who had the best era in the al in 2004

Johan Santana had the lowest ERA in the AL in 2004, with an ERA of 2.61.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 2004?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Johan Santana
J. Santana
2.61
2004
34
20
6
.769
34
265
1
1
0
228.0
156
66
70
24
54
9
0
0
881
7
10.46
2.13
4.91
0.95
30.1
6.1
0.92
.250
2.76
56
2.91
66
6.16
38.1
2Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3.26
2004
32
21
6
.778
32
203
3
0
0
226.2
206
82
84
23
35
5
0
0
910
3
8.06
1.39
5.80
0.91
22.3
3.8
1.06
.284
3.34
69
3.10
71
8.18
33.1
3Jake Westbrook
J. Westbrook
3.38
2004
33
14
9
.609
30
116
5
1
0
215.2
208
81
95
19
61
5
2
3
895
4
4.84
2.55
1.90
0.79
13.0
6.8
1.25
.272
3.96
75
4.03
92
8.68
8.5
4Brad Radke
B. Radke
3.48
2004
34
11
8
.579
34
143
1
1
0
219.2
229
85
92
23
26
6
0
1
901
2
5.86
1.07
5.50
0.94
15.9
2.9
1.16
.293
3.77
75
3.54
81
9.38
21
5Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
3.53
2004
27
12
6
.667
27
103
3
2
0
188.2
194
74
82
8
44
12
0
3
793
4
4.91
2.10
2.34
0.38
13.0
5.5
1.26
.297
3.91
77
3.39
75
9.25
23.7
6Rodrigo Lopez
R. Lopez
3.59
2004
37
14
9
.609
23
121
1
1
0
170.2
164
68
71
21
54
2
3
2
714
4
6.38
2.85
2.24
1.11
16.9
7.6
1.28
.277
3.74
79
4.21
90
8.65
8.5
7Freddy Garcia
F. Garcia
3.81
2004
TOT
31
13
11
.542
31
184
1
0
0
210.0
192
89
92
22
64
7
0
3
878
8
7.89
2.74
2.88
0.94
21.0
7.3
1.22
.283
3.94
83
3.66
80
8.23
21.4
8Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
3.89
2004
35
16
10
.615
35
165
4
1
0
245.1
257
106
119
33
51
8
0
2
1,016
0
6.05
1.87
3.24
1.21
16.2
5.0
1.26
.295
4.37
82
4.17
88
9.43
15.6
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3.90
2004
33
16
9
.640
33
227
1
1
0
217.0
193
94
99
26
61
16
0
0
903
2
9.41
2.53
3.72
1.08
25.1
6.8
1.17
.291
4.11
83
3.57
81
8.00
19.9
10Kelvim Escobar
K. Escobar
3.93
2004
33
11
12
.478
33
191
0
0
0
208.1
192
91
91
21
76
7
0
2
878
9
8.25
3.28
2.51
0.91
21.8
8.7
1.29
.293
3.93
88
3.71
84
8.29
16.7
11Rich Harden
R. Harden
3.99
2004
31
11
7
.611
31
167
0
0
0
189.2
171
84
90
16
81
3
0
6
803
4
7.92
3.84
2.06
0.76
20.8
10.1
1.33
.289
4.27
87
3.70
82
8.11
17.2
12Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
4.03
2004
32
10
9
.526
29
142
0
0
0
178.2
171
80
99
17
47
20
0
3
764
5
7.15
2.37
3.02
0.86
18.6
6.2
1.22
.286
4.99
85
3.81
87
8.61
11.4
13Ted Lilly
T. Lilly
4.06
2004
32
12
10
.545
32
168
2
1
0
197.1
171
89
92
26
89
6
0
2
845
6
7.66
4.06
1.89
1.19
19.9
10.5
1.32
.261
4.20
85
4.49
98
7.80
2.6
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
4.12
2004
30
11
10
.524
30
139
1
1
0
188.0
176
86
90
20
72
7
0
3
787
1
6.65
3.45
1.93
0.96
17.7
9.1
1.32
.284
4.31
92
4.21
96
8.43
3.6
15Ryan Drese
R. Drese
4.20
2004
34
14
10
.583
33
98
2
0
0
207.2
233
97
104
16
58
11
1
6
897
1
4.25
2.51
1.69
0.69
10.9
6.5
1.40
.304
4.51
85
4.09
88
10.10
12.8
16Carlos Silva
C. Silva
4.21
2004
33
14
8
.636
33
76
1
1
0
203.0
255
95
100
23
35
5
0
2
869
5
3.37
1.55
2.17
1.02
8.7
4.0
1.43
.318
4.43
91
4.36
99
11.31
0.4
17Mike Maroth
M. Maroth
4.31
2004
33
11
13
.458
33
108
2
1
0
217.0
244
104
112
25
59
7
0
1
928
10
4.48
2.45
1.83
1.04
11.6
6.4
1.40
.300
4.65
96
4.45
100
10.12
0.4
18Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
4.33
2004
27
14
8
.636
27
102
0
0
0
176.2
216
85
95
20
18
2
0
2
749
7
5.20
0.92
5.67
1.02
13.6
2.4
1.32
.323
4.84
95
3.70
83
11.00
15.3
19Mark Mulder
M. Mulder
4.43
2004
33
17
8
.680
33
140
5
1
0
225.2
223
111
119
25
83
12
0
1
952
10
5.58
3.31
1.69
1.00
14.7
8.7
1.36
.286
4.75
97
4.50
100
8.89
0.4
20Barry Zito
B. Zito
4.48
2004
34
11
11
.500
34
163
0
0
0
213.0
216
106
116
28
81
9
0
2
926
4
6.89
3.42
2.01
1.18
17.6
8.7
1.39
.291
4.90
98
4.49
99
9.13
0.8
21Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
4.59
2004
27
12
9
.571
27
132
1
0
0
164.2
178
84
91
22
40
2
0
1
697
5
7.21
2.19
3.30
1.20
18.9
5.7
1.32
.311
4.97
101
3.94
88
9.73
9.8
22John Lackey
J. Lackey
4.67
2004
33
14
13
.519
32
144
1
1
0
198.1
215
103
108
22
60
8
0
4
855
11
6.53
2.72
2.40
1.00
16.8
7.0
1.39
.311
4.90
104
4.06
92
9.76
8.1
23Mark Redman
M. Redman
4.71
2004
32
11
12
.478
32
102
2
0
0
191.0
218
100
110
28
68
6
0
6
832
6
4.81
3.20
1.50
1.32
12.3
8.2
1.50
.303
5.18
103
5.04
112
10.27
-11.1
24Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
4.76
2004
35
18
9
.667
35
126
2
1
0
211.2
248
112
117
24
66
9
0
0
935
2
5.36
2.81
1.91
1.02
13.5
7.1
1.48
.315
4.97
96
4.39
94
10.54
6.4
25Miguel Batista
M. Batista
4.80
2004
38
10
13
.435
31
104
2
1
5
198.2
206
106
115
22
96
3
7
1
867
12
4.71
4.35
1.08
1.00
12.0
11.1
1.52
.287
5.21
101
4.93
107
9.33
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