who had the best era in the nl in 1987

Nolan Ryan had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1987, with an ERA of 2.76.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1987?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.76
1987
34
8
16
.333
34
270
0
0
0
211.2
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
11.48
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
70
2.46
63
6.55
34.5
2Mike Dunne
M. Dunne
3.03
1987
23
13
6
.684
23
72
5
1
0
163.1
143
55
66
10
68
1
0
8
680
6
3.97
3.75
1.06
0.55
10.6
10.0
1.29
.251
3.64
74
4.04
97
7.88
2.3
3Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
3.06
1987
37
16
16
.500
35
190
10
1
1
264.2
247
90
105
17
74
9
2
5
1,093
11
6.46
2.52
2.57
0.58
17.4
6.8
1.21
.286
3.57
79
3.20
82
8.40
21.3
4Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.09
1987
TOT
34
13
9
.591
33
107
12
4
0
227.0
207
78
91
13
42
8
0
3
920
7
4.24
1.67
2.55
0.52
11.6
4.6
1.10
.259
3.61
77
3.32
80
8.21
20.4
5Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
3.21
1987
25
15
7
.682
25
148
7
3
0
179.2
162
64
68
11
53
2
0
2
730
1
7.41
2.65
2.79
0.55
20.3
7.3
1.20
.293
3.41
83
2.93
74
8.12
20.9
6Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.22
1987
35
15
9
.625
35
196
6
4
0
251.2
204
90
94
21
86
4
0
6
1,027
4
7.01
3.08
2.28
0.75
19.1
8.4
1.15
.254
3.36
83
3.46
88
7.30
12.7
7Mike Scott
M. Scott
3.23
1987
36
16
13
.552
36
233
8
3
0
247.2
199
89
94
21
79
4
0
6
1,010
10
8.47
2.87
2.95
0.76
23.1
7.8
1.12
.264
3.42
82
3.09
80
7.23
22.1
8Dave Dravecky
D. Dravecky
3.43
1987
TOT
48
10
12
.455
28
138
5
3
0
191.1
186
73
82
18
64
5
8
7
801
2
6.49
3.01
2.16
0.85
17.2
8.0
1.31
.292
3.86
87
3.72
91
8.75
7.9
9Joe Magrane
J. Magrane
3.54
1987
27
9
7
.563
26
101
4
2
0
170.1
157
67
75
9
60
10
0
6
722
9
5.34
3.17
1.68
0.48
14.0
8.3
1.27
.273
3.96
88
3.59
91
8.30
6.8
10Atlee Hammaker
A. Hammaker
3.58
1987
31
10
10
.500
27
107
2
0
0
168.1
159
67
73
22
57
3
1
10
706
8
5.72
3.05
1.88
1.18
15.2
8.1
1.28
.265
3.90
92
4.36
108
8.50
-6.1
11Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
3.59
1987
33
9
10
.474
30
134
3
1
0
195.2
184
78
87
17
69
5
0
12
833
3
6.16
3.17
1.94
0.78
16.1
8.3
1.29
.275
4.00
91
3.75
97
8.46
2.2
12Kelly Downs
K. Downs
3.63
1987
41
12
9
.571
28
137
4
3
1
186.0
185
75
83
14
67
4
4
11
797
12
6.63
3.24
2.04
0.68
17.2
8.4
1.35
.297
4.02
94
3.51
87
8.95
10.9
13Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
3.68
1987
34
18
10
.643
34
174
6
1
0
237.1
223
97
106
24
106
4
0
14
1,012
9
6.60
4.02
1.64
0.91
17.2
10.5
1.39
.283
4.02
84
4.10
96
8.46
5.2
14Michael LaCoss
M. LaCoss
3.68
1987
39
13
10
.565
26
79
2
1
0
171.0
184
70
78
16
63
2
4
12
728
6
4.16
3.32
1.25
0.84
10.9
8.7
1.44
.296
4.11
95
4.29
106
9.68
-5
15Greg Mathews
G. Mathews
3.73
1987
32
11
11
.500
32
108
2
1
0
197.2
184
82
87
17
71
0
0
5
822
7
4.92
3.23
1.52
0.77
13.1
8.6
1.29
.267
3.96
92
3.96
100
8.38
-0.5
16Eric Show
E. Show
3.84
1987
34
8
16
.333
34
117
5
3
0
206.1
188
88
99
26
85
9
0
7
887
6
5.10
3.71
1.38
1.13
13.2
9.6
1.32
.249
4.32
96
4.73
114
8.20
-12.6
17Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
3.88
1987
29
11
12
.478
28
120
1
1
0
176.1
165
76
86
22
46
0
0
2
721
5
6.12
2.35
2.61
1.12
16.6
6.4
1.20
.268
4.39
95
3.90
94
8.42
5.1
18Danny Cox
D. Cox
3.88
1987
31
11
9
.550
31
101
2
0
0
199.1
224
86
99
17
71
3
0
6
864
5
4.56
3.21
1.42
0.77
11.7
8.2
1.48
.308
4.47
96
4.07
103
10.11
-2.9
19Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.98
1987
34
14
14
.500
34
190
12
1
0
251.0
254
111
120
25
124
4
0
4
1,116
14
6.81
4.45
1.53
0.90
17.0
11.1
1.51
.296
4.30
103
4.17
107
9.11
-8
20Zane Smith
Z. Smith
4.09
1987
36
15
10
.600
36
130
9
3
0
242.0
245
110
130
19
91
5
0
6
1,035
5
4.83
3.38
1.43
0.71
12.6
8.8
1.39
.286
4.83
95
4.00
94
9.11
6.8
21Don Carman
D. Carman
4.22
1987
35
13
11
.542
35
125
3
2
0
211.0
194
99
110
34
69
5
0
7
886
3
5.33
2.94
1.81
1.45
14.1
7.8
1.25
.245
4.69
100
4.82
117
8.27
-16.2
22Mark Grant
M. Grant
4.24
1987
TOT
33
7
9
.438
25
90
2
1
1
163.1
170
77
88
22
73
1
2
8
720
8
4.96
4.02
1.23
1.21
12.5
10.1
1.49
.277
4.85
107
4.87
118
9.37
-13.4
23Ron Darling
R. Darling
4.29
1987
32
12
8
.600
32
167
2
0
0
207.2
183
99
111
24
96
3
0
3
891
6
7.24
4.16
1.74
1.04
18.7
10.8
1.34
.265
4.81
111
4.18
106
7.93
-5.8
24Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
4.32
1987
33
11
7
.611
30
89
2
1
0
179.0
189
86
90
15
45
4
1
4
755
2
4.47
2.26
1.98
0.75
11.8
6.0
1.31
.289
4.53
107
3.78
95
9.50
3.4
25Kevin Gross
K. Gross
4.35
1987
34
9
16
.360
33
110
3
1
0
200.2
205
97
107
26
87
10
1
7
878
3
4.93
3.90
1.26
1.17
12.5
9.9
1.46
.278
4.80
104
4.90
119
9.19
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