who had the best era in the al in 1961

Dick Donovan had the lowest ERA in the AL in 1961, with an ERA of 2.40.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1961?
NAME ERA SEASON TM G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV IP 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 Dick Donovan
D. Donovan
2.40
1961
WSH WSH
23
10
10
.500
22
62
11
2
0
168.2
138
45
60
10
35
3
0
3
671
0
3.31
1.87
1.77
0.53
9.2
5.2
1.03
.228
3.20
61
3.29
82
7.36
13.7
2 Bill Stafford
B. Stafford
2.68
1961
NYY NYY
36
14
9
.609
25
101
8
3
2
195.0
168
58
65
13
59
5
6
4
796
1
4.66
2.72
1.71
0.60
12.7
7.4
1.16
.251
3.00
71
3.39
88
7.75
9.8
3 Don Mossi
D. Mossi
2.96
1961
DET DET
35
15
7
.682
34
137
12
1
1
240.1
237
79
97
29
47
0
1
3
981
1
5.13
1.76
2.91
1.09
14.0
4.8
1.18
.271
3.63
71
3.59
84
8.88
17.8
4 Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
3.04
1961
BAL BAL
26
13
9
.591
23
89
11
4
1
177.2
134
60
67
16
78
7
3
5
736
7
4.51
3.95
1.14
0.81
12.1
10.6
1.19
.216
3.39
79
4.18
107
6.79
-6.5
5 Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
3.05
1961
CWS CWS
39
14
7
.667
25
188
12
1
2
194.2
164
66
73
17
89
4
8
1
832
5
8.69
4.11
2.11
0.79
22.6
10.7
1.30
.275
3.38
77
3.21
80
7.58
17.5
6 Ralph Terry
R. Terry
3.15
1961
NYY NYY
31
16
3
.842
27
86
9
2
0
188.1
162
66
74
19
42
1
2
0
751
0
4.11
2.01
2.05
0.91
11.5
5.6
1.08
.237
3.54
83
3.66
95
7.74
3.5
7 Hal Brown
H. Brown
3.19
1961
BAL BAL
27
10
6
.625
23
61
6
3
1
166.2
153
59
62
14
33
1
3
0
668
3
3.29
1.78
1.85
0.76
9.1
4.9
1.12
.249
3.35
83
3.55
91
8.26
6.2
8 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3.19
1961
DET DET
38
17
11
.607
37
194
12
4
1
268.0
232
95
113
25
71
9
1
3
1,110
2
6.51
2.38
2.73
0.84
17.5
6.4
1.13
.255
3.79
76
3.23
76
7.79
30
9 Jim Archer
J. Archer
3.20
1961
KCA KCA
39
9
15
.375
27
110
9
2
5
205.1
204
73
99
11
60
5
7
6
879
2
4.82
2.63
1.83
0.48
12.5
6.8
1.29
.278
4.34
76
3.15
74
8.94
24.8
10 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3.21
1961
NYY NYY
39
25
4
.862
39
209
11
3
0
283.0
242
101
108
23
92
1
0
3
1,159
8
6.65
2.93
2.27
0.73
18.0
7.9
1.18
.263
3.43
85
3.14
82
7.70
22.7
11 Don Schwall
D. Schwall
3.22
1961
BOS BOS
25
15
7
.682
25
91
10
2
0
178.2
167
64
76
8
110
6
0
1
786
6
4.58
5.54
0.83
0.40
11.6
14.0
1.55
.278
3.83
77
4.09
96
8.41
3.7
12 Frank Lary
F. Lary
3.24
1961
DET DET
36
23
9
.719
36
146
22
4
0
275.1
252
99
117
24
66
6
0
2
1,127
6
4.77
2.16
2.21
0.78
13.0
5.9
1.15
.258
3.82
77
3.43
81
8.24
25
13 Steve Barber
S. Barber
3.33
1961
BAL BAL
37
18
12
.600
34
150
14
8
1
248.1
194
92
102
13
130
2
1
4
1,040
9
5.44
4.71
1.15
0.47
14.4
12.5
1.30
.243
3.70
87
3.64
94
7.03
6.4
14 Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
3.39
1961
BOS BOS
32
14
14
.500
32
161
12
1
0
236.1
233
89
106
24
100
0
0
1
1,030
4
6.13
3.81
1.61
0.91
15.6
9.7
1.41
.281
4.04
81
3.80
89
8.87
12.1
15 Bennie Daniels
B. Daniels
3.44
1961
WSH WSH
32
12
11
.522
28
110
12
1
0
212.0
184
81
90
14
80
3
1
8
876
5
4.67
3.40
1.38
0.59
12.6
9.1
1.25
.254
3.82
87
3.57
89
7.81
10.4
16 Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
3.46
1961
MIN MIN
35
15
16
.484
33
221
15
8
0
252.1
205
97
114
26
100
3
1
1
1,056
7
7.88
3.57
2.21
0.93
20.9
9.5
1.21
.254
4.07
84
3.39
81
7.31
22
17 Jack Kralick
J. Kralick
3.61
1961
MIN MIN
33
13
11
.542
33
137
11
2
0
242.0
257
97
101
21
64
3
0
1
1,023
4
5.10
2.38
2.14
0.78
13.4
6.3
1.33
.296
3.76
88
3.40
81
9.56
20.8
18 Ken McBride
K. McBride
3.65
1961
LAA LAA
38
12
15
.444
36
180
11
1
1
241.2
229
98
114
28
102
7
2
4
1,038
8
6.70
3.80
1.76
1.04
17.3
9.8
1.37
.279
4.25
84
3.94
89
8.53
13
19 Chuck Estrada
C. Estrada
3.69
1961
BAL BAL
33
15
9
.625
31
160
6
1
0
212.0
159
87
91
19
132
10
1
0
924
8
6.79
5.60
1.21
0.81
17.3
14.3
1.37
.232
3.86
97
4.24
109
6.75
-9.3
20 Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
3.80
1961
CWS CWS
39
10
9
.526
28
106
5
1
3
180.0
190
76
85
17
54
1
5
3
764
2
5.30
2.70
1.96
0.85
13.9
7.1
1.36
.295
4.25
96
3.54
88
9.50
9.4
21 Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
3.86
1961
CLE CLE
35
15
9
.625
35
146
11
3
0
244.2
207
105
118
32
109
3
0
3
1,037
8
5.37
4.01
1.34
1.18
14.1
10.5
1.29
.234
4.34
98
4.45
111
7.61
-12.5
22 Joe McClain
J. McClain
3.86
1961
WSH WSH
33
8
18
.308
29
76
7
2
1
212.0
221
91
105
22
48
4
3
7
893
4
3.23
2.04
1.58
0.93
8.5
5.4
1.27
.268
4.46
98
3.94
98
9.38
1.5
23 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
3.90
1961
MIN MIN
36
9
17
.346
29
122
8
1
0
200.2
188
87
105
12
82
11
3
1
865
10
5.47
3.68
1.49
0.54
14.1
9.5
1.35
.276
4.71
95
3.53
84
8.43
14.5
24 Jack Fisher
J. Fisher
3.90
1961
BAL BAL
36
10
13
.435
25
118
10
1
1
196.0
205
85
104
17
75
4
7
3
853
10
5.42
3.44
1.57
0.78
13.8
8.8
1.43
.294
4.78
102
3.71
95
9.41
3.6
25 Paul Foytack
P. Foytack
3.93
1961
DET DET
32
11
10
.524
20
89
6
0
0
169.2
152
74
81
27
56
2
4
0
702
1
4.72
2.97
1.59
1.43
12.7
8.0
1.23
.237
4.30
94
4.62
108
8.06
-6.1

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