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Brian<<I was waiting for someone to figure out how to post the table that Brian created as I assumed that would decide who was best in comparative eras; however, obviously such a mechanism does not work perfectly as Carlos Zambrano is slotted ahead of Bob Gibson.>>
Jeff, no single stat works best. However, ERA+ does work MUCH better than just ERA. And my list of top 5 didn't follow the top 5 in ERA+, but I did use it to help frame my thinking.