Madison Bumgarner has the lowest career ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 30 innings, with an ERA of 0.25.
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lowest world series era by a player with a minimum of 30 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 |  | M. Bumgarner | 0.25 | 36.0 | World Series | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 7.75 | 1.25 | 6.20 | 0.25 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 0.53 | .153 | 0.25 | 3.50 |
| 2 |  | H. Brecheen | 0.83 | 32.2 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 0 | 4.96 | 3.31 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 1.22 | .283 | 0.83 | 7.71 |
| 3 |  | B. 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 |
| 4 | | S. 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 |
| 5 |  | S. Koufax | 0.95 | 57.0 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 0 | 9.63 | 1.74 | 5.55 | 0.32 | 28.6 | 5.2 | 0.82 | .245 | 1.58 | 5.68 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 |  | M. Rivera | 0.99 | 36.1 | World Series | 24 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 144 | 0 | 7.93 | 1.98 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 22.2 | 5.6 | 0.96 | .257 | 1.24 | 6.69 |
| 8 | | M. 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 |
| 9 | | E. Plank | 1.32 | 54.2 | World Series | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 1 | 5.27 | 1.81 | 2.91 | 0.00 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 0.88 | .220 | 1.81 | 6.09 |
| 10 | | R. Fingers | 1.35 | 33.1 | World Series | 16 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 135 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.70 | 2.50 | 0.54 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 1.05 | .242 | 2.43 | 6.75 |
| 11 | | B. Hallahan | 1.36 | 39.2 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 1 | 6.13 | 5.22 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 1.31 | .240 | 1.36 | 6.58 |
| 12 | | O. Overall | 1.58 | 51.1 | World Series | 8 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 2 | 6.14 | 2.63 | 2.33 | 0.00 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 1.01 | .243 | 1.93 | 6.49 |
| 13 | | G. Earnshaw | 1.58 | 62.2 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 245 | 1 | 8.04 | 2.44 | 3.29 | 0.29 | 22.9 | 6.9 | 0.89 | .218 | 2.01 | 5.60 |
| 14 | | S. Chandler | 1.62 | 33.1 | World Series | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 4.32 | 2.43 | 1.78 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.11 | .259 | 2.16 | 7.56 |
| 15 | | J. Haines | 1.67 | 32.1 | World Series | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 1 | 3.34 | 4.45 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1.24 | .206 | 2.51 | 6.68 |
| 16 | | R. Guidry | 1.69 | 32.0 | World Series | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 7.31 | 3.94 | 1.86 | 1.13 | 20.8 | 11.2 | 1.06 | .198 | 1.69 | 5.63 |
| 17 | | M. Lanier | 1.71 | 31.2 | World Series | 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 2 | 7.11 | 3.41 | 2.08 | 0.28 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 1.14 | .245 | 2.84 | 6.82 |
| 18 | | S. Coveleski | 1.74 | 41.1 | World Series | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 2.40 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 0.44 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.92 | .204 | 1.96 | 6.75 |
| 19 | | L. Grove | 1.75 | 51.1 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 6.31 | 1.05 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 1.01 | .282 | 2.10 | 8.06 |
| 20 |  | J. Lester | 1.77 | 35.2 | World Series | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 1 | 8.58 | 2.02 | 4.25 | 0.76 | 24.8 | 5.8 | 0.93 | .242 | 2.02 | 6.31 |
| 21 | | C. Hubbell | 1.79 | 50.1 | World Series | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 1 | 5.72 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 0.54 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 1.03 | .237 | 3.22 | 7.15 |
| 22 | | E. Shore | 1.82 | 34.2 | World Series | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 3.89 | 3.12 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 1.04 | .220 | 2.60 | 6.23 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | C. Young | 1.85 | 34.0 | World Series | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.06 | 4.25 | 0.26 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.03 | .252 | 3.44 | 8.21 |
| 25 | | G. Mullin | 1.86 | 58.0 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 0 | 5.59 | 2.48 | 2.25 | 0.16 | 15.3 | 6.8 | 1.05 | .244 | 3.41 | 6.98 |
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