22 pitchers are tied for the fewest career starts in the World Series when starting 5+ games, with 5 starts. The first three are Jon Lester, John Lackey and Greg Maddux.
| NAME | GS | SERIES | G | W | L | W% | 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 |  | J. Lester | 5 | World Series | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 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 |
| 2 |  | J. Lackey | 5 | World Series | 7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 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 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 5 | World Series | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 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 |
| 4 | | D. Cone | 5 | World Series | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 5.76 | 6.07 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 1.21 | .195 | 2.73 | 4.85 |
| 5 | | S. Avery | 5 | World Series | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
| 6 | | T. John | 5 | World Series | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.67 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 5.61 | 1.87 | 3.00 | 0.27 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 1.22 | .295 | 3.74 | 9.09 |
| 7 | | V. Blue | 5 | World Series | 8 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 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 |
| 8 | | D. Newcombe | 5 | World Series | 5 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 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 |
| 9 | | H. Borowy | 5 | World Series | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.97 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 0 | 4.03 | 3.72 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 1.55 | .327 | 4.97 | 10.24 |
| 10 | | T. Bridges | 5 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.52 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 52 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 1 | 5.28 | 1.76 | 3.00 | 0.39 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 1.33 | .316 | 4.30 | 10.17 |
| 11 | | H. Schumacher | 5 | World Series | 5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 5 | 4.68 | 5.23 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 1.65 | .296 | 4.96 | 9.64 |
| 12 | | L. Grove | 5 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.75 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 51.1 | 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 |
| 13 | | B. Hallahan | 5 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39.2 | 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 |
| 14 |  | W. Johnson | 5 | World Series | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.52 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 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 |
| 15 | | S. Coveleski | 5 | World Series | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.74 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41.1 | 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 |
| 16 | | E. Cicotte | 5 | World Series | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 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 |
| 17 | | G. Alexander | 5 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.56 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 0 | 6.07 | 2.51 | 2.42 | 0.63 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .252 | 3.77 | 7.53 |
| 18 | | H. Pennock | 5 | World Series | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.95 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 55.1 | 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 |
| 19 | | B. Shawkey | 5 | World Series | 8 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 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 |
| 20 | | O. Overall | 5 | World Series | 8 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.58 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 | 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 |
| 21 | | E. Reulbach | 5 | World Series | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.03 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 1 | 3.58 | 3.86 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 1.16 | .229 | 3.31 | 6.61 |
| 22 | | D. Phillippe | 5 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.70 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 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 |
| 23 |  | C. Kershaw | 6 | World Series | 8 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.42 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 9.54 | 2.56 | 3.73 | 1.40 | 27.3 | 7.3 | 1.06 | .261 | 4.42 | 6.98 |
| 24 |  | M. Scherzer | 6 | World Series | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.54 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 8.04 | 3.86 | 2.08 | 1.29 | 20.5 | 9.8 | 1.50 | .321 | 3.54 | 9.64 |
| 25 | | O. Hershiser | 6 | World Series | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 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 |
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