which player has most world series games lost since 1963

Since 1963, Justin Verlander has the most losses in the World Series, with 6 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 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3
World Series
2
.600
5
.400
5
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
9 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
3
World Series
4
.429
8
.571
8
2.16
38
3
0
0
58.1
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
10 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
3
World Series
3
.500
6
.500
6
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
11 Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
3
World Series
1
.750
7
.250
3
7.36
10
0
0
0
22.0
32
18
21
4
9
2
0
1
108
1
4.09
3.68
1.11
1.64
9.3
8.3
1.86
.337
8.59
13.09
12 George Frazier
G. Frazier
3
World Series
0
1.000
4
.000
0
11.12
4
0
0
0
5.2
10
7
7
0
3
0
1
2
30
0
6.35
4.76
1.33
0.00
13.3
10.0
2.29
.435
11.12
15.88
13 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
3
World Series
3
.500
6
.500
6
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
14 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3
World Series
2
.600
8
.400
8
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
15 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
3
World Series
5
.375
12
.625
9
3.29
33
1
0
1
63.0
57
23
24
9
17
0
2
4
262
2
4.71
2.43
1.94
1.29
12.6
6.5
1.17
.236
3.43
8.14
16 Vida Blue
V. Blue
3
World Series
0
1.000
8
.000
5
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
17 Eddie Watt
E. Watt
3
World Series
0
1.000
5
.000
0
4.26
8
0
0
0
6.1
10
3
4
1
1
0
2
0
31
0
11.37
1.42
8.00
1.42
25.8
3.2
1.74
.429
5.68
14.21
18 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
3
World Series
2
.600
5
.400
5
2.93
30
3
1
0
30.2
23
10
14
7
7
1
0
1
121
0
8.80
2.05
4.29
2.05
24.8
5.8
0.98
.211
4.11
6.75
19 Al Downing
A. Downing
3
World Series
0
1.000
5
.000
3
6.06
14
0
0
0
16.1
20
11
14
3
7
0
0
0
76
0
7.71
3.86
2.00
1.65
18.4
9.2
1.65
.327
7.71
11.02
20 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3
World Series
0
1.000
3
.000
3
5.71
12
0
0
0
17.1
18
11
12
3
4
0
0
1
73
0
6.23
2.08
3.00
1.56
16.4
5.5
1.27
.278
6.23
9.35
21 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
2
World Series
0
1.000
2
.000
2
5.23
8
0
0
0
10.1
9
6
7
1
4
1
0
0
44
0
6.97
3.48
2.00
0.87
18.2
9.1
1.26
.267
6.10
7.84
22 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
2
World Series
0
1.000
2
.000
2
9.64
15
0
0
0
9.1
9
10
10
3
9
0
0
0
46
4
14.46
8.68
1.67
2.89
32.6
19.6
1.93
.316
9.64
8.68
23 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2
World Series
0
1.000
2
.000
2
21.60
0
0
0
0
3.1
9
8
9
2
2
0
0
0
22
0
0.00
5.40
0.00
5.40
0.0
9.1
3.30
.389
24.30
24.30
24 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
2
World Series
0
1.000
11
.000
0
4.40
13
0
0
2
14.1
11
7
8
5
4
1
7
0
58
0
8.16
2.51
3.25
3.14
22.4
6.9
1.05
.171
5.02
6.91
25 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2
World Series
3
.400
7
.600
6
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
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