who had the best era in the nl in 1997

Pedro Martinez had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1997, with an ERA of 1.90.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1997?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.90
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
305
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
2Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2.20
1997
ATL ATL
33
19
4
.826
33
177
5
2
0
232.2
200
57
58
9
20
6
0
6
893
0
6.85
0.77
8.85
0.35
19.8
2.2
0.95
.280
2.24
53
2.42
58
7.74
46.2
3Darryl Kile
D. Kile
2.57
1997
HOU HOU
34
19
7
.731
34
205
6
4
0
255.2
208
73
87
19
94
10
0
2
1,056
7
7.22
3.31
2.18
0.67
19.4
8.9
1.18
.260
3.06
65
3.68
93
7.32
8.2
4Ismael Valdez
I. Valdez
2.65
1997
LAD LAD
30
10
11
.476
30
140
0
0
0
196.2
171
58
68
16
47
3
0
1
795
3
6.41
2.15
2.98
0.73
17.6
5.9
1.11
.263
3.11
68
3.50
84
7.83
14.4
5Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2.69
1997
FLA FLA
33
16
8
.667
33
205
6
2
0
237.1
214
71
77
10
66
14
0
7
976
7
7.77
2.50
3.11
0.38
21.0
6.8
1.18
.300
2.92
67
2.93
71
8.12
32.5
6Rick Reed
R. Reed
2.89
1997
NYM NYM
33
13
9
.591
31
113
2
0
0
208.1
186
67
76
19
31
5
0
4
824
0
4.88
1.34
3.65
0.82
13.7
3.8
1.04
.255
3.28
72
3.72
90
8.04
10
7Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2.96
1997
ATL ATL
33
14
7
.667
33
152
5
2
0
240.0
197
79
86
20
79
4
0
9
970
3
5.70
2.96
1.92
0.75
15.7
8.1
1.15
.248
3.23
71
3.96
94
7.39
6.3
8Denny Neagle
D. Neagle
2.97
1997
ATL ATL
34
20
5
.800
34
172
4
4
0
233.1
204
77
87
18
49
6
0
5
947
3
6.63
1.89
3.51
0.69
18.2
5.2
1.08
.265
3.36
71
3.34
80
7.87
22.3
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2.97
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
319
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3.02
1997
ATL ATL
35
15
12
.556
35
241
7
2
0
256.0
234
86
97
21
63
1
0
9
1,043
10
8.47
2.21
3.83
0.74
23.1
6.0
1.16
.297
3.41
73
3.03
72
8.23
33.2
11Andy Benes
A. Benes
3.10
1997
STL STL
26
10
7
.588
26
175
0
0
0
177.0
149
61
64
9
61
5
0
4
727
7
8.90
3.10
2.87
0.46
24.1
8.4
1.19
.294
3.25
75
2.90
68
7.58
26.8
12Shawn Estes
S. Estes
3.18
1997
SFG SFG
32
19
5
.792
32
181
3
2
0
201.0
162
71
80
12
100
8
0
2
849
10
8.10
4.48
1.81
0.54
21.3
11.8
1.30
.274
3.58
79
3.69
88
7.25
11.3
13Matt Morris
M. Morris
3.19
1997
STL STL
33
12
9
.571
33
149
3
0
0
217.0
208
77
88
12
69
7
0
2
900
5
6.18
2.86
2.16
0.50
16.6
7.7
1.28
.296
3.65
77
3.50
82
8.63
18.7
14Chan Ho Park
C. Ho Park
3.38
1997
LAD LAD
32
14
8
.636
29
166
2
0
0
192.0
149
72
80
24
70
8
1
1
792
4
7.78
3.28
2.37
1.13
21.0
8.8
1.14
.239
3.75
86
4.22
102
6.98
-1.6
15Kirk Rueter
K. Rueter
3.45
1997
SFG SFG
32
13
6
.684
32
115
0
0
0
190.2
194
73
83
17
51
1
0
8
802
3
5.43
2.41
2.25
0.80
14.3
6.4
1.28
.286
3.92
85
3.87
92
9.16
6.8
16Chris Holt
C. Holt
3.52
1997
HOU HOU
33
8
12
.400
32
95
0
0
0
209.2
211
82
98
17
61
8
0
4
883
1
4.08
2.62
1.56
0.73
10.8
6.9
1.30
.276
4.21
89
4.24
106
9.06
-7
17Alex Fernandez
A. Fernandez
3.59
1997
FLA FLA
32
17
12
.586
32
183
5
1
0
220.2
193
88
93
25
69
4
0
2
904
9
7.46
2.81
2.65
1.02
20.2
7.6
1.19
.270
3.79
89
3.91
94
7.87
5.9
18Francisco Cordova
F. Cordova
3.63
1997
PIT PIT
29
11
8
.579
29
121
2
2
0
178.2
175
72
80
14
49
9
0
4
744
4
6.10
2.47
2.47
0.71
16.3
6.6
1.25
.292
4.03
85
3.74
88
8.82
9.8
19Bobby Jones
B. Jones
3.63
1997
NYM NYM
30
15
9
.625
30
125
2
1
0
193.1
177
78
88
24
63
2
0
3
806
3
5.82
2.93
1.98
1.12
15.5
7.8
1.24
.258
4.10
90
4.43
107
8.24
-6.3
20Mark Clark
M. Clark
3.82
1997
TOT
32
14
8
.636
31
123
3
0
0
205.0
213
87
96
24
59
4
0
3
866
4
5.40
2.59
2.08
1.05
14.2
6.8
1.33
.288
4.21
93
4.35
104
9.35
-3.7
21Mike Hampton
M. Hampton
3.83
1997
HOU HOU
34
15
10
.600
34
139
7
2
0
223.0
217
95
105
16
77
2
0
2
941
6
5.61
3.11
1.81
0.65
14.8
8.2
1.32
.284
4.24
97
3.85
97
8.76
2.8
22Carlos Perez
C. Perez
3.88
1997
MON MON
33
12
13
.480
32
110
8
5
0
206.2
206
89
109
21
48
4
0
1
857
2
4.79
2.09
2.29
0.91
12.8
5.6
1.23
.274
4.75
92
4.11
98
8.97
1.8
23Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
3.88
1997
STL STL
28
12
9
.571
28
160
0
0
0
181.0
155
78
86
16
65
12
0
3
761
6
7.96
3.23
2.46
0.80
21.0
8.5
1.22
.274
4.28
93
3.76
88
7.71
10.4
24Dave Mlicki
D. Mlicki
4.00
1997
NYM NYM
32
8
12
.400
32
157
1
1
0
193.2
194
86
89
21
76
5
0
7
838
5
7.30
3.53
2.07
0.98
18.7
9.1
1.39
.299
4.14
99
4.14
100
9.02
0
25Esteban Loaiza
E. Loaiza
4.13
1997
PIT PIT
33
11
11
.500
32
122
1
0
0
196.1
214
90
99
17
56
12
0
9
851
2
5.59
2.57
2.18
0.78
14.3
6.6
1.38
.306
4.54
96
4.02
95
9.81
4.6

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

161

24th

R

687

20th

SO

1,248

28th

ERA

5.35

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Schedule
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Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Sat
3/28
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Mon
3/30
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

60 - 102

8

Final

0

WSH Nationals

66 - 96

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
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STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
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BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
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TBR TBR
1-2
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9/16
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KCR KCR
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM