Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, the Chicago White Sox had their best ERA in a season in 1972, with an ERA of 3.12.
Interpreted as:
best era in a regular season for white sox 1970's| TEAM | ERA | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | White Sox | 3.12 | 1972 | 154 | .565 | 87 | 67 | 154 | 936 | 36 | 11 | 42 | 1385.1 | 1,269 | 480 | 538 | 94 | 431 | 27 | 29 | 5,743 | 47 | 6.08 | 2.80 | 2.17 | 0.61 | 16.3 | 7.5 | 1.23 | .276 | 3.50 | 8.24 |
| 2 | | White Sox | 3.12 | 1971 | 162 | .488 | 79 | 83 | 162 | 976 | 46 | 16 | 32 | 1450.1 | 1,348 | 503 | 597 | 100 | 468 | 29 | 38 | 6,089 | 43 | 6.06 | 2.90 | 2.09 | 0.62 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 1.25 | .276 | 3.70 | 8.36 |
| 3 | | White Sox | 3.86 | 1973 | 162 | .475 | 77 | 85 | 162 | 848 | 48 | 9 | 35 | 1456.0 | 1,484 | 625 | 705 | 110 | 574 | 38 | 19 | 6,292 | 38 | 5.24 | 3.55 | 1.48 | 0.68 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 1.41 | .291 | 4.36 | 9.17 |
| 4 | | White Sox | 3.93 | 1975 | 161 | .466 | 75 | 86 | 161 | 799 | 34 | 3 | 39 | 1452.1 | 1,489 | 634 | 703 | 107 | 655 | 33 | 38 | 6,343 | 26 | 4.95 | 4.06 | 1.22 | 0.66 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 1.48 | .291 | 4.36 | 9.23 |
| 5 | | White Sox | 3.94 | 1974 | 163 | .500 | 80 | 80 | 163 | 826 | 55 | 7 | 29 | 1465.2 | 1,470 | 641 | 721 | 103 | 548 | 51 | 40 | 6,293 | 41 | 5.07 | 3.37 | 1.51 | 0.63 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 1.38 | .287 | 4.43 | 9.03 |
| 6 |  | White Sox | 4.10 | 1979 | 160 | .456 | 73 | 87 | 160 | 675 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 1409.0 | 1,365 | 642 | 748 | 114 | 618 | 40 | 43 | 6,117 | 50 | 4.31 | 3.95 | 1.09 | 0.73 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 1.41 | .268 | 4.78 | 8.72 |
| 7 | | White Sox | 4.21 | 1978 | 161 | .441 | 71 | 90 | 161 | 710 | 38 | 7 | 33 | 1409.1 | 1,380 | 660 | 731 | 128 | 586 | 43 | 18 | 6,087 | 38 | 4.53 | 3.74 | 1.21 | 0.82 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 1.39 | .271 | 4.67 | 8.81 |
| 8 | | White Sox | 4.25 | 1977 | 162 | .556 | 90 | 72 | 162 | 842 | 34 | 2 | 40 | 1444.2 | 1,557 | 682 | 771 | 136 | 516 | 42 | 24 | 6,322 | 43 | 5.25 | 3.21 | 1.63 | 0.85 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 1.43 | .297 | 4.80 | 9.70 |
| 9 | | White Sox | 4.25 | 1976 | 161 | .398 | 64 | 97 | 161 | 802 | 54 | 5 | 22 | 1448.0 | 1,460 | 684 | 745 | 87 | 600 | 33 | 27 | 6,246 | 40 | 4.98 | 3.73 | 1.34 | 0.54 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 1.42 | .291 | 4.63 | 9.07 |
| 10 | | White Sox | 4.54 | 1970 | 162 | .346 | 56 | 106 | 162 | 762 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 1430.1 | 1,554 | 722 | 822 | 164 | 556 | 44 | 67 | 6,272 | 63 | 4.79 | 3.50 | 1.37 | 1.03 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 1.48 | .293 | 5.17 | 9.78 |
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