.36
2.20
0.69
19.9
9.1
1.21
.271
3.58
82
3.30
79
7.56
24.3
8Curt Young
C. Young
3.45
1986
29
13
9
.591
27
116
5
2
0
198.0
176
76
88
19
57
7
0
1
826
7
5.27
2.59
2.04
0.86
14.0
6.9
1.18
.250
4.00
88
3.81
94
8.00
4.8
9Floyd Bannister
F. Bannister
3.54
1986
28
10
14
.417
27
92
6
1
0
165.1
162
65
81
17
48
2
0
0
688
5
5.01
2.61
1.92
0.93
13.4
7.0
1.27
.274
4.41
82
3.89
94
8.82
4.8
10Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
3.57
1986
36
16
12
.571
34
167
17
3
0
252.1
234
100
112
18
106
8
1
0
1,078
12
5.96
3.78
1.58
0.64
15.5
9.8
1.35
.277
3.99
85
3.72
90
8.35
12.2
11Jimmy Key
J. Key
3.57
1986
36
14
11
.560
35
141
4
2
0
232.0
222
92
98
24
74
3
0
1
959
3
5.47
2.87
1.91
0.93
14.7
7.7
1.28
.276
3.80
85
3.89
94
8.61
5.8
12Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
3.64
1986
35
12
6
.667
24
118
3
2
0
180.2
155
73
77
8
84
5
2
2
765
15
5.88
4.18
1.40
0.40
15.4
11.0
1.32
.267
3.84
86
3.51
86
7.72
11.3
13Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3.74
1986
34
15
11
.577
34
116
3
1
0
207.0
192
86
93
31
49
3
0
2
853
4
5.04
2.13
2.37
1.35
13.6
5.7
1.16
.246
4.04
91
4.34
103
8.35
-3.2
14Oil Can Boyd
O. Can Boyd
3.78
1986
30
16
10
.615
30
129
10
0
0
214.1
222
90
99
32
45
2
0
1
893
3
5.42
1.89
2.87
1.34
14.4
5.0
1.25
.277
4.16
88
4.16
102
9.32
-2.3
15Charlie Hough
C. Hough
3.79
1986
33
17
10
.630
33
146
7
2
0
230.1
188
97
115
32
89
9
0
2
958
16
5.70
3.48
1.64
1.25
15.2
9.3
1.20
.229
4.49
89
4.58
110
7.35
-10.8
16Dennis Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
3.88
1986
31
18
6
.750
31
131
3
1
0
202.0
160
87
91
28
74
2
0
0
819
5
5.84
3.30
1.77
1.25
16.0
9.0
1.16
.226
4.05
96
4.39
107
7.13
-6.5
17Joe Cowley
J. Cowley
3.88
1986
27
11
11
.500
27
132
4
0
0
162.1
133
70
81
20
83
3
0
1
692
4
7.32
4.60
1.59
1.11
19.1
12.0
1.33
.249
4.49
90
4.33
104
7.37
-3.1
18Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
3.94
1986
34
14
14
.500
34
126
6
3
0
219.1
202
96
100
24
63
4
0
0
913
4
5.17
2.59
2.00
0.98
13.8
6.9
1.21
.256
4.10
93
3.95
96
8.29
3.9
19Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
3.98
1986
30
9
12
.429
30
140
5
0
0
192.1
202
85
94
28
38
1
0
2
809
3
6.55
1.78
3.68
1.31
17.3
4.7
1.25
.289
4.40
98
3.81
93
9.45
6.5
20Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
4.01
1986
36
17
14
.548
36
215
16
3
0
271.2
262
121
134
50
58
10
0
4
1,126
4
7.12
1.92
3.71
1.66
19.1
5.2
1.18
.267
4.44
93
4.32
104
8.68
-5
21Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
4.03
1986
TOT
28
7
13
.350
28
103
2
0
0
176.1
180
79
83
17
56
7
0
2
759
4
5.26
2.86
1.84
0.87
13.6
7.4
1.34
.283
4.24
94
3.92
95
9.19
3.8
22Neal Heaton
N. Heaton
4.08
1986
TOT
33
7
15
.318
29
90
5
0
1
198.2
201
90
102
26
81
2
2
8
850
4
4.08
3.67
1.11
1.18
10.6
9.5
1.42
.269
4.62
96
4.81
116
9.11
-14.5
23Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
4.09
1986
35
14
11
.560
34
108
8
1
0
231.1
238
105
112
18
63
4
0
0
975
2
4.20
2.45
1.71
0.70
11.1
6.5
1.30
.281
4.36
97
3.71
91
9.26
9.3
24Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
4.16
1986
32
12
9
.571
31
119
3
1
0
188.1
196
87
95
23
65
3
1
9
812
7
5.69
3.11
1.83
1.10
14.7
8.0
1.39
.287
4.54
103
4.17
99
9.37
0.7
25Tim Leary
T. Leary
4.21
1986
33
12
12
.500
30
110
3
2
0
188.1
216
88
97
20
53
7
2
4
817
7
5.26
2.53
2.08
0.96
13.5
6.5
1.43
.313
4.64
100
3.93
96
10.32
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