who had the best era in the nl in 1988

Joe Magrane had the lowest ERA in the NL in 1988, with an ERA of 2.18.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1988?
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 Joe Magrane
J. Magrane
2.18
1988
STL STL
24
5
9
.357
24
100
4
3
0
165.1
133
40
57
6
51
2
0
4
677
8
5.44
2.78
1.96
0.33
14.8
7.5
1.11
.245
3.10
63
2.98
86
7.24
9
2 David Cone
D. Cone
2.22
1988
NYM NYM
35
20
3
.870
28
213
8
4
0
231.1
178
57
67
10
80
4
0
7
936
10
8.29
3.11
2.66
0.39
22.8
8.5
1.12
.267
2.61
68
2.57
75
6.93
22.5
3 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.26
1988
LAD LAD
35
23
8
.742
34
178
15
8
1
267.0
208
67
73
18
73
4
1
10
1,068
6
6.00
2.46
2.44
0.61
16.7
6.8
1.05
.239
2.46
68
3.17
93
7.01
6.7
4 John Tudor
J. Tudor
2.32
1988
TOT
30
10
8
.556
30
87
5
1
0
197.2
189
51
60
10
41
1
0
7
794
0
3.96
1.87
2.12
0.46
11.0
5.2
1.16
.273
2.73
68
3.17
92
8.61
6
5 Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
2.39
1988
CIN CIN
49
13
8
.619
19
160
0
0
0
162.0
120
43
47
7
63
3
12
7
653
1
8.89
3.50
2.54
0.39
24.5
9.6
1.13
.269
2.61
67
2.57
70
6.67
19
6 Pascual Perez
P. Perez
2.44
1988
MON MON
27
12
8
.600
27
131
4
2
0
188.0
133
51
59
15
44
7
0
6
741
5
6.27
2.11
2.98
0.72
17.7
5.9
0.94
.217
2.82
70
3.22
93
6.37
5.3
7 Don Robinson
D. Robinson
2.45
1988
SFG SFG
51
10
5
.667
19
122
3
2
6
176.2
152
48
63
11
49
3
19
12
725
4
6.22
2.50
2.49
0.56
16.8
6.8
1.14
.261
3.21
73
3.07
88
7.74
8.5
8 Bob Walk
B. Walk
2.71
1988
PIT PIT
32
12
10
.545
32
81
1
1
0
212.2
183
64
75
6
65
2
0
5
881
13
3.43
2.75
1.25
0.25
9.2
7.4
1.17
.243
3.17
79
3.31
93
7.74
5.5
9 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2.72
1988
MON MON
34
15
13
.536
34
120
9
2
0
235.1
215
71
94
21
55
6
0
3
968
5
4.59
2.10
2.18
0.80
12.4
5.7
1.15
.253
3.59
78
3.68
106
8.22
-5.6
10 Danny Jackson
D. Jackson
2.73
1988
CIN CIN
35
23
8
.742
35
161
15
6
0
260.2
206
79
86
13
71
2
0
6
1,034
5
5.56
2.45
2.27
0.45
15.6
6.9
1.06
.245
2.97
77
3.01
83
7.11
18.1
11 Bob Ojeda
B. Ojeda
2.88
1988
NYM NYM
29
10
13
.435
29
133
5
5
0
190.1
158
61
74
6
33
4
0
2
752
4
6.29
1.56
4.03
0.28
17.7
4.4
1.00
.264
3.50
88
2.36
69
7.47
23.1
12 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
2.91
1988
LAD LAD
36
12
6
.667
27
152
4
1
4
179.2
143
58
65
8
51
2
5
7
719
4
7.61
2.55
2.98
0.40
21.1
7.1
1.08
.267
3.26
88
2.53
74
7.16
17.6
13 Tim Leary
T. Leary
2.91
1988
LAD LAD
35
17
11
.607
34
180
9
6
0
228.2
201
74
87
13
56
6
0
4
932
9
7.08
2.20
3.21
0.51
19.3
6.0
1.12
.278
3.42
88
2.74
81
7.91
17
14 Mike Scott
M. Scott
2.92
1988
HOU HOU
32
14
8
.636
32
190
8
5
0
218.2
162
71
74
19
53
8
0
6
875
1
7.82
2.18
3.58
0.78
21.7
6.1
0.98
.236
3.05
87
2.99
90
6.67
8.2
15 Jim Deshaies
J. Deshaies
3.00
1988
HOU HOU
31
11
14
.440
31
127
3
2
0
207.0
164
69
77
20
72
2
0
5
847
1
5.52
3.13
1.76
0.87
15.0
8.5
1.14
.230
3.35
90
3.86
116
7.13
-13.4
16 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
3.00
1988
MON MON
32
12
10
.545
32
122
1
0
0
198.0
179
66
79
15
32
10
0
2
791
2
5.55
1.45
3.81
0.68
15.4
4.0
1.07
.268
3.59
86
3.15
91
8.14
7.1
17 Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
3.03
1988
NYM NYM
31
12
10
.545
31
189
1
1
0
187.0
127
63
69
15
70
6
0
1
751
4
9.10
3.37
2.70
0.72
25.2
9.3
1.05
.238
3.32
93
3.00
87
6.11
9.1
18 John Dopson
J. Dopson
3.04
1988
MON MON
26
3
11
.214
26
101
1
0
0
168.2
150
57
69
15
58
1
0
3
704
3
5.39
3.09
1.74
0.80
14.3
8.2
1.23
.255
3.68
87
3.77
109
8.00
-5.7
19 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
3.08
1988
PIT PIT
33
15
7
.682
32
127
3
1
0
219.1
194
75
83
21
50
6
0
4
880
4
5.21
2.05
2.54
0.86
14.4
5.7
1.11
.256
3.41
90
3.61
102
7.96
-1.6
20 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
3.12
1988
SFG SFG
36
19
11
.633
36
92
7
2
0
245.0
242
85
88
11
42
6
0
8
1,000
4
3.38
1.54
2.19
0.40
9.2
4.2
1.16
.272
3.23
93
3.18
91
8.89
8.9
21 Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
3.14
1988
HOU HOU
27
14
5
.737
27
103
3
2
0
175.0
156
61
70
13
67
2
0
2
726
6
5.30
3.45
1.54
0.67
14.2
9.2
1.27
.264
3.60
94
3.73
112
8.02
-8.6
22 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3.18
1988
CHC CHC
34
18
8
.692
34
140
9
3
0
249.0
230
88
97
13
81
9
0
16
1,047
3
5.06
2.93
1.73
0.47
13.4
7.7
1.25
.270
3.51
87
3.40
94
8.31
6.1
23 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
3.19
1988
NYM NYM
34
18
9
.667
34
175
10
3
0
248.1
242
88
98
8
57
6
0
4
1,024
5
6.34
2.07
3.07
0.29
17.1
5.6
1.20
.301
3.55
97
2.53
74
8.77
25.3
24 John Smiley
J. Smiley
3.25
1988
PIT PIT
34
13
11
.542
32
129
5
1
0
205.0
185
74
81
15
46
3
0
4
835
6
5.66
2.02
2.80
0.66
15.4
5.5
1.13
.265
3.56
95
3.17
90
8.12
8.5
25 Ron Darling
R. Darling
3.25
1988
NYM NYM
34
17
9
.654
34
161
7
4
0
240.2
218
87
97
24
60
5
0
2
971
7
6.02
2.24
2.68
0.90
16.6
6.2
1.16
.269
3.63
99
3.53
103
8.15
-2.8

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

21

12th

R

99

5th

SO

141

27th

ERA

4.16

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
13
9
.591
Brewers Brewers
11
9
.550
1.0
Reds Reds
10
10
.500
2.0
Cardinals Cardinals
9
11
.450
3.0
Pirates Pirates
8
13
.381
4.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/19
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
4:05 PM
Sun
4/20
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Mon
4/21
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Tue
4/22
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Wed
4/23
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
Last Game
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13 - 7

5

Final

4

STL Cardinals

9 - 11

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
13
7
.650
Phillies Phillies
12
8
.600
1.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
13
9
.591
Brewers Brewers
11
9
.550
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Padres Padres
15
5
.750
Dodgers Dodgers
15
6
.714
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
13
7
.650
Blue Jays Blue Jays
12
8
.600
1.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
12
8
.600
Guardians Guardians
10
9
.526
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Rangers Rangers
12
8
.600
Angels Angels
10
9
.526
1.5

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/2
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
8-4
Wed
4/2
CIN CIN
@
MIL MIL
0-1
Thu
4/3
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
4-7
Thu
4/3
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
9-13
Thu
4/3
SDP SDP
@
CHC CHC
1-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/19
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Sat
4/19
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
4/19
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
4/19
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
4/19
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM