who had the best era in the nl in 1981

Nolan Ryan had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1981, with an ERA of 1.69.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1981?
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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.69
1981
HOU HOU
21
11
5
.688
21
140
5
3
0
149.0
99
28
34
2
68
1
0
1
605
16
8.46
4.11
2.06
0.12
23.1
11.2
1.12
.246
2.05
52
2.28
70
5.98
16.5
2Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
2.18
1981
HOU HOU
22
9
5
.643
22
75
6
5
0
156.2
128
38
41
5
38
4
0
1
617
0
4.31
2.18
1.97
0.29
12.2
6.2
1.06
.248
2.36
67
2.86
88
7.35
6.7
3Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
2.28
1981
LAD LAD
23
11
6
.647
23
74
5
4
0
142.1
124
36
42
3
33
2
0
2
571
3
4.68
2.09
2.24
0.19
13.0
5.8
1.10
.264
2.66
67
2.57
76
7.84
13
4Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
2.30
1981
LAD LAD
22
10
4
.714
22
51
8
2
0
152.2
138
39
44
6
27
4
0
3
608
1
3.01
1.59
1.89
0.35
8.4
4.4
1.08
.254
2.59
68
3.05
90
8.14
5.7
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2.42
1981
PHI PHI
24
13
4
.765
24
179
10
1
0
190.0
152
51
59
9
62
1
0
3
763
9
8.48
2.94
2.89
0.43
23.5
8.1
1.13
.279
2.79
69
2.32
67
7.20
23.7
6Vida Blue
V. Blue
2.45
1981
SFG SFG
18
8
6
.571
18
63
1
0
0
124.2
97
34
40
7
54
1
0
3
513
7
4.55
3.90
1.17
0.51
12.3
10.5
1.21
.232
2.89
73
3.64
110
7.00
-4.8
7Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2.48
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
180
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
1.05
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
8Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.54
1981
CIN CIN
23
14
2
.875
23
87
6
1
0
166.1
120
47
51
10
66
3
0
8
671
5
4.71
3.57
1.32
0.54
13.0
9.8
1.12
.218
2.76
72
3.58
104
6.49
-2.2
9Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.61
1981
HOU HOU
23
11
9
.550
23
104
6
3
0
158.2
132
46
51
6
29
1
0
3
624
0
5.90
1.64
3.59
0.34
16.7
4.6
1.01
.260
2.89
80
2.34
72
7.49
16.4
10Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
2.80
1981
MON MON
22
7
9
.438
22
115
3
2
0
157.1
142
49
54
3
34
4
0
4
640
4
6.58
1.94
3.38
0.17
18.0
5.3
1.12
.287
3.09
80
2.11
62
8.12
22.5
11Rick Mahler
R. Mahler
2.80
1981
ATL ATL
34
8
6
.571
14
54
1
0
2
112.1
109
35
41
5
43
1
10
5
478
3
4.33
3.45
1.26
0.40
11.3
9.0
1.35
.277
3.28
77
3.39
94
8.73
3.1
12Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
2.82
1981
HOU HOU
24
9
9
.500
24
77
5
2
0
166.0
150
52
60
8
47
0
0
4
676
7
4.17
2.55
1.64
0.43
11.4
7.0
1.19
.261
3.25
87
3.14
97
8.13
1.6
13Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
2.89
1981
SFG SFG
24
11
7
.611
24
77
1
1
0
152.1
156
49
51
11
44
2
0
2
646
4
4.55
2.60
1.75
0.65
11.9
6.8
1.31
.283
3.01
86
3.43
103
9.22
-2.2
14Scott Sanderson
S. Sanderson
2.95
1981
MON MON
22
9
7
.563
22
77
4
1
0
137.1
122
45
50
10
31
1
0
2
560
2
5.05
2.03
2.48
0.66
13.8
5.5
1.11
.254
3.28
84
3.12
92
8.00
4
15Ray Burris
R. Burris
3.05
1981
MON MON
22
9
7
.563
21
52
4
0
0
135.2
117
46
56
9
41
3
0
3
554
6
3.45
2.72
1.27
0.60
9.4
7.4
1.16
.241
3.71
87
3.67
108
7.76
-4.3
16Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3.10
1981
ATL ATL
22
7
7
.500
22
62
3
3
0
139.1
120
48
56
6
56
1
0
2
578
2
4.00
3.62
1.11
0.39
10.7
9.7
1.26
.252
3.62
85
3.49
96
7.75
2.3
17Eddie Solomon
E. Solomon
3.12
1981
PIT PIT
22
8
6
.571
17
38
2
0
1
127.0
133
44
49
10
27
3
5
3
521
3
2.69
1.91
1.41
0.71
7.3
5.2
1.26
.278
3.47
86
3.73
108
9.43
-3.8
18Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
3.18
1981
STL STL
20
10
5
.667
20
41
1
0
0
124.1
106
44
47
7
29
4
0
3
501
3
2.97
2.10
1.41
0.51
8.2
5.8
1.09
.236
3.40
89
3.47
102
7.67
-1.2
19Lary Sorensen
L. Sorensen
3.27
1981
STL STL
23
7
7
.500
23
52
3
1
0
140.1
149
51
59
3
26
1
0
2
579
1
3.33
1.67
2.00
0.19
9.0
4.5
1.25
.294
3.78
92
2.71
80
9.56
10.5
20Mario Soto
M. Soto
3.29
1981
CIN CIN
25
12
9
.571
25
151
10
3
0
175.0
142
64
69
13
61
3
0
3
717
4
7.77
3.14
2.48
0.67
21.1
8.5
1.16
.264
3.55
93
2.93
85
7.30
10.1
21Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.42
1981
MON MON
22
12
8
.600
22
87
7
3
0
160.2
149
61
64
7
41
2
0
4
652
1
4.87
2.30
2.12
0.39
13.3
6.3
1.18
.276
3.59
97
2.88
85
8.35
9
22Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.44
1981
LAD LAD
23
9
5
.643
23
88
2
1
0
141.1
141
54
56
11
41
3
0
0
601
2
5.60
2.61
2.15
0.70
14.6
6.8
1.29
.284
3.57
102
3.30
97
8.98
1.3
23Bruce Berenyi
B. Berenyi
3.50
1981
CIN CIN
21
9
6
.600
20
106
5
3
0
126.0
97
49
55
3
77
0
0
0
544
7
7.57
5.50
1.38
0.21
19.5
14.2
1.38
.263
3.93
99
3.06
89
6.93
5.5
24Juan Eichelberger
J. Eichelberger
3.50
1981
SDP SDP
25
8
8
.500
24
81
3
1
0
141.1
136
55
60
5
74
3
1
5
615
5
5.16
4.71
1.09
0.32
13.2
12.0
1.49
.290
3.82
105
3.54
106
8.66
-3.3
25Randy Martz
R. Martz
3.68
1981
CHC CHC
33
5
7
.417
14
32
1
0
6
107.2
103
44
49
6
49
1
10
1
464
3
2.67
4.10
0.65
0.50
6.9
10.6
1.41
.258
4.10
99
4.12
117
8.61
-6.8
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