<page_title> List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders </page_title> <section_title> American League </section_title> <table> <cell> 1972 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Luis Tiant <col_header> Leader </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1.91 <col_header> ERA </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gaylord Perry† <col_header> Runner-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1.92 <col_header> ERA </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1976 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mark Fidrych <col_header> Leader </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2.34 <col_header> ERA </col_header> </cell> <cell> Vida Blue <col_header> Runner-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2.35 <col_header> ERA </col_header> </cell> </table>
Luis Tiant's 1.91 ERA ahead of Gaylord Perry's 1.92 in 1972 and Mark Fidrych (2.34) over Vida Blue (2.35) in 1976.