which pitcher has the worst career record in the world series with at least 5 gs

Vida Blue and Don Newcombe are tied for the worst career record in the World Series when starting 5+ games, with a record of 0-3.

NAME REC GS SERIES W% G W L 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 Vida Blue
V. Blue
0-3
5
World Series
.000
8
0
3
4.05
22
0
0
1
33.1
28
15
15
4
15
0
1
1
142
2
5.94
4.05
1.47
1.08
15.5
10.6
1.29
.238
4.05
7.56
2 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
0-4
5
World Series
.000
5
0
4
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
3 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1-6
9
World Series
.143
9
1
6
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
4 Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
1-4
6
World Series
.200
6
1
4
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
5 Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
1-3
5
World Series
.250
8
1
3
4.54
18
1
0
0
41.2
45
21
25
1
16
1
0
0
179
2
3.89
3.46
1.13
0.22
10.1
8.9
1.46
.308
5.40
9.72
6 Schoolboy Rowe
S. Rowe
2-5
6
World Series
.286
8
2
5
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
7 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
2-5
6
World Series
.286
9
2
5
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
8 Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
2-5
8
World Series
.286
11
2
5
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
9 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2-5
6
World Series
.286
7
2
5
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
10 Steve Avery
S. Avery
1-2
5
World Series
.333
6
1
2
3.41
22
0
0
0
31.2
25
12
14
5
12
0
0
2
130
0
6.25
3.41
1.83
1.42
16.9
9.2
1.17
.220
3.98
7.11
11 Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
2-4
8
World Series
.333
10
2
4
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
12 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
1-2
7
World Series
.333
7
1
2
4.96
15
0
0
0
32.2
30
18
18
8
7
0
0
0
132
0
4.13
1.93
2.14
2.20
11.4
5.3
1.13
.216
4.96
8.27
13 Ralph Terry
R. Terry
2-4
6
World Series
.333
9
2
4
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
14 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
2-4
7
World Series
.333
11
2
4
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
15 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2-3
5
World Series
.400
5
2
3
2.09
18
1
0
0
38.2
28
9
13
1
7
1
0
1
148
0
4.19
1.63
2.57
0.23
12.2
4.7
0.91
.223
3.03
6.52
16 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2-3
8
World Series
.400
8
2
3
5.26
31
1
0
0
51.1
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
17 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
2-3
6
World Series
.400
6
2
3
3.00
35
2
1
0
45.0
37
15
17
3
12
0
0
0
183
1
7.00
2.40
2.92
0.60
19.1
6.6
1.09
.256
3.40
7.40
18 Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
2-3
5
World Series
.400
6
2
3
2.22
20
4
0
0
44.2
42
11
14
0
7
1
0
1
182
0
4.03
1.41
2.86
0.00
11.0
3.8
1.10
.273
2.82
8.46
19 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
3-4
7
World Series
.429
9
3
4
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
20 Carl Mays
C. Mays
3-4
7
World Series
.429
8
3
4
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
21 John Lackey
J. Lackey
2-2
5
World Series
.500
7
2
2
3.45
23
0
0
0
31.1
33
12
13
1
9
0
0
5
134
3
6.61
2.59
2.56
0.29
17.2
6.7
1.34
.317
3.73
9.48
22 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2-2
8
World Series
.500
8
2
2
2.47
52
0
0
0
51.0
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
23 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
3-3
6
World Series
.500
6
3
3
4.07
35
2
1
0
42.0
30
19
20
5
16
0
0
1
167
1
7.50
3.43
2.19
1.07
21.0
9.6
1.10
.225
4.29
6.43
24 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
3-3
6
World Series
.500
6
3
3
3.69
18
1
0
0
31.2
29
13
15
3
14
1
0
2
139
1
5.12
3.98
1.29
0.85
12.9
10.1
1.36
.252
4.26
8.24
25 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
2-2
7
World Series
.500
10
2
2
3.61
37
0
0
0
52.1
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
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