who had the best era in the nl in 1976

John Denny had the best ERA in the NL in 1976, with an ERA of 2.52.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1976?
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 John Denny
J. Denny
2.52
1976
STL STL
30
11
9
.550
30
74
8
3
0
207.0
189
58
71
11
74
8
0
3
861
5
3.22
3.22
1.00
0.48
8.6
8.6
1.27
.256
3.09
72
3.79
112
8.22
-10.1
2 Doug Rau
D. Rau
2.57
1976
LAD LAD
34
16
12
.571
32
98
8
3
0
231.0
221
66
71
18
69
7
0
1
950
2
3.82
2.69
1.42
0.70
10.3
7.3
1.26
.268
2.77
76
3.78
108
8.61
-7.5
3 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.59
1976
NYM NYM
35
14
11
.560
34
235
13
5
0
271.0
211
78
83
14
77
4
0
9
1,079
12
7.80
2.56
3.05
0.46
21.8
7.1
1.06
.263
2.76
77
2.46
72
7.01
29
4 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2.69
1976
NYM NYM
34
21
10
.677
32
200
17
3
0
247.1
205
74
81
19
66
1
0
7
994
3
7.28
2.40
3.03
0.69
20.1
6.6
1.10
.263
2.95
80
2.82
83
7.46
16.4
5 Pat Zachry
P. Zachry
2.74
1976
CIN CIN
38
14
7
.667
28
143
6
1
0
204.0
170
62
70
8
83
2
2
4
842
5
6.31
3.66
1.72
0.35
17.0
9.9
1.24
.267
3.09
77
2.99
86
7.50
11.3
6 Randy Jones
R. Jones
2.74
1976
SDP SDP
40
22
14
.611
40
93
25
5
0
315.1
274
96
109
15
50
4
0
9
1,251
0
2.65
1.43
1.86
0.43
7.4
4.0
1.03
.238
3.11
83
3.17
94
7.82
7.1
7 J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
2.75
1976
HOU HOU
39
20
15
.571
39
214
14
3
0
291.0
221
89
105
14
151
4
0
4
1,218
13
6.62
4.67
1.42
0.43
17.6
12.4
1.28
.248
3.25
84
3.38
101
6.84
-1.8
8 John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
2.84
1976
SFG SFG
37
16
14
.533
36
172
11
6
0
253.1
224
80
90
11
74
4
0
8
1,045
3
6.11
2.63
2.32
0.39
16.5
7.1
1.18
.272
3.20
80
2.76
81
7.96
18.6
9 Jim Barr
J. Barr
2.89
1976
SFG SFG
37
15
12
.556
37
75
8
3
0
252.1
260
81
104
9
60
2
0
7
1,056
3
2.68
2.14
1.25
0.32
7.1
5.7
1.27
.276
3.71
81
3.23
95
9.27
4.9
10 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.95
1976
NYM NYM
35
17
10
.630
35
153
16
6
0
262.0
236
86
94
18
57
3
0
5
1,054
13
5.26
1.96
2.68
0.62
14.5
5.4
1.12
.265
3.23
88
3.04
89
8.11
10.9
11 Rick Rhoden
R. Rhoden
2.98
1976
LAD LAD
27
12
3
.800
26
77
10
3
0
181.0
165
60
66
17
53
1
0
2
744
3
3.83
2.64
1.45
0.85
10.3
7.1
1.20
.248
3.28
89
3.89
112
8.20
-8.2
12 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
3.04
1976
ATL ATL
29
11
11
.500
28
135
12
3
1
207.1
166
70
83
14
74
2
1
1
847
10
5.86
3.21
1.82
0.61
15.9
8.7
1.16
.244
3.60
81
3.30
89
7.21
9.9
13 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3.06
1976
LAD LAD
35
21
10
.677
34
161
15
4
0
267.2
231
91
98
22
82
3
1
6
1,093
4
5.41
2.76
1.96
0.74
14.7
7.5
1.17
.253
3.30
91
3.45
99
7.77
1.2
14 Bruce Kison
B. Kison
3.08
1976
PIT PIT
31
14
9
.609
29
98
6
1
1
193.0
180
66
83
10
52
3
1
4
800
4
4.57
2.42
1.88
0.47
12.3
6.5
1.20
.267
3.87
88
3.14
90
8.39
7.4
15 Jim Lonborg
J. Lonborg
3.08
1976
PHI PHI
33
18
10
.643
32
118
8
1
1
222.0
210
76
85
18
50
5
1
4
916
2
4.78
2.03
2.36
0.73
12.9
5.5
1.17
.265
3.45
86
3.36
95
8.51
4.9
16 Tommy John
T. John
3.09
1976
LAD LAD
31
10
10
.500
31
91
6
2
0
207.0
207
71
76
7
61
0
0
4
868
7
3.96
2.65
1.49
0.30
10.5
7.0
1.29
.282
3.30
92
3.07
88
9.00
9.5
17 Fred Norman
F. Norman
3.09
1976
CIN CIN
33
12
7
.632
24
126
8
3
0
180.1
153
62
71
10
70
3
2
5
745
6
6.29
3.49
1.80
0.50
16.9
9.4
1.24
.267
3.54
87
3.17
91
7.64
6.4
18 Ray Burris
R. Burris
3.11
1976
CHC CHC
37
15
13
.536
36
112
10
4
0
249.0
251
86
102
22
70
5
0
5
1,053
7
4.05
2.53
1.60
0.80
10.6
6.6
1.29
.271
3.69
82
3.78
102
9.07
-1.5
19 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.13
1976
PHI PHI
35
20
7
.741
35
195
13
2
0
252.2
224
88
94
19
72
1
0
4
1,031
8
6.95
2.56
2.71
0.68
18.9
7.0
1.17
.276
3.35
88
2.93
82
7.98
17.5
20 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
3.15
1976
PIT PIT
32
16
7
.696
31
138
11
4
1
220.0
173
77
87
22
60
2
1
5
881
0
5.65
2.45
2.30
0.90
15.7
6.8
1.06
.229
3.56
90
3.52
101
7.08
-0.8
21 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.21
1976
MON MON
33
7
17
.292
32
150
8
4
1
230.0
212
82
93
10
69
4
1
7
944
10
5.87
2.70
2.17
0.39
15.9
7.3
1.22
.284
3.64
88
2.84
81
8.30
17.3
22 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
3.22
1976
NYM NYM
31
8
13
.381
30
120
5
2
0
192.2
184
69
83
14
52
0
1
1
797
11
5.61
2.43
2.31
0.65
15.1
6.5
1.22
.278
3.88
96
3.14
92
8.60
5.9
23 Pete Falcone
P. Falcone
3.23
1976
STL STL
32
12
16
.429
32
138
9
2
0
212.0
173
76
87
12
93
2
0
1
893
9
5.86
3.95
1.48
0.51
15.5
10.4
1.25
.248
3.69
92
3.41
101
7.34
-0.9
24 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
3.26
1976
LAD LAD
33
11
15
.423
33
116
8
4
0
226.2
203
82
93
16
60
1
0
6
925
2
4.61
2.38
1.93
0.64
12.5
6.5
1.16
.255
3.69
97
3.33
96
8.06
4
25 Brent Strom
B. Strom
3.29
1976
SDP SDP
36
12
16
.429
33
103
8
1
0
210.2
188
77
100
15
73
2
1
8
878
13
4.40
3.12
1.41
0.64
11.7
8.3
1.24
.253
4.27
100
3.64
108
8.03
-6.7

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16
.529
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.471
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14
19
.424
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22
.353
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NYM NYM
@
STL STL
6:15 PM
Mon
5/5
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
5/6
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
5/7
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
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Sun
5/4
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STL STL
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Sun
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BAL BAL
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Sun
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BOS BOS
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Sun
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PIT PIT
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