mysql> select * from lugzer; +------+------+------+ | row1 | row2 | row3 | +------+------+------+ | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 23 | 6 | | 5 | 3 | 56 | | 32 | 3 | 14 | +------+------+------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT LEAST(row1, row2, row3) FROM lugzer; +-------------------------+ | LEAST(row1, row2, row3) | +-------------------------+ | 2 | | 5 | | 3 | | 3 | +-------------------------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql>