Christy Mathewson has the best career ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 75 innings, with an ERA of 0.97.
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lowest era by a player in the world series minimum 75 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. 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 |
| 2 | | W. Hoyt | 1.83 | 83.2 | World Series | 12 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 11 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 5.27 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 0.22 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .292 | 3.01 | 8.71 |
| 3 |  | B. Gibson | 1.89 | 81.0 | World Series | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 312 | 2 | 10.22 | 1.89 | 5.41 | 0.67 | 29.5 | 5.4 | 0.89 | .251 | 2.11 | 6.11 |
| 4 | | A. Nehf | 2.16 | 79.0 | World Series | 12 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 2 | 3.19 | 3.65 | 0.88 | 0.23 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 1.04 | .194 | 2.62 | 5.70 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
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