who had the best era in the nl in 1959

Sam Jones had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1959, with an ERA of 2.83.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1959?
NAME ERA SEASON TM G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Sam Jones
S. Jones
2.83
1959
SFG SFG
50
21
15
.583
35
209
16
4
5
270.2
232
85
99
18
109
8
12
6
1,148
5
6.95
3.62
1.92
0.60
18.2
9.5
1.26
.266
3.29
73
3.16
83
7.71
19
2 Stu Miller
S. Miller
2.84
1959
SFG SFG
59
8
7
.533
9
95
2
0
8
167.2
164
53
66
15
57
5
29
13
716
1
5.10
3.06
1.67
0.81
13.3
8.0
1.32
.274
3.54
74
3.68
97
8.80
1.9
3 Bob Buhl
B. Buhl
2.86
1959
MIL MIL
31
15
9
.625
25
105
12
4
0
198.0
181
63
76
19
74
2
2
3
832
4
4.77
3.36
1.42
0.86
12.6
8.9
1.29
.256
3.45
80
3.88
110
8.23
-9.9
4 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
2.96
1959
MIL MIL
40
21
15
.583
36
143
21
4
0
292.0
282
96
106
21
70
1
3
9
1,203
2
4.41
2.16
2.04
0.65
11.9
5.8
1.21
.270
3.27
82
3.23
92
8.69
8.7
5 Vern Law
V. Law
2.98
1959
PIT PIT
34
18
9
.667
33
110
20
2
1
266.0
245
88
91
25
53
2
1
11
1,080
5
3.72
1.79
2.08
0.85
10.2
4.9
1.12
.247
3.08
77
3.56
94
8.29
6.7
6 Gene Conley
G. Conley
3.00
1959
PHI PHI
25
12
7
.632
22
102
12
3
1
180.0
159
60
68
13
42
2
2
6
729
4
5.10
2.10
2.43
0.65
14.0
5.8
1.12
.256
3.40
76
3.08
80
7.95
15.7
7 Johnny Antonelli
J. Antonelli
3.10
1959
SFG SFG
40
19
10
.655
38
165
17
4
1
282.0
247
97
107
29
76
3
1
6
1,150
1
5.27
2.43
2.17
0.93
14.3
6.6
1.15
.249
3.41
80
3.55
94
7.88
7.4
8 Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
3.13
1959
PIT PIT
31
12
12
.500
29
149
14
2
0
224.1
189
78
88
26
49
2
2
12
897
4
5.98
1.97
3.04
1.04
16.6
5.5
1.06
.243
3.53
81
3.40
90
7.58
9.6
9 Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
3.16
1959
SFG SFG
36
15
12
.556
31
132
10
0
1
222.1
198
78
90
22
70
7
2
4
933
7
5.34
2.83
1.89
0.89
14.1
7.5
1.21
.251
3.64
82
3.68
97
8.01
2.5
10 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
3.16
1959
CIN CIN
30
13
8
.619
29
100
17
2
1
222.0
216
78
87
25
27
5
1
3
899
4
4.05
1.09
3.70
1.01
11.1
3.0
1.09
.257
3.53
77
3.54
88
8.76
12
11 Jim Owens
J. Owens
3.21
1959
PHI PHI
31
12
12
.500
30
135
11
1
1
221.1
203
79
97
14
73
4
1
11
925
8
5.49
2.97
1.85
0.57
14.6
7.9
1.25
.270
3.94
81
3.19
82
8.25
16.7
12 Larry Jackson
L. Jackson
3.30
1959
STL STL
40
14
13
.519
37
145
12
3
0
256.0
271
94
103
13
64
4
2
3
1,081
7
5.10
2.25
2.27
0.46
13.4
5.9
1.31
.302
3.62
79
2.87
70
9.53
33.9
13 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
3.46
1959
LAD LAD
44
17
13
.567
36
242
15
4
2
270.2
237
104
113
26
93
18
7
9
1,142
4
8.05
3.09
2.60
0.86
21.2
8.1
1.22
.277
3.76
83
3.23
80
7.88
24.4
14 Dave Hillman
D. Hillman
3.53
1959
CHC CHC
39
8
11
.421
24
88
4
1
0
191.0
178
75
84
17
43
1
5
3
780
1
4.15
2.03
2.05
0.80
11.3
5.5
1.16
.255
3.96
90
3.47
90
8.39
8.4
15 Glen Hobbie
G. Hobbie
3.69
1959
CHC CHC
46
16
13
.552
33
138
10
3
0
234.0
204
96
105
15
106
6
3
1
991
9
5.31
4.08
1.30
0.58
13.9
10.7
1.32
.260
4.04
94
3.63
94
7.85
6.1
16 Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
3.99
1959
SFG SFG
47
12
16
.429
31
151
7
3
4
225.2
213
100
117
24
86
1
9
13
972
9
6.02
3.43
1.76
0.96
15.5
8.8
1.32
.266
4.67
103
3.74
99
8.49
0.9
17 Bob Friend
B. Friend
4.03
1959
PIT PIT
35
8
19
.296
35
104
7
2
0
234.2
267
105
129
19
52
7
0
9
1,015
5
3.99
1.99
2.00
0.73
10.2
5.1
1.36
.298
4.95
104
3.46
91
10.24
8.4
18 Lew Burdette
L. Burdette
4.07
1959
MIL MIL
41
21
15
.583
39
105
20
4
1
289.2
312
131
144
38
38
1
2
3
1,193
2
3.26
1.18
2.76
1.18
8.8
3.2
1.21
.271
4.47
113
3.93
112
9.69
-16.1
19 Johnny Podres
J. Podres
4.11
1959
LAD LAD
34
14
9
.609
29
145
6
2
0
195.0
192
89
93
23
74
3
1
7
823
8
6.69
3.42
1.96
1.06
17.6
9.0
1.36
.292
4.29
99
3.77
93
8.86
6.5
20 Bob Anderson
B. Anderson
4.13
1959
CHC CHC
37
12
13
.480
36
113
7
1
0
235.1
245
108
117
21
77
5
1
3
1,004
4
4.32
2.94
1.47
0.80
11.3
7.7
1.37
.284
4.47
105
3.79
98
9.37
2.1
21 Vinegar Bend Mizell
V. Bend Mizell
4.20
1959
STL STL
31
13
10
.565
30
108
8
1
0
201.1
196
94
104
21
89
8
1
7
890
2
4.83
3.98
1.21
0.94
12.1
10.0
1.42
.264
4.65
100
4.27
104
8.76
-3
22 Bob Purkey
B. Purkey
4.25
1959
CIN CIN
38
13
18
.419
33
78
9
1
1
218.0
241
103
118
25
43
6
5
2
927
4
3.22
1.78
1.81
1.03
8.4
4.6
1.30
.279
4.87
104
3.99
99
9.95
1.2
23 Ron Kline
R. Kline
4.26
1959
PIT PIT
33
11
13
.458
29
91
7
0
0
186.0
186
88
95
23
70
2
1
9
796
9
4.40
3.39
1.30
1.11
11.4
8.8
1.38
.267
4.60
110
4.33
114
9.00
-11.7
24 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
4.27
1959
PHI PHI
35
15
17
.469
35
137
19
2
0
257.1
267
122
137
34
35
5
0
4
1,075
1
4.79
1.22
3.91
1.19
12.7
3.3
1.17
.270
4.79
108
3.66
95
9.34
5.9
25 Ernie Broglio
E. Broglio
4.72
1959
STL STL
35
7
12
.368
25
133
6
3
0
181.1
174
95
104
20
89
0
4
10
793
8
6.60
4.42
1.49
0.99
16.8
11.2
1.45
.279
5.16
113
3.98
97
8.64
2.8

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