who had the best era in the nl in 1938

Bill Lee had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1938, with an ERA of 2.66.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1938?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bill Lee
B. Lee
2.66
1938
44
22
9
.710
37
121
19
9
2
291.0
281
86
95
18
74
2
5
1,194
3
3.74
2.29
1.64
0.56
10.1
6.2
1.22
.269
2.94
70
3.68
92
8.69
10.8
2Charlie Root
C. Root
2.86
1938
44
8
7
.533
11
70
5
0
9
160.2
163
51
62
10
30
2
20
673
0
3.92
1.68
2.33
0.56
10.4
4.5
1.20
.273
3.47
75
3.46
86
9.13
9.9
3Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
2.93
1938
41
21
14
.600
37
132
26
4
3
307.0
315
100
110
20
49
0
4
1,263
1
3.87
1.44
2.69
0.59
10.5
3.9
1.19
.278
3.22
80
3.39
88
9.23
15.5
4Danny MacFayden
D. MacFayden
2.95
1938
29
14
9
.609
29
58
19
5
0
219.2
208
72
82
6
64
5
0
924
3
2.38
2.62
0.91
0.25
6.3
6.9
1.24
.255
3.36
84
3.69
100
8.52
-1.3
5Bob Klinger
B. Klinger
2.99
1938
28
12
5
.706
21
58
10
1
1
159.1
152
53
63
7
42
6
4
659
0
3.28
2.37
1.38
0.40
8.8
6.4
1.22
.266
3.56
80
3.67
93
8.59
4.5
6Freddie Fitzsimmons
F. Fitzsimmons
3.02
1938
27
11
8
.579
26
38
12
3
0
202.2
205
68
83
8
43
3
1
842
3
1.69
1.91
0.88
0.36
4.5
5.1
1.22
.263
3.69
77
3.74
92
9.10
8.1
7Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
3.07
1938
24
13
10
.565
22
104
13
1
1
179.0
171
61
70
16
33
2
2
732
1
5.23
1.66
3.15
0.80
14.2
4.5
1.14
.269
3.52
81
3.51
88
8.60
9.2
8Russ Bauers
R. Bauers
3.07
1938
40
13
14
.481
34
117
12
2
3
243.0
207
83
102
7
99
6
6
1,008
6
4.33
3.67
1.18
0.26
11.6
9.8
1.26
.257
3.78
82
3.63
92
7.67
8
9Clay Bryant
C. Bryant
3.10
1938
44
19
11
.633
30
135
17
3
2
270.1
235
93
105
6
125
1
10
1,146
5
4.49
4.16
1.08
0.20
11.8
10.9
1.33
.261
3.50
81
3.61
90
7.82
12.1
10Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
3.12
1938
32
15
10
.600
29
125
16
3
0
225.1
177
78
89
12
103
3
0
948
5
4.99
4.11
1.21
0.48
13.2
10.9
1.24
.234
3.55
85
3.92
102
7.07
-2.2
11Lou Fette
L. Fette
3.15
1938
33
11
13
.458
32
83
17
3
1
239.2
235
84
95
11
79
4
1
1,011
1
3.12
2.97
1.05
0.41
8.2
7.8
1.31
.269
3.57
90
3.87
105
8.82
-6.3
12Bill McGee
B. McGee
3.21
1938
47
7
12
.368
25
104
10
1
5
216.0
216
77
101
4
78
1
11
932
2
4.33
3.25
1.33
0.17
11.2
8.4
1.36
.285
4.21
83
3.30
81
9.00
18
13Bill Lohrman
B. Lohrman
3.32
1938
31
9
6
.600
14
52
3
0
0
152.0
152
56
72
9
33
2
5
639
0
3.08
1.95
1.58
0.53
8.1
5.2
1.22
.263
4.26
88
3.70
93
9.00
4.6
14Jim Turner
J. Turner
3.46
1938
35
14
18
.438
34
71
22
3
0
268.0
267
103
123
21
54
5
1
1,107
1
2.38
1.81
1.31
0.71
6.4
4.9
1.20
.257
4.13
98
4.07
110
8.97
-13.7
15Jim Tobin
J. Tobin
3.47
1938
40
14
12
.538
33
70
14
2
0
241.1
254
93
109
17
66
6
6
1,029
2
2.61
2.46
1.06
0.63
6.8
6.4
1.33
.272
4.06
93
4.15
106
9.47
-6.2
16Hal Schumacher
H. Schumacher
3.50
1938
28
13
8
.619
28
54
12
3
0
185.0
178
72
81
12
50
2
0
775
1
2.63
2.43
1.08
0.58
7.0
6.5
1.23
.253
3.94
93
4.03
101
8.66
-1.1
17Tot Pressnell
T. Pressnell
3.56
1938
43
11
14
.440
19
57
6
1
4
192.0
209
76
86
11
56
8
19
836
5
2.67
2.63
1.02
0.52
6.8
6.7
1.38
.281
4.03
91
4.08
100
9.80
0.8
18Bob Weiland
B. Weiland
3.59
1938
35
16
11
.593
29
117
11
1
1
228.1
248
91
118
14
67
4
3
990
1
4.61
2.64
1.75
0.55
11.8
6.8
1.38
.297
4.65
93
3.63
90
9.78
10.8
19Curt Davis
C. Davis
3.63
1938
40
12
8
.600
21
36
8
2
3
173.1
187
70
80
9
27
1
16
724
3
1.87
1.40
1.33
0.47
5.0
3.7
1.23
.273
4.15
94
3.67
91
9.71
7.5
20Luke Hamlin
L. Hamlin
3.68
1938
44
12
15
.444
30
97
10
3
6
237.1
243
97
111
14
65
2
9
997
2
3.68
2.46
1.49
0.53
9.7
6.5
1.30
.280
4.21
94
3.72
91
9.21
10
21Cy Blanton
C. Blanton
3.70
1938
29
11
7
.611
26
80
10
1
0
172.2
190
71
84
13
46
2
0
729
2
4.17
2.40
1.74
0.68
11.0
6.3
1.37
.301
4.38
99
3.81
97
9.90
2.2
22Larry French
L. French
3.80
1938
43
10
19
.345
27
83
10
3
0
201.1
210
85
95
17
62
1
11
853
4
3.71
2.77
1.34
0.76
9.7
7.3
1.35
.280
4.25
99
4.14
103
9.39
-2.6
23Vito Tamulis
V. Tamulis
3.83
1938
38
12
6
.667
18
70
9
0
2
159.2
181
68
81
11
40
2
12
680
4
3.95
2.25
1.75
0.62
10.3
5.9
1.38
.305
4.57
98
3.73
91
10.20
6.5
24Cliff Melton
C. Melton
3.89
1938
36
14
14
.500
31
101
10
1
0
243.0
266
105
126
19
61
1
3
1,042
0
3.74
2.26
1.66
0.70
9.7
5.9
1.35
.287
4.67
103
3.87
98
9.85
2.6
25Peaches Davis
P. Davis
3.97
1938
29
7
12
.368
19
28
11
1
1
167.2
193
74
86
9
40
1
4
719
1
1.50
2.15
0.70
0.48
3.9
5.6
1.39
.287
4.62
108
4.02
104
10.36
-3.6

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