Don Sutton has the highest career ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 50 innings, with an ERA of 5.26.
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highest world series era by a player with a minimum of 50 innings pitched| 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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| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 | | 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 |
| 3 | | A. Pettitte | 4.06 | 77.2 | World Series | 13 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 2 | 6.49 | 3.01 | 2.15 | 0.58 | 16.8 | 7.8 | 1.40 | .318 | 4.52 | 9.62 |
| 4 | | D. Gullett | 3.61 | 52.1 | World Series | 10 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 224 | 1 | 6.36 | 4.47 | 1.42 | 0.34 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 1.39 | .287 | 3.96 | 8.08 |
| 5 | | P. Derringer | 3.42 | 52.2 | World Series | 11 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 230 | 1 | 5.13 | 4.61 | 1.11 | 0.51 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 1.37 | .247 | 4.44 | 7.69 |
| 6 | | D. Stewart | 3.32 | 57.0 | World Series | 10 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 2 | 5.21 | 3.63 | 1.43 | 0.79 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 1.16 | .218 | 3.95 | 6.79 |
| 7 | | C. Hunter | 3.29 | 63.0 | World Series | 12 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 262 | 2 | 4.71 | 2.43 | 1.94 | 1.29 | 12.6 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .236 | 3.43 | 8.14 |
| 8 | | J. Palmer | 3.20 | 64.2 | World Series | 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 279 | 4 | 6.12 | 4.31 | 1.42 | 0.70 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 1.33 | .253 | 3.20 | 7.65 |
| 9 | | B. Turley | 3.19 | 53.2 | World Series | 15 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 231 | 1 | 7.71 | 4.86 | 1.59 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 12.6 | 1.34 | .250 | 3.35 | 7.21 |
| 10 | | R. Marquard | 3.07 | 58.2 | World Series | 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 2 | 5.37 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 0.61 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .255 | 4.30 | 7.98 |
| 11 | | W. Spahn | 3.05 | 56.0 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 1 | 5.14 | 2.09 | 2.46 | 0.80 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 1.07 | .241 | 3.05 | 7.55 |
| 12 | | M. Brown | 2.97 | 57.2 | World Series | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 2 | 5.46 | 2.03 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 1.09 | .267 | 4.06 | 7.80 |
| 13 |  | J. Morris | 2.96 | 51.2 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 209 | 4 | 6.97 | 3.14 | 2.22 | 0.87 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 1.20 | .267 | 2.96 | 7.66 |
| 14 | | B. Donovan | 2.88 | 50.0 | World Series | 6 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 1 | 5.94 | 3.06 | 1.94 | 0.18 | 16.2 | 8.3 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.78 | 7.38 |
| 15 | | L. Gomez | 2.86 | 50.1 | World Series | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 1 | 5.54 | 2.68 | 2.07 | 0.36 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 1.31 | .297 | 3.04 | 9.12 |
| 16 | | A. Reynolds | 2.79 | 77.1 | World Series | 15 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 9 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 309 | 1 | 7.22 | 3.72 | 1.94 | 0.93 | 20.1 | 10.4 | 1.20 | .257 | 2.91 | 7.10 |
| 17 | | W. Ford | 2.71 | 146.0 | World Series | 22 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 22 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 594 | 4 | 5.79 | 2.10 | 2.76 | 0.49 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 1.14 | .273 | 3.14 | 8.14 |
| 18 | | J. Coombs | 2.70 | 53.1 | World Series | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 1 | 5.74 | 3.54 | 1.62 | 0.17 | 16.0 | 9.9 | 1.18 | .263 | 3.04 | 7.09 |
| 19 | | D. Phillippe | 2.70 | 50.0 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 1 | 4.32 | 0.72 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 0.88 | .233 | 3.42 | 7.20 |
| 20 | | B. Joe Bush | 2.67 | 60.2 | World Series | 9 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 237 | 0 | 2.67 | 2.97 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 1.14 | .240 | 2.97 | 7.27 |
| 21 | | R. Ruffing | 2.63 | 85.2 | World Series | 10 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 10 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 352 | 0 | 6.41 | 2.84 | 2.26 | 0.42 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 1.18 | .269 | 3.36 | 7.77 |
| 22 | | E. Lopat | 2.60 | 52.0 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 0 | 3.29 | 2.08 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 1.21 | .276 | 2.77 | 8.83 |
| 23 |  | W. Johnson | 2.52 | 50.0 | World Series | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 212 | 1 | 6.30 | 2.70 | 2.33 | 0.72 | 16.5 | 7.1 | 1.42 | .335 | 3.60 | 10.08 |
| 24 |  | J. Smoltz | 2.47 | 51.0 | World Series | 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 2 | 9.18 | 3.71 | 2.48 | 0.18 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 1.27 | .307 | 2.82 | 7.76 |
| 25 | | C. Bender | 2.44 | 85.0 | World Series | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 10 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 1 | 6.25 | 2.22 | 2.81 | 0.11 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 1.01 | .258 | 2.96 | 6.88 |
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