who had the best era in the nl in 1940

Bucky Walters had the lowest ERA in the NL in a season in 1940, with an ERA of 2.48.

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1Bucky Walters
B. Walters
2.48
1940
36
22
10
.688
36
115
29
3
0
305.0
241
84
95
19
92
5
0
1,207
3
3.39
2.71
1.25
0.56
9.5
7.6
1.09
.227
2.80
66
3.85
100
7.11
0
2Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
2.50
1940
46
20
13
.606
31
124
20
4
5
280.2
259
78
97
8
59
4
13
1,172
0
3.98
1.89
2.10
0.26
10.6
5.0
1.13
.257
3.11
66
3.00
77
8.31
28.2
3Rip Sewell
R. Sewell
2.80
1940
33
16
5
.762
23
60
14
2
1
189.2
169
59
71
6
67
3
3
790
2
2.85
3.18
0.90
0.28
7.6
8.5
1.24
.249
3.37
73
3.72
95
8.02
4.5
4Jim Turner
J. Turner
2.89
1940
24
14
7
.667
23
53
11
0
0
187.0
187
60
70
9
32
0
1
749
1
2.55
1.54
1.66
0.43
7.1
4.3
1.17
.272
3.37
77
3.41
88
9.00
9.3
5Vern Olsen
V. Olsen
2.97
1940
34
13
9
.591
20
71
9
4
0
172.2
172
57
64
5
62
2
6
734
0
3.70
3.23
1.15
0.26
9.7
8.4
1.36
.281
3.34
78
3.50
90
8.97
7.5
6Luke Hamlin
L. Hamlin
3.06
1940
33
9
8
.529
25
91
9
2
0
182.1
183
62
77
17
34
2
2
758
0
4.49
1.68
2.68
0.84
12.0
4.5
1.19
.270
3.80
79
3.64
92
9.03
6.8
7Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
3.06
1940
37
20
12
.625
37
115
26
3
0
296.2
280
101
110
17
48
0
0
1,205
1
3.49
1.46
2.40
0.52
9.5
4.0
1.11
.257
3.34
81
3.29
85
8.49
18.6
8Manny Salvo
M. Salvo
3.08
1940
21
10
9
.526
20
60
14
5
0
160.2
151
55
63
9
43
2
1
662
2
3.36
2.41
1.40
0.50
9.1
6.5
1.21
.259
3.53
85
3.66
99
8.46
0.1
9Lon Warneke
L. Warneke
3.14
1940
33
16
10
.615
31
85
17
1
0
232.0
235
81
103
17
47
3
2
969
3
3.30
1.82
1.81
0.66
8.8
4.9
1.22
.267
4.00
78
3.70
90
9.12
11.3
10Dick Errickson
D. Errickson
3.16
1940
34
12
13
.480
29
34
17
3
0
236.1
241
83
91
8
90
1
3
997
1
1.29
3.43
0.38
0.30
3.4
9.0
1.40
.270
3.47
87
4.14
112
9.18
-13.4
11Hal Schumacher
H. Schumacher
3.25
1940
34
13
13
.500
30
123
12
1
1
227.0
218
82
93
14
96
0
4
974
4
4.88
3.81
1.28
0.56
12.6
9.9
1.38
.275
3.69
84
3.82
96
8.64
3.9
12Larry French
L. French
3.29
1940
40
14
14
.500
33
107
18
3
2
246.0
240
90
93
12
64
4
6
1,024
0
3.91
2.34
1.67
0.44
10.4
6.3
1.24
.272
3.40
86
3.43
88
8.78
12.7
13Junior Thompson
J. Thompson
3.32
1940
33
16
9
.640
31
103
17
3
0
225.1
197
83
90
10
96
2
1
951
3
4.11
3.83
1.07
0.40
10.8
10.1
1.30
.253
3.59
88
3.80
99
7.87
1.1
14Whit Wyatt
W. Wyatt
3.46
1940
37
15
14
.517
34
124
16
5
0
239.1
233
92
105
19
62
5
3
1,000
0
4.66
2.33
2.00
0.71
12.4
6.2
1.23
.271
3.95
89
3.67
92
8.76
8.1
15Mace Brown
M. Brown
3.49
1940
48
10
9
.526
17
73
5
1
7
173.0
181
67
78
5
49
2
21
737
4
3.80
2.55
1.49
0.26
9.9
6.6
1.33
.289
4.06
91
3.25
83
9.42
13.1
16Joe Sullivan
J. Sullivan
3.55
1940
36
10
14
.417
22
64
7
0
1
177.1
157
70
89
9
89
8
9
766
2
3.25
4.52
0.72
0.46
8.4
11.6
1.39
.248
4.52
98
4.42
119
7.97
-15.8
17Hugh Mulcahy
H. Mulcahy
3.60
1940
36
13
22
.371
36
82
21
3
0
280.0
283
112
141
12
91
3
0
1,189
6
2.64
2.93
0.90
0.39
6.9
7.7
1.34
.271
4.53
94
3.82
97
9.10
3.8
18Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
3.63
1940
38
11
12
.478
29
95
16
3
3
230.2
225
93
103
12
86
3
6
992
5
3.71
3.36
1.10
0.47
9.6
8.7
1.35
.268
4.02
90
3.85
93
8.78
7.7
19Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
3.65
1940
31
11
12
.478
28
86
11
2
0
214.1
220
87
102
22
59
2
3
916
3
3.61
2.48
1.46
0.92
9.4
6.4
1.30
.265
4.28
94
4.22
106
9.24
-5.7
20Kirby Higbe
K. Higbe
3.72
1940
41
14
19
.424
36
137
20
1
1
283.0
242
117
126
12
121
3
4
1,194
9
4.36
3.85
1.13
0.38
11.5
10.1
1.28
.250
4.01
97
3.73
95
7.70
6.3
21Harry Gumbert
H. Gumbert
3.76
1940
35
12
14
.462
30
77
14
2
2
237.0
230
99
110
17
81
3
4
1,007
8
2.92
3.08
0.95
0.65
7.6
8.0
1.31
.257
4.18
97
4.18
105
8.73
-5.2
22Bill Lohrman
B. Lohrman
3.78
1940
31
10
15
.400
27
73
11
4
1
195.0
200
82
98
19
43
3
2
810
3
3.37
1.98
1.70
0.88
9.0
5.3
1.25
.269
4.52
97
4.06
102
9.23
-1.7
23Bill McGee
B. McGee
3.80
1940
38
16
10
.615
31
78
11
3
0
218.0
222
92
108
13
96
2
1
955
9
3.22
3.96
0.81
0.54
8.2
10.1
1.46
.273
4.46
94
4.25
103
9.17
-1.9
24Clyde Shoun
C. Shoun
3.92
1940
54
13
11
.542
19
82
13
1
6
197.1
193
86
96
13
46
2
22
816
4
3.74
2.10
1.78
0.59
10.0
5.6
1.21
.267
4.38
97
3.59
87
8.80
11.9
25Bill Posedel
B. Posedel
4.13
1940
35
12
17
.414
32
86
18
0
1
233.0
263
107
118
16
81
1
2
1,008
3
3.32
3.13
1.06
0.62
8.5
8.0
1.48
.300
4.56
114
4.05
109
10.16
-10.6

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