who had the best era in the nl in 1961

Warren Spahn had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1961, with an ERA of 3.02.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1961?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
3.02
1961
38
21
13
.618
34
115
21
4
0
262.2
236
88
96
24
64
4
3
1
1,064
4
3.94
2.19
1.80
0.82
10.8
6.0
1.14
.247
3.29
79
3.66
98
8.09
1.6
2Jim O'Toole
J. O'Toole
3.10
1961
39
19
9
.679
35
178
11
3
2
252.2
229
87
101
16
93
3
2
7
1,061
6
6.34
3.31
1.91
0.57
16.8
8.8
1.27
.276
3.60
75
3.13
78
8.16
24.8
3Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
3.13
1961
30
9
10
.474
29
99
6
2
0
195.2
203
68
91
14
64
4
0
6
840
2
4.55
2.94
1.55
0.64
11.8
7.6
1.36
.287
4.19
73
3.53
84
9.34
14.6
4Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
3.20
1961
40
13
16
.448
35
163
13
3
0
250.0
235
89
99
33
75
2
3
3
1,033
4
5.87
2.70
2.17
1.19
15.8
7.3
1.24
.266
3.56
82
3.91
102
8.46
-3
5Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3.24
1961
35
13
12
.520
27
166
10
2
1
211.1
186
76
91
13
119
6
3
7
916
8
7.07
5.07
1.39
0.55
18.1
13.0
1.44
.283
3.88
75
3.58
85
7.92
14.8
6Joe Gibbon
J. Gibbon
3.32
1961
30
13
10
.565
29
145
7
3
0
195.1
185
72
85
16
57
4
1
4
816
3
6.68
2.63
2.54
0.74
17.8
7.0
1.24
.285
3.92
82
3.09
78
8.52
18.4
7Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
3.52
1961
42
18
13
.581
35
269
15
2
1
255.2
212
100
117
27
96
3
2
6
1,068
12
9.47
3.38
2.80
0.95
25.2
9.0
1.20
.275
4.12
83
3.00
73
7.46
31.4
8Joey Jay
J. Jay
3.53
1961
34
21
10
.677
34
157
14
4
0
247.1
217
97
102
25
92
5
0
1
1,032
9
5.71
3.35
1.71
0.91
15.2
8.9
1.25
.255
3.71
86
3.79
94
7.90
6.3
9Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
3.69
1961
40
13
10
.565
37
182
10
3
0
244.0
236
100
111
29
83
20
2
15
1,047
7
6.71
3.06
2.19
1.07
17.4
7.9
1.31
.282
4.09
87
3.89
94
8.70
7
10Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
3.72
1961
31
14
10
.583
31
114
13
0
0
222.2
196
92
100
28
102
3
0
2
949
8
4.61
4.12
1.12
1.13
12.0
10.7
1.34
.239
4.04
86
4.60
109
7.92
-8
11Bob Purkey
B. Purkey
3.73
1961
36
16
12
.571
34
116
13
1
1
246.1
245
102
118
27
51
6
2
4
1,031
7
4.24
1.86
2.27
0.99
11.3
4.9
1.20
.262
4.31
91
3.75
93
8.95
7.4
12Johnny Podres
J. Podres
3.74
1961
32
18
5
.783
29
124
6
1
0
182.2
192
76
81
27
51
4
2
2
772
8
6.11
2.51
2.43
1.33
16.1
6.6
1.33
.292
3.99
88
4.04
98
9.46
2.4
13Larry Jackson
L. Jackson
3.75
1961
33
14
11
.560
28
113
12
3
0
211.0
203
88
99
20
56
4
2
5
880
3
4.82
2.39
2.02
0.85
12.8
6.4
1.23
.266
4.22
87
3.59
85
8.66
14.6
14Don Cardwell
D. Cardwell
3.82
1961
39
15
14
.517
38
156
13
3
0
259.1
243
110
121
22
88
10
1
0
1,106
6
5.41
3.05
1.77
0.76
14.1
8.0
1.28
.266
4.20
93
3.61
90
8.43
11.9
15Carl Willey
C. Willey
3.83
1961
35
6
12
.333
22
91
4
0
0
159.2
147
68
71
20
65
2
6
9
676
5
5.13
3.66
1.40
1.13
13.5
9.6
1.33
.255
4.00
100
4.32
115
8.29
-11.3
16Bob Friend
B. Friend
3.85
1961
41
14
19
.424
35
108
10
1
1
236.0
271
101
119
16
45
3
3
10
1,001
4
4.12
1.72
2.40
0.61
10.8
4.5
1.34
.308
4.54
96
3.15
80
10.33
20.7
17Dick Ellsworth
D. Ellsworth
3.86
1961
37
10
11
.476
31
91
7
1
0
186.2
213
80
90
23
48
3
2
3
799
9
4.39
2.31
1.90
1.11
11.4
6.0
1.40
.300
4.34
94
4.02
100
10.27
0.2
18Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
3.89
1961
29
13
10
.565
27
124
9
3
0
185.0
183
80
88
24
48
2
2
5
769
7
6.03
2.34
2.58
1.17
16.1
6.2
1.25
.278
4.28
100
3.73
98
8.90
1.6
19Stan Williams
S. Williams
3.90
1961
41
15
12
.556
35
205
6
2
0
235.1
213
102
114
21
108
6
3
9
1,008
9
7.84
4.13
1.90
0.80
20.3
10.7
1.36
.287
4.36
92
3.44
83
8.15
17.9
20Lew Burdette
L. Burdette
4.00
1961
40
18
11
.621
36
92
14
3
0
272.1
295
121
131
31
33
3
4
3
1,126
1
3.04
1.09
2.79
1.02
8.2
2.9
1.20
.273
4.33
104
3.77
101
9.75
-1.9
21Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
4.10
1961
29
10
6
.625
22
99
5
2
0
156.0
159
71
72
15
41
2
4
6
646
4
5.71
2.37
2.41
0.87
15.3
6.3
1.28
.294
4.15
102
3.38
86
9.17
9.7
22Art Mahaffey
A. Mahaffey
4.10
1961
36
11
19
.367
32
158
12
3
0
219.1
205
100
110
27
70
7
1
6
916
9
6.48
2.87
2.26
1.11
17.2
7.6
1.25
.272
4.51
102
3.79
96
8.41
3.7
23Bob Buhl
B. Buhl
4.11
1961
32
9
10
.474
28
77
9
1
0
188.1
180
86
99
23
98
5
2
4
820
3
3.68
4.68
0.79
1.10
9.4
12.0
1.48
.254
4.73
107
4.98
133
8.60
-28
24Ernie Broglio
E. Broglio
4.12
1961
29
9
12
.429
26
113
7
2
0
174.2
166
80
97
19
75
1
2
5
762
1
5.82
3.86
1.51
0.98
14.8
9.8
1.38
.265
5.00
96
4.00
95
8.55
4.6
25Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
4.22
1961
38
13
9
.591
33
112
6
0
0
217.1
203
102
114
22
87
5
1
7
923
3
4.64
3.60
1.29
0.91
12.1
9.4
1.33
.260
4.72
108
4.13
108
8.41
-8.1

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