fewest regular season starts to start a world series game

50 pitchers have started 1 game in their careers. The first three are Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber and Kevin Gausman.

Interpreted as:
fewest regular season starts to start by a player a world series game
NAMEGSSERIESGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
6.00
6
0
0
0
6.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
9.00
1.50
6.00
1.50
24.0
4.0
1.17
.294
6.00
9.00
2Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
1.69
3
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
5.06
5.06
1.00
0.00
13.0
13.0
1.31
.235
1.69
6.75
3Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
4.05
6
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
24
0
8.10
0.00
2.70
25.0
0.0
0.60
.125
4.05
5.40
4Luis Gil
L. Gil
1
World Series
1
0
0
9.00
1
0
0
0
4.0
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
18
0
2.25
4.50
0.50
4.50
5.6
11.1
1.75
.231
9.00
11.25
5Ben Casparius
B. Casparius
1
World Series
1
0
0
4.50
1
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
10
0
4.50
13.50
0.33
0.00
10.0
30.0
2.00
.167
4.50
4.50
6Clarke Schmidt
C. Schmidt
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
10.13
3
0
0
0
2.2
2
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
14
0
10.13
13.50
0.75
3.38
21.4
28.6
2.25
.167
10.13
6.75
7Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
10.80
3
0
0
0
3.1
6
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
16
0
8.10
0.00
8.10
18.8
0.0
1.80
.300
10.80
16.20
8Andrew Heaney
A. Heaney
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
1.80
3
0
0
0
5.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
5.40
3.60
1.50
0.00
15.0
10.0
1.20
.267
1.80
7.20
9Joe Mantiply
J. Mantiply
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
6.75
1
0
0
0
1.1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
6.75
6.75
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
1.50
.250
6.75
6.75
10Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
5.06
4
0
0
0
5.1
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
6.75
3.38
2.00
1.69
19.0
9.5
1.13
.214
5.06
6.75
11Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
1.29
9
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
11.57
0.00
1.29
37.5
0.0
0.43
.143
1.29
3.86
12Jordan Montgomery
J. Montgomery
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
6.00
0
0
0
0
6.0
9
4
4
1
1
0
0
1
26
0
0.00
1.50
0.00
1.50
0.0
3.8
1.67
.333
6.00
13.50
13Cristian Javier
C. Javier
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
0.00
9
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
13.50
3.00
4.50
0.00
45.0
10.0
0.33
.000
0.00
0.00
14Ranger Suárez
R. Suárez
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
0.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
7.20
1.80
4.00
0.00
21.1
5.3
0.80
.214
0.00
5.40
15Tucker Davidson
T. Davidson
1
World Series
1
0
0
9.00
1
0
0
0
2.0
2
2
4
0
3
0
0
0
11
0
4.50
13.50
0.33
0.00
9.1
27.3
2.50
.286
18.00
9.00
16Dylan Lee
D. Lee
1
World Series
1
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
4
0
27.00
54.00
0.50
0.00
25.0
50.0
9.00
1.000
27.00
27.00
17Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
1
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
0.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
18
0
7.20
5.40
1.33
0.00
22.2
16.7
0.60
.000
0.00
0.00
18Julio Urías
J. Urías
1
World Series
1
0
0
3.86
9
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
1
17.36
1.93
9.00
3.86
50.0
5.6
1.07
.333
3.86
7.71
19Ryan Yarbrough
R. Yarbrough
1
World Series
1
0
0
5.40
1
0
0
0
3.1
5
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
16
0
2.70
2.70
1.00
5.40
6.3
6.3
1.80
.250
5.40
13.50
20Joe Ross
J. Ross
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
7.20
1
0
0
0
5.0
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
20
1
1.80
3.60
0.50
3.60
5.0
10.0
1.40
.200
7.20
9.00
21Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
6.00
5
0
0
0
6.0
7
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
26
0
7.50
3.00
2.50
1.50
19.2
7.7
1.50
.333
6.00
10.50
22Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1
World Series
1
0
0
6.35
6
0
0
0
5.2
4
4
4
1
2
1
0
1
24
0
9.53
3.18
3.00
1.59
25.0
8.3
1.06
.214
6.35
6.35
23Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
1
World Series
1
0
0
1.93
5
0
0
0
4.2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
18
0
9.64
1.93
5.00
1.93
27.8
5.6
0.86
.182
1.93
5.79
24Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
1
World Series
1
0
1
.000
7.71
5
0
0
0
4.2
6
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
9.64
1.93
5.00
0.00
25.0
5.0
1.50
.429
7.71
11.57
25Chris Sale
C. Sale
1
World Series
1
0
0
6.75
7
0
0
0
4.0
5
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
19
0
15.75
4.50
3.50
2.25
36.8
10.5
1.75
.444
6.75
11.25
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