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

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 Jon Lester
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 John Lackey
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 Greg Maddux
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 David Cone
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 Steve Avery
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 Tommy John
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 Vida Blue
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 Don Newcombe
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 Hank Borowy
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 Tommy Bridges
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 Hal Schumacher
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 Lefty Grove
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 Bill Hallahan
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 Walter Johnson
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 Stan Coveleski
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 Eddie Cicotte
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 Grover Alexander
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 Herb Pennock
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 Bob Shawkey
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 Orval Overall
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 Ed Reulbach
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 Deacon Phillippe
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 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
6
World Series
7
3
2
.600
4.46
41
0
0
0
38.1
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
149
1
9.63
2.58
3.73
1.41
27.5
7.4
1.07
.264
4.46
7.04
24 Orel Hershiser
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
25 John Tudor
J. Tudor
6
World Series
6
3
2
.600
3.86
23
1
1
0
30.1
30
13
13
2
10
1
0
0
129
0
6.82
2.97
2.30
0.59
17.8
7.8
1.32
.301
3.86
8.90
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