Sandy Koufax has the lowest career ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 50 innings, with an ERA of 0.95.
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 | | 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 |
| 4 | | 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 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 | | H. Pennock | 1.95 | 55.1 | World Series | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.30 | 3.00 | 0.49 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 0.85 | .206 | 1.95 | 6.34 |
| 12 | | T. Glavine | 2.16 | 58.1 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 1 | 5.86 | 3.09 | 1.90 | 1.23 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 0.91 | .159 | 2.78 | 5.09 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | V. Raschi | 2.24 | 60.1 | World Series | 11 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 0 | 6.41 | 3.73 | 1.72 | 0.75 | 16.9 | 9.8 | 1.28 | .261 | 3.13 | 7.76 |
| 15 | | D. McNally | 2.34 | 50.0 | World Series | 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 3 | 6.30 | 3.42 | 1.84 | 0.90 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 1.10 | .214 | 3.06 | 6.48 |
| 16 | | C. Mays | 2.35 | 57.1 | World Series | 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.26 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 0.96 | .244 | 2.51 | 7.38 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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