highest series era in world series history with a minimum of 20 innings pitched

Don Newcombe has the worst career ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 20 innings, with an ERA of 8.59.

Interpreted as:
highest series era by a player in world series history with a minimum of 20 innings pitched
NAMEERAIPSERIESGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
8.59
22.0
World Series
5
0
4
.000
5
19
1
0
0
29
21
21
8
8
0
0
0
100
0
7.77
3.27
2.38
3.27
19.0
8.0
1.68
.323
8.59
11.86
2Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
7.36
22.0
World Series
7
1
3
.250
3
10
0
0
0
32
18
21
4
9
2
0
1
108
1
4.09
3.68
1.11
1.64
9.3
8.3
1.86
.337
8.59
13.09
3Charlie Root
C. Root
6.75
22.2
World Series
6
0
3
.000
4
15
0
0
0
26
17
18
8
6
0
1
1
99
0
5.96
2.38
2.50
3.18
15.2
6.1
1.41
.257
7.15
10.32
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
6.53
20.2
World Series
4
2
1
.667
3
22
2
0
0
26
15
15
0
5
0
0
1
91
1
9.58
2.18
4.40
0.00
24.2
5.5
1.50
.406
6.53
11.32
5Roger Craig
R. Craig
6.49
26.1
World Series
7
2
2
.500
4
25
0
0
0
31
19
19
6
16
0
1
2
122
1
8.54
5.47
1.56
2.05
20.5
13.1
1.78
.333
6.49
10.59
6Kevin Brown
K. Brown
6.04
25.1
World Series
4
0
3
.000
4
19
0
0
0
29
17
17
1
11
0
0
2
110
0
6.75
3.91
1.73
0.36
17.3
10.0
1.58
.354
6.04
10.30
7Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
5.83
41.2
World Series
11
2
2
.500
7
31
2
0
0
36
27
28
2
24
2
2
2
182
2
6.70
5.18
1.29
0.43
17.0
13.2
1.44
.276
6.05
7.78
8Ed Summers
E. Summers
5.73
22.0
World Series
4
0
4
.000
3
11
0
0
0
31
14
21
1
8
1
1
0
107
2
4.50
3.27
1.38
0.41
10.3
7.5
1.77
.349
8.59
12.68
9Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
5.63
48.0
World Series
9
1
6
.143
9
50
0
0
0
45
30
33
10
20
1
0
0
208
2
9.38
3.75
2.50
1.88
24.0
9.6
1.35
.276
6.19
8.44
10Don Sutton
D. Sutton
5.26
51.1
World Series
8
2
3
.400
8
31
1
0
0
55
30
32
7
9
2
0
0
217
2
5.44
1.58
3.44
1.23
14.3
4.1
1.25
.286
5.61
9.64
11Vic Aldridge
V. Aldridge
5.26
25.2
World Series
4
2
1
.667
4
13
2
0
0
28
15
15
2
13
1
0
0
117
3
4.56
4.56
1.00
0.70
11.1
11.1
1.60
.295
5.26
9.82
12Blake Snell
B. Snell
5.09
23.0
World Series
5
0
2
.000
4
31
0
0
0
19
13
13
4
12
1
0
0
96
2
12.13
4.70
2.58
1.57
32.3
12.5
1.35
.313
5.09
7.43
13Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
4.97
29.0
World Series
6
3
2
.600
5
13
1
1
0
33
16
16
0
12
1
1
2
127
0
4.03
3.72
1.08
0.00
10.2
9.4
1.55
.327
4.97
10.24
14Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
4.96
32.2
World Series
7
1
2
.333
7
15
0
0
0
30
18
18
8
7
0
0
0
132
0
4.13
1.93
2.14
2.20
11.4
5.3
1.13
.216
4.96
8.27
15Early Wynn
E. Wynn
4.95
20.0
World Series
4
1
2
.333
4
15
0
0
0
23
11
12
2
6
0
0
0
89
1
6.75
2.70
2.50
0.90
16.9
6.7
1.45
.318
5.40
10.35
16Jack Bentley
J. Bentley
4.94
23.2
World Series
5
1
3
.250
3
11
1
0
0
28
13
15
5
12
1
2
1
109
0
4.18
4.56
0.92
1.90
10.1
11.0
1.69
.288
5.70
10.65
17Billy Loes
B. Loes
4.91
22.0
World Series
4
1
2
.333
3
18
0
0
0
26
12
12
4
8
2
0
0
98
0
7.36
3.27
2.25
1.64
18.4
8.2
1.55
.333
4.91
10.64
18Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
4.84
22.1
World Series
5
0
4
.000
3
13
0
0
0
21
12
12
2
5
1
2
1
91
0
5.24
2.01
2.60
0.81
14.3
5.5
1.16
.271
4.84
8.46
19Danny Cox
D. Cox
4.66
29.0
World Series
8
1
2
.333
4
28
0
0
0
33
15
15
1
17
0
1
1
129
1
8.69
5.28
1.65
0.31
21.7
13.2
1.72
.386
4.66
10.24
20Al Leiter
A. Leiter
4.59
33.1
World Series
7
1
1
.500
4
31
0
0
0
34
17
21
5
18
0
0
2
151
0
8.37
4.86
1.72
1.35
20.5
11.9
1.56
.299
5.67
9.18
21Cliff Lee
C. Lee
4.55
27.2
World Series
4
2
2
.500
4
26
1
0
0
27
14
16
1
4
1
0
0
114
0
8.46
1.30
6.50
0.33
22.8
3.5
1.12
.317
5.20
8.78
22Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
4.54
41.2
World Series
8
1
3
.250
5
18
1
0
0
45
21
25
1
16
1
0
0
179
2
3.89
3.46
1.13
0.22
10.1
8.9
1.46
.308
5.40
9.72
23Joe Wood
J. Wood
4.50
22.0
World Series
4
3
1
.750
3
21
2
0
0
27
11
11
0
3
1
1
0
93
0
8.59
1.23
7.00
0.00
22.6
3.2
1.36
.397
4.50
11.05
24Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4.42
38.2
World Series
8
3
2
.600
6
41
0
0
0
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
150
1
9.54
2.56
3.73
1.40
27.3
7.3
1.06
.261
4.42
6.98
25Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4.29
56.2
World Series
9
3
4
.429
7
28
4
1
0
49
27
28
8
26
1
1
2
238
1
4.45
4.13
1.08
1.27
11.8
10.9
1.32
.234
4.45
7.78
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