who had the best era in the nl in 1987

Nolan Ryan had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1987, with an ERA of 2.76.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1987?
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 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.76
1987
HOU HOU
34
8
16
.333
34
270
0
0
0
211.2
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
11.48
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
70
2.46
63
6.55
34.5
2 Mike Dunne
M. Dunne
3.03
1987
PIT PIT
23
13
6
.684
23
72
5
1
0
163.1
143
55
66
10
68
1
0
8
680
6
3.97
3.75
1.06
0.55
10.6
10.0
1.29
.251
3.64
74
4.04
97
7.88
2.3
3 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
3.06
1987
LAD LAD
37
16
16
.500
35
190
10
1
1
264.2
247
90
105
17
74
9
2
5
1,093
11
6.46
2.52
2.57
0.58
17.4
6.8
1.21
.286
3.57
79
3.20
82
8.40
21.3
4 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.09
1987
TOT
34
13
9
.591
33
107
12
4
0
227.0
207
78
91
13
42
8
0
3
920
7
4.24
1.67
2.55
0.52
11.6
4.6
1.10
.259
3.61
77
3.32
80
8.21
20.4
5 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
3.21
1987
NYM NYM
25
15
7
.682
25
148
7
3
0
179.2
162
64
68
11
53
2
0
2
730
1
7.41
2.65
2.79
0.55
20.3
7.3
1.20
.293
3.41
83
2.93
74
8.12
20.9
6 Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.22
1987
LAD LAD
35
15
9
.625
35
196
6
4
0
251.2
204
90
94
21
86
4
0
6
1,027
4
7.01
3.08
2.28
0.75
19.1
8.4
1.15
.254
3.36
83
3.46
88
7.30
12.7
7 Mike Scott
M. Scott
3.23
1987
HOU HOU
36
16
13
.552
36
233
8
3
0
247.2
199
89
94
21
79
4
0
6
1,010
10
8.47
2.87
2.95
0.76
23.1
7.8
1.12
.264
3.42
82
3.09
80
7.23
22.1
8 Dave Dravecky
D. Dravecky
3.43
1987
TOT
48
10
12
.455
28
138
5
3
0
191.1
186
73
82
18
64
5
8
7
801
2
6.49
3.01
2.16
0.85
17.2
8.0
1.31
.292
3.86
87
3.72
91
8.75
7.9
9 Joe Magrane
J. Magrane
3.54
1987
STL STL
27
9
7
.563
26
101
4
2
0
170.1
157
67
75
9
60
10
0
6
722
9
5.34
3.17
1.68
0.48
14.0
8.3
1.27
.273
3.96
88
3.59
91
8.30
6.8
10 Atlee Hammaker
A. Hammaker
3.58
1987
SFG SFG
31
10
10
.500
27
107
2
0
0
168.1
159
67
73
22
57
3
1
10
706
8
5.72
3.05
1.88
1.18
15.2
8.1
1.28
.265
3.90
92
4.36
108
8.50
-6.1
11 Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
3.59
1987
HOU HOU
33
9
10
.474
30
134
3
1
0
195.2
184
78
87
17
69
5
0
12
833
3
6.16
3.17
1.94
0.78
16.1
8.3
1.29
.275
4.00
91
3.75
97
8.46
2.2
12 Kelly Downs
K. Downs
3.63
1987
SFG SFG
41
12
9
.571
28
137
4
3
1
186.0
185
75
83
14
67
4
4
11
797
12
6.63
3.24
2.04
0.68
17.2
8.4
1.35
.297
4.02
94
3.51
87
8.95
10.9
13 Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
3.68
1987
CHC CHC
34
18
10
.643
34
174
6
1
0
237.1
223
97
106
24
106
4
0
14
1,012
9
6.60
4.02
1.64
0.91
17.2
10.5
1.39
.283
4.02
84
4.10
96
8.46
5.2
14 Michael LaCoss
M. LaCoss
3.68
1987
SFG SFG
39
13
10
.565
26
79
2
1
0
171.0
184
70
78
16
63
2
4
12
728
6
4.16
3.32
1.25
0.84
10.9
8.7
1.44
.296
4.11
95
4.29
106
9.68
-5
15 Greg Mathews
G. Mathews
3.73
1987
STL STL
32
11
11
.500
32
108
2
1
0
197.2
184
82
87
17
71
0
0
5
822
7
4.92
3.23
1.52
0.77
13.1
8.6
1.29
.267
3.96
92
3.96
100
8.38
-0.5
16 Eric Show
E. Show
3.84
1987
SDP SDP
34
8
16
.333
34
117
5
3
0
206.1
188
88
99
26
85
9
0
7
887
6
5.10
3.71
1.38
1.13
13.2
9.6
1.32
.249
4.32
96
4.73
114
8.20
-12.6
17 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
3.88
1987
PIT PIT
29
11
12
.478
28
120
1
1
0
176.1
165
76
86
22
46
0
0
2
721
5
6.12
2.35
2.61
1.12
16.6
6.4
1.20
.268
4.39
95
3.90
94
8.42
5.1
18 Danny Cox
D. Cox
3.88
1987
STL STL
31
11
9
.550
31
101
2
0
0
199.1
224
86
99
17
71
3
0
6
864
5
4.56
3.21
1.42
0.77
11.7
8.2
1.48
.308
4.47
96
4.07
103
10.11
-2.9
19 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.98
1987
LAD LAD
34
14
14
.500
34
190
12
1
0
251.0
254
111
120
25
124
4
0
4
1,116
14
6.81
4.45
1.53
0.90
17.0
11.1
1.51
.296
4.30
103
4.17
107
9.11
-8
20 Zane Smith
Z. Smith
4.09
1987
ATL ATL
36
15
10
.600
36
130
9
3
0
242.0
245
110
130
19
91
5
0
6
1,035
5
4.83
3.38
1.43
0.71
12.6
8.8
1.39
.286
4.83
95
4.00
94
9.11
6.8
21 Don Carman
D. Carman
4.22
1987
PHI PHI
35
13
11
.542
35
125
3
2
0
211.0
194
99
110
34
69
5
0
7
886
3
5.33
2.94
1.81
1.45
14.1
7.8
1.25
.245
4.69
100
4.82
117
8.27
-16.2
22 Mark Grant
M. Grant
4.24
1987
TOT
33
7
9
.438
25
90
2
1
1
163.1
170
77
88
22
73
1
2
8
720
8
4.96
4.02
1.23
1.21
12.5
10.1
1.49
.277
4.85
107
4.87
118
9.37
-13.4
23 Ron Darling
R. Darling
4.29
1987
NYM NYM
32
12
8
.600
32
167
2
0
0
207.2
183
99
111
24
96
3
0
3
891
6
7.24
4.16
1.74
1.04
18.7
10.8
1.34
.265
4.81
111
4.18
106
7.93
-5.8
24 Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
4.32
1987
STL STL
33
11
7
.611
30
89
2
1
0
179.0
189
86
90
15
45
4
1
4
755
2
4.47
2.26
1.98
0.75
11.8
6.0
1.31
.289
4.53
107
3.78
95
9.50
3.4
25 Kevin Gross
K. Gross
4.35
1987
PHI PHI
34
9
16
.360
33
110
3
1
0
200.2
205
97
107
26
87
10
1
7
878
3
4.93
3.90
1.26
1.17
12.5
9.9
1.46
.278
4.80
104
4.90
119
9.19
-17.1

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R

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225

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4th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Rangers Rangers
14
11
.560
Mariners Mariners
14
11
.560
Astros Astros
13
11
.542
0.5
Angels Angels
12
12
.500
1.5
Athletics Athletics
12
13
.480
2.0
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Fri
4/25
HOU HOU
@
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7:40 PM
Sat
4/26
HOU HOU
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7:10 PM
Sun
4/27
HOU HOU
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Mon
4/28
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Tue
4/29
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
18
7
.720
Phillies Phillies
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12
.520
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.615
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.500
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11
.560
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4/8
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Tue
4/8
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NYM NYM
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Tue
4/8
NYY NYY
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DET DET
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4/8
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Fri
4/25
PHI PHI
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CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
4/25
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
4/25
NYM NYM
@
WSH WSH
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Fri
4/25
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NYY NYY
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CLE CLE
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