what pitcher had the lowest era from 1980 to 1989, minimum 1000 ip

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Dwight Gooden had the lowest ERA when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.64.

NAME ERA IP G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV 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 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2.64
1291.0
177
100
39
.719
175
1,168
52
19
1
1,053
379
423
65
379
18
1
17
5,215
26
8.14
2.64
3.08
0.45
22.4
7.3
1.11
.276
2.95
75
2.52
70
7.34
155.6
2 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.69
1457.0
231
98
64
.605
191
1,011
58
23
5
1,240
435
508
75
434
31
18
53
5,957
51
6.25
2.68
2.33
0.46
17.0
7.3
1.15
.264
3.14
76
3.00
84
7.66
94.8
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.06
1284.2
175
95
45
.679
174
1,215
58
21
0
1,088
437
476
95
371
32
0
16
5,243
31
8.51
2.60
3.27
0.67
23.2
7.1
1.14
.281
3.33
73
2.79
69
7.62
178.3
4 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
3.08
1066.1
466
73
59
.553
73
884
13
2
188
941
365
417
55
437
14
332
35
4,509
31
7.46
3.69
2.02
0.46
19.6
9.7
1.29
.284
3.52
78
3.01
76
7.94
114.9
5 John Tudor
J. Tudor
3.13
1622.2
250
104
66
.612
235
914
48
15
1
1,518
564
629
144
436
27
5
27
6,665
18
5.07
2.42
2.10
0.80
13.7
6.5
1.20
.267
3.49
81
3.62
96
8.42
23.6
6 Dave Dravecky
D. Dravecky
3.13
1062.2
226
64
57
.529
146
558
28
9
10
968
370
421
97
315
16
37
26
4,368
10
4.73
2.67
1.77
0.82
12.8
7.2
1.21
.258
3.57
87
3.82
102
8.20
-9.4
7 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.14
2094.0
314
122
104
.540
314
2,167
44
15
0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
9.31
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
90
2.82
81
6.89
159.5
8 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.19
2144.2
298
128
103
.554
287
1,644
102
27
2
1,876
760
869
133
838
16
5
54
8,957
81
6.90
3.52
1.96
0.56
18.4
9.4
1.27
.276
3.65
91
3.21
90
7.87
84
9 Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.21
2082.1
313
137
93
.596
311
1,457
47
22
0
1,885
743
821
155
666
49
0
40
8,655
43
6.30
2.88
2.19
0.67
16.8
7.7
1.23
.273
3.55
90
3.34
92
8.15
63.4
10 Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
3.22
1033.0
169
69
45
.605
163
972
15
5
1
764
370
399
87
424
25
1
19
4,243
17
8.47
3.69
2.29
0.76
22.9
10.0
1.15
.248
3.48
92
3.28
91
6.66
36.8
11 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
3.23
1329.0
204
92
61
.601
178
870
52
12
1
1,240
477
522
105
258
17
13
19
5,375
32
5.89
1.75
3.37
0.71
16.2
4.8
1.13
.275
3.53
78
3.10
78
8.40
129.3
12 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.24
1199.0
169
72
58
.554
165
641
50
16
0
1,121
431
475
62
367
18
1
36
4,961
29
4.81
2.75
1.75
0.47
12.9
7.4
1.24
.273
3.57
91
3.28
92
8.41
39.3
13 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.27
1616.1
254
97
82
.542
241
840
45
9
1
1,613
588
659
98
389
39
7
43
6,710
32
4.68
2.17
2.16
0.55
12.5
5.8
1.24
.283
3.67
89
3.29
88
8.98
78.7
14 Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
3.28
1085.0
154
78
44
.639
152
857
46
11
0
941
395
431
96
331
18
2
13
4,451
11
7.11
2.75
2.59
0.80
19.3
7.4
1.17
.268
3.58
78
3.30
81
7.81
92.8
15 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
3.28
1400.1
284
81
71
.533
193
838
20
8
6
1,310
511
592
108
341
31
34
37
5,770
26
5.39
2.19
2.46
0.69
14.5
5.9
1.18
.270
3.80
91
3.35
92
8.42
46.6
16 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
3.32
2328.2
339
140
109
.562
331
1,380
92
27
1
2,019
859
954
183
825
104
4
29
9,654
39
5.33
3.19
1.67
0.71
14.3
8.5
1.22
.256
3.69
80
3.77
93
7.80
77.5
17 Jimmy Key
J. Key
3.36
1115.0
224
74
49
.602
157
614
22
6
10
1,043
416
459
109
279
16
24
20
4,570
25
4.96
2.25
2.20
0.88
13.4
6.1
1.19
.263
3.70
81
3.73
91
8.42
46.6
18 Mario Soto
M. Soto
3.37
1614.1
255
94
84
.528
213
1,360
70
12
4
1,289
604
664
157
588
24
11
41
6,633
33
7.58
3.28
2.31
0.88
20.5
8.9
1.16
.251
3.70
91
3.44
93
7.19
44.2
19 Ron Darling
R. Darling
3.38
1391.2
207
87
55
.613
206
991
24
10
0
1,242
523
593
126
542
25
1
18
5,826
49
6.41
3.51
1.83
0.81
17.0
9.3
1.28
.269
3.83
96
3.73
104
8.03
-23
20 Mike Scott
M. Scott
3.42
1803.2
295
114
90
.559
276
1,324
41
20
3
1,594
685
761
140
537
31
13
43
7,436
37
6.61
2.68
2.47
0.70
17.8
7.2
1.18
.269
3.80
98
3.23
93
7.95
53.3
21 Eric Show
E. Show
3.43
1497.0
270
94
79
.543
218
896
35
11
6
1,333
571
629
150
552
42
17
39
6,255
31
5.39
3.32
1.62
0.90
14.3
8.8
1.26
.256
3.78
96
4.05
109
8.01
-55.8
22 Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
3.48
1688.0
300
105
83
.559
258
762
44
17
5
1,724
652
755
123
379
23
23
51
7,035
33
4.06
2.02
2.01
0.66
10.8
5.4
1.25
.279
4.03
95
3.49
95
9.19
28.2
23 Pascual Perez
P. Perez
3.48
1156.2
190
64
62
.508
176
769
21
4
0
1,091
447
512
100
317
25
6
52
4,795
32
5.98
2.47
2.43
0.78
16.0
6.6
1.22
.277
3.98
94
3.42
93
8.49
36.4
24 Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
3.48
1663.1
417
95
101
.485
184
1,090
43
8
27
1,579
643
738
145
519
38
127
60
6,995
30
5.90
2.81
2.10
0.78
15.6
7.4
1.26
.276
3.99
91
3.57
94
8.54
40.7
25 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.48
1732.1
254
104
84
.553
240
1,453
54
13
1
1,604
670
774
135
631
12
6
50
7,271
76
7.55
3.28
2.30
0.70
20.0
8.7
1.29
.291
4.02
92
3.18
85
8.33
100.4

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SO

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ERA

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
70
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.569
Mets Mets
65
58
.528
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Marlins Marlins
58
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8/19
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
8/20
NYM NYM
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
8/21
NYM NYM
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WSH WSH
4:05 PM
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8/22
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ATL ATL
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Mets Mets
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Brewers Brewers
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Cubs Cubs
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Fri
8/1
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Fri
8/1
BAL BAL
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CHC CHC
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Fri
8/1
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