who had the best era in the nl in 1978

Craig Swan had the best ERA in the NL in 1978, with an ERA of 2.43.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1978?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Craig Swan
C. Swan
2.43
1978
29
9
6
.600
28
125
5
1
0
207.1
164
56
62
12
58
2
0
8
819
1
5.43
2.52
2.16
0.52
15.3
7.1
1.07
.244
2.69
71
2.99
85
7.12
11.7
2Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
2.47
1978
30
13
10
.565
29
126
11
1
1
219.0
186
60
64
12
64
2
1
2
871
1
5.18
2.63
1.97
0.49
14.5
7.3
1.14
.261
2.63
70
3.04
88
7.64
10.2
3Pete Vuckovich
P. Vuckovich
2.54
1978
45
12
12
.500
23
149
6
2
1
198.1
187
56
65
9
59
2
15
5
819
7
6.76
2.68
2.53
0.41
18.2
7.2
1.24
.297
2.95
70
2.58
75
8.49
18.8
4Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
2.63
1978
36
17
11
.607
35
147
16
6
0
260.0
218
76
85
10
85
4
1
11
1,062
6
5.09
2.94
1.73
0.35
13.8
8.0
1.17
.255
2.94
75
2.97
88
7.55
12.1
5Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
2.71
1978
32
19
10
.655
32
104
10
3
0
236.0
196
71
74
17
61
0
0
4
942
3
3.97
2.33
1.70
0.65
11.0
6.5
1.09
.236
2.82
77
3.40
95
7.47
4.3
6Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.73
1978
37
21
6
.778
37
154
5
2
0
260.2
241
79
96
9
66
2
0
8
1,055
4
5.32
2.28
2.33
0.31
14.6
6.3
1.18
.282
3.31
82
2.62
77
8.32
23.5
7Vida Blue
V. Blue
2.79
1978
35
18
10
.643
35
171
9
4
0
258.0
233
80
87
12
70
0
0
4
1,042
5
5.97
2.44
2.44
0.42
16.4
6.7
1.17
.280
3.03
80
2.67
79
8.13
21.1
8Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2.84
1978
34
16
13
.552
34
161
12
3
0
247.1
228
78
91
30
63
3
0
7
1,006
3
5.86
2.29
2.56
1.09
16.0
6.3
1.18
.264
3.31
78
3.65
101
8.30
-1
9Ed Halicki
E. Halicki
2.85
1978
29
9
10
.474
28
105
9
4
1
199.0
166
63
74
11
45
7
1
9
819
1
4.75
2.04
2.33
0.50
12.8
5.5
1.06
.238
3.35
81
3.02
89
7.51
8.1
10Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.88
1978
36
16
14
.533
36
226
8
1
0
259.2
218
83
97
26
89
0
0
11
1,075
6
7.83
3.08
2.54
0.90
21.0
8.3
1.18
.262
3.36
80
3.16
89
7.56
11.7
11Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2.88
1978
44
19
18
.514
42
248
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
12Randy Jones
R. Jones
2.88
1978
37
13
14
.481
36
71
7
2
0
253.0
263
81
104
6
64
0
0
20
1,058
4
2.53
2.28
1.11
0.21
6.7
6.0
1.29
.280
3.70
87
3.08
90
9.36
9.6
13John Denny
J. Denny
2.96
1978
33
14
11
.560
33
103
11
2
0
234.0
200
77
81
13
74
6
0
4
936
8
3.96
2.85
1.39
0.50
11.0
7.9
1.17
.253
3.12
82
3.44
100
7.69
-0.8
14Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3.03
1978
34
14
10
.583
34
182
11
4
0
243.2
217
82
94
17
66
6
0
5
1,011
6
6.72
2.44
2.76
0.63
18.0
6.5
1.16
.270
3.47
83
2.87
80
8.02
19.6
15Ross Grimsley
R. Grimsley
3.05
1978
36
20
11
.645
36
84
19
3
0
263.0
237
89
103
17
67
2
0
6
1,068
4
2.87
2.29
1.25
0.58
7.9
6.3
1.16
.245
3.52
87
3.56
103
8.11
-3.3
16J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
3.11
1978
36
18
11
.621
36
303
16
3
0
275.1
192
95
104
12
141
2
0
4
1,139
16
9.90
4.61
2.15
0.39
26.6
12.4
1.21
.264
3.40
94
2.50
74
6.28
26.9
17Larry Christenson
L. Christenson
3.24
1978
33
13
14
.481
33
131
9
3
0
228.0
209
82
90
16
47
1
0
7
925
6
5.17
1.86
2.79
0.63
14.2
5.1
1.12
.264
3.55
89
2.97
82
8.25
16
18John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
3.24
1978
30
12
11
.522
29
94
3
1
1
189.0
191
68
73
15
49
5
1
6
796
3
4.48
2.33
1.92
0.71
11.8
6.2
1.27
.278
3.48
89
3.47
96
9.10
3
19Doug Rau
D. Rau
3.26
1978
30
15
9
.625
30
95
7
2
0
199.0
219
72
82
17
68
2
0
5
859
0
4.30
3.08
1.40
0.77
11.1
7.9
1.44
.298
3.71
93
3.79
106
9.90
-4.7
20Tommy John
T. John
3.30
1978
33
17
10
.630
30
124
7
0
1
213.0
230
78
95
11
53
5
3
7
912
6
5.24
2.24
2.34
0.46
13.6
5.8
1.33
.305
4.01
94
2.90
81
9.72
15.8
21Dennis Lamp
D. Lamp
3.30
1978
37
7
15
.318
36
73
6
3
0
223.2
221
82
96
16
56
4
0
8
928
2
2.94
2.25
1.30
0.64
7.9
6.0
1.24
.263
3.86
84
3.66
98
8.89
2.7
22Dick Ruthven
D. Ruthven
3.38
1978
TOT
33
15
11
.577
33
120
11
3
0
231.2
214
87
95
21
56
1
0
3
937
6
4.66
2.18
2.14
0.82
12.8
6.0
1.17
.261
3.69
90
3.45
94
8.31
6.1
23Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.41
1978
35
14
15
.483
35
115
9
1
0
242.2
235
92
98
16
54
5
0
8
1,007
13
4.27
2.00
2.13
0.59
11.4
5.4
1.19
.268
3.63
87
3.21
86
8.72
14.2
24Don Robinson
D. Robinson
3.47
1978
35
14
6
.700
32
135
9
1
1
228.1
203
88
98
20
57
3
1
4
937
9
5.32
2.25
2.37
0.79
14.4
6.1
1.14
.253
3.86
95
3.32
92
8.00
7.3
25Jim Barr
J. Barr
3.53
1978
32
8
11
.421
25
44
5
2
1
163.0
180
64
69
7
35
0
2
6
690
0
2.43
1.93
1.26
0.39
6.4
5.1
1.32
.286
3.81
101
3.24
95
9.94
2.6

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94
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89
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77
85
.475
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75
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.463
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.543
87
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.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
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