Rube Benton and Joe McGinnity are tied for the best career ERA in the World Series when starting 2+ games, with an ERA of 0.00.
| NAME | ERA | GS | SERIES | G | W | L | W% | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | R. Benton | 0.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.14 | 0.64 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 15.1 | 1.9 | 0.71 | .205 | 1.93 | 5.79 |
| 2 | | J. McGinnity | 0.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.59 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 0.76 | .179 | 1.59 | 5.29 |
| 3 |  | M. Bumgarner | 0.25 | 4 | World Series | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 7.75 | 1.25 | 6.20 | 0.25 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 0.53 | .153 | 0.25 | 3.50 |
| 4 | | J. Billingham | 0.36 | 3 | World Series | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.20 | 2.11 | 0.00 | 19.4 | 9.2 | 0.91 | .203 | 1.07 | 4.97 |
| 5 |  | W. Buehler | 0.47 | 3 | World Series | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 11.37 | 1.42 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 37.5 | 4.7 | 0.53 | .189 | 0.47 | 3.32 |
| 6 | | B. Saberhagen | 0.50 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 15.4 | 1.5 | 0.67 | .204 | 0.50 | 5.50 |
| 7 | | M. Russo | 0.50 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.33 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 0.78 | .186 | 1.00 | 5.50 |
| 8 | | D. Rudolph | 0.50 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7.50 | 2.00 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 0.89 | .255 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| 9 | | H. Bedient | 0.50 | 2 | World Series | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.94 | .189 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| 10 | | J. Rijo | 0.59 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 8.22 | 2.93 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 23.7 | 8.5 | 0.91 | .225 | 0.59 | 5.28 |
| 11 | | E. Walsh | 0.60 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 10.20 | 3.60 | 2.83 | 0.00 | 27.4 | 9.7 | 0.87 | .184 | 3.60 | 4.20 |
| 12 | | H. Brecheen | 0.83 | 3 | World Series | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 0 | 4.96 | 3.31 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 1.22 | .283 | 0.83 | 7.71 |
| 13 | | C. Osteen | 0.86 | 3 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.57 | 1.17 | 0.86 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0.86 | .161 | 1.29 | 5.14 |
| 14 |  | B. Ruth | 0.87 | 3 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | 2.32 | 2.90 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 0.94 | .188 | 0.87 | 5.52 |
| 15 | | S. Smith | 0.89 | 3 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 0 | 1.48 | 2.67 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 0.86 | .177 | 1.19 | 5.04 |
| 16 |  | S. Koufax | 0.95 | 7 | World Series | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 57.0 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 0 | 9.63 | 1.74 | 5.55 | 0.32 | 28.6 | 5.2 | 0.82 | .245 | 1.58 | 5.68 |
| 17 | | C. Mathewson | 0.97 | 11 | World Series | 11 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 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 |
| 18 | | K. Hendricks | 1.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 8.00 | 3.00 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 1.44 | .370 | 2.00 | 10.00 | |
| 19 | | S. Blass | 1.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 6.50 | 2.00 | 3.25 | 0.50 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 0.61 | .130 | 1.00 | 3.50 |
| 20 | | P. Dean | 1.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 1.22 | .259 | 2.00 | 7.50 |
| 21 | | H. Vaughn | 1.00 | 3 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 5.67 | 1.67 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 0.81 | .230 | 1.00 | 5.67 |
| 22 | | D. Leonard | 1.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 0.67 | .148 | 1.50 | 4.00 |
| 23 | | N. Altrock | 1.00 | 2 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0.72 | .190 | 1.00 | 5.50 |
| 24 | | M. Pearson | 1.01 | 4 | World Series | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35.2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 7.07 | 1.77 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 0.73 | .186 | 1.26 | 4.79 |
| 25 |  | R. Johnson | 1.04 | 2 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 9.87 | 1.56 | 6.33 | 0.00 | 30.2 | 4.8 | 0.69 | .220 | 1.04 | 4.67 |
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