Joe McGinnity has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the World Series when pitching at least 15 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.

Joe McGinnity has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the World Series when pitching at least 15 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.
NAME | ERA | IP | SERIES | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | |
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![]() | Joe McGinnity | 0.00 | 17.0 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.59 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 0.76 | .179 | 1.59 | 5.29 |
![]() | Madison Bumgarner | 0.29 | 31.0 | World Series | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 7.84 | 1.45 | 5.40 | 0.29 | 25.2 | 4.7 | 0.55 | .153 | 0.29 | 3.48 |
![]() | Jack Billingham | 0.48 | 18.2 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 7.71 | 2.89 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 0.91 | .220 | 1.45 | 5.30 |
![]() | Walker Buehler | 0.50 | 18.0 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 11.00 | 1.50 | 7.33 | 0.00 | 36.1 | 4.9 | 0.56 | .194 | 0.50 | 3.50 |
![]() | Bret Saberhagen | 0.50 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 15.4 | 1.5 | 0.67 | .204 | 0.50 | 5.50 |
![]() | Marius Russo | 0.50 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.33 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 0.78 | .186 | 1.00 | 5.50 |
![]() | Dick Rudolph | 0.50 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7.50 | 2.00 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 0.89 | .255 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
![]() | Hugh Bedient | 0.56 | 16.0 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.94 | .176 | 1.13 | 5.06 |
![]() | Jose Rijo | 0.59 | 15.1 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 8.22 | 2.93 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 23.7 | 8.5 | 0.91 | .225 | 0.59 | 5.28 |
![]() | Ed Walsh | 0.60 | 15.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 10.20 | 3.60 | 2.83 | 0.00 | 27.4 | 9.7 | 0.87 | .184 | 3.60 | 4.20 |
![]() | Harry Brecheen | 0.67 | 27.0 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 0 | 4.67 | 3.00 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 1.07 | .250 | 0.67 | 6.67 |
![]() | Claude Osteen | 0.86 | 21.0 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.57 | 1.17 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0.86 | .161 | 1.29 | 5.14 |
![]() | Babe Ruth | 0.87 | 31.0 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | 2.32 | 2.90 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 0.94 | .188 | 0.87 | 5.52 |
![]() | Sherry Smith | 0.89 | 30.1 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 0 | 1.48 | 2.67 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 0.86 | .177 | 1.19 | 5.04 |
![]() | Christy Mathewson | 0.97 | 101.2 | World Series | 11 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 1 | 4.25 | 0.89 | 4.80 | 0.09 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 0.84 | .224 | 1.95 | 6.64 |
![]() | Sandy Koufax | 0.98 | 55.0 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 0 | 9.82 | 1.80 | 5.45 | 0.33 | 29.0 | 5.3 | 0.85 | .254 | 1.64 | 5.89 |
![]() | Steve Blass | 1.00 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 6.50 | 2.00 | 3.25 | 0.50 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 0.61 | .130 | 1.00 | 3.50 |
![]() | Paul Dean | 1.00 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 1.22 | .259 | 2.00 | 7.50 |
![]() | Hippo Vaughn | 1.00 | 27.0 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 5.67 | 1.67 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 0.81 | .230 | 1.00 | 5.67 |
![]() | Dutch Leonard | 1.00 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 0.67 | .148 | 1.50 | 4.00 |
![]() | Nick Altrock | 1.00 | 18.0 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0.72 | .190 | 1.00 | 5.50 |
![]() | Monte Pearson | 1.01 | 35.2 | World Series | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 7.07 | 1.77 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 0.73 | .186 | 1.26 | 4.79 |
![]() | Johnny Sain | 1.06 | 17.0 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 4.76 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.53 | .157 | 1.06 | 4.76 | |
![]() | Randy Johnson | 1.13 | 16.0 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 10.13 | 1.69 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 30.5 | 5.1 | 0.75 | .237 | 1.13 | 5.06 |
![]() | Josh Beckett | 1.16 | 23.1 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 10.80 | 2.31 | 4.67 | 0.00 | 31.8 | 6.8 | 0.86 | .264 | 1.16 | 5.40 |
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