which pitcher has lost the most games in the world series

Whitey Ford has the most career losses in the World Series, with 8 games.

NAME L SERIES W L% G W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP 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 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
8
World Series
10
.444
22
.556
22
2.71
94
7
3
0
146.0
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
2 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
6
World Series
1
.857
9
.143
9
5.63
50
0
0
0
48.0
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
3 Schoolboy Rowe
S. Rowe
5
World Series
2
.714
8
.286
6
3.91
27
4
0
0
46.0
50
20
23
3
2
0
1
0
190
0
5.28
0.39
13.50
0.59
14.2
1.1
1.13
.297
4.50
9.78
4 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
5
World Series
2
.714
9
.286
6
2.67
18
5
0
1
60.2
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
5 Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
5
World Series
2
.714
11
.286
8
3.07
35
2
0
0
58.2
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
6 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
5
World Series
5
.500
11
.500
11
0.97
48
10
4
0
101.2
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 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
5
World Series
2
.714
7
.286
6
1.32
32
6
0
0
54.2
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
8 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
4
World Series
5
.444
13
.556
13
4.06
56
0
0
0
77.2
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
9 Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
4
World Series
0
1.000
5
.000
3
4.84
13
0
0
0
22.1
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
10 Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
4
World Series
2
.667
10
.333
8
3.32
33
2
1
0
57.0
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
11 Ralph Terry
R. Terry
4
World Series
2
.667
9
.333
6
2.93
31
2
1
0
46.0
41
15
17
5
6
1
2
2
185
0
6.07
1.17
5.17
0.98
16.8
3.2
1.02
.254
3.33
8.02
12 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
4
World Series
0
1.000
5
.000
5
8.59
19
1
0
0
22.0
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
13 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
4
World Series
2
.667
11
.333
7
3.42
30
3
0
0
52.2
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
14 Bill Sherdel
B. Sherdel
4
World Series
0
1.000
4
.000
4
3.26
6
1
0
0
30.1
30
11
12
4
11
1
0
1
131
1
1.78
3.26
0.55
1.19
4.6
8.4
1.35
.239
3.56
8.90
15 Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
4
World Series
6
.400
12
.600
11
1.83
49
6
1
0
83.2
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
16 Art Nehf
A. Nehf
4
World Series
4
.500
12
.500
9
2.16
28
6
2
0
79.0
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
17 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4
World Series
3
.571
9
.429
7
4.29
28
4
1
0
56.2
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
18 Carl Mays
C. Mays
4
World Series
3
.571
8
.429
7
2.35
17
5
1
1
57.1
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
19 Ed Summers
E. Summers
4
World Series
0
1.000
4
.000
3
5.73
11
0
0
0
22.0
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
20 Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
4
World Series
1
.800
6
.200
6
2.88
33
5
0
0
50.0
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
21 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
4
World Series
5
.444
9
.556
7
2.97
35
5
3
0
57.2
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
22 Chief Bender
C. Bender
4
World Series
6
.400
10
.600
10
2.44
59
9
1
0
85.0
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
23 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
3
World Series
0
1.000
3
.000
2
6.43
9
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
5
2
5
0
0
1
33
0
11.57
6.43
1.80
2.57
27.3
15.2
1.71
.294
6.43
9.00
24 Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
3
World Series
0
1.000
6
.000
0
6.75
10
0
0
2
6.2
8
5
5
1
0
1
5
0
28
0
13.50
0.00
1.35
35.7
0.0
1.20
.438
6.75
10.80
25 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
3
World Series
0
1.000
4
.000
4
6.04
19
0
0
0
25.1
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
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