who has the most world series pitching starts since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander and Andy Pettitte are tied for the most starts in the World Series, with 9 starts.

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  • Data note: Starts: player game data complete from 1903 · postseason
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEGSSERIESGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
9
World Series
9
1
6
.143
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
2Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
9
World Series
9
3
3
.500
3.70
46
0
0
0
56.0
57
23
27
4
18
2
0
3
239
1
7.39
2.89
2.56
0.64
19.2
7.5
1.34
.314
4.34
9.16
3Clayton Kershaw
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
4Max Scherzer
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
5Jon 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
6John 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
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
5
World Series
5
3
0
1.000
1.38
34
0
0
0
32.2
20
5
6
2
5
2
0
0
123
0
9.37
1.38
6.80
0.55
27.6
4.1
0.77
.225
1.65
5.51
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
5
World Series
5
2
0
1.000
2.37
34
0
0
0
30.1
24
8
8
2
4
2
0
0
122
1
10.09
1.19
8.50
0.59
27.9
3.3
0.92
.275
2.37
7.12
9Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
4
World Series
4
2
1
.667
6.35
21
0
0
0
17.0
18
12
12
5
8
1
0
0
75
0
11.12
4.24
2.63
2.65
28.0
10.7
1.53
.325
6.35
9.53
10Blake Snell
B. Snell
4
World Series
5
0
2
.000
5.09
31
0
0
0
23.0
19
13
13
4
12
1
0
0
96
2
12.13
4.70
2.58
1.57
32.3
12.5
1.35
.313
5.09
7.43
11Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
4
World Series
4
1
1
.500
2.36
25
0
0
0
26.2
19
7
12
3
7
0
0
0
106
0
8.44
2.36
3.57
1.01
23.6
6.6
0.98
.225
4.05
6.41
12Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
4
World Series
5
4
0
1.000
0.25
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
13Cliff Lee
C. Lee
4
World Series
4
2
2
.500
4.55
26
1
0
0
27.2
27
14
16
1
4
1
0
0
114
0
8.46
1.30
6.50
0.33
22.8
3.5
1.12
.317
5.20
8.78
14Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
4
World Series
4
3
0
1.000
2.00
19
0
0
0
27.0
20
6
6
3
5
1
0
0
104
1
6.33
1.67
3.80
1.00
18.3
4.8
0.93
.224
2.00
6.67
15Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
3
World Series
4
4
0
1.000
1.13
19
1
0
0
24.0
11
3
3
1
4
2
1
0
87
0
7.13
1.50
4.75
0.38
21.8
4.6
0.63
.164
1.13
4.13
16Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
3
World Series
5
0
2
.000
6.75
22
0
0
1
17.1
17
13
15
4
12
0
1
0
80
4
11.42
6.23
1.83
2.08
27.5
15.0
1.67
.310
7.79
8.83
17Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3
World Series
3
0
0
1.80
12
0
0
0
15.0
13
3
3
1
5
0
0
0
59
0
7.20
3.00
2.40
0.60
20.3
8.5
1.20
.293
1.80
7.80
18Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
3
World Series
4
2
0
1.000
0.47
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
19Charlie Morton
C. Morton
3
World Series
4
1
1
.500
3.71
20
0
0
0
17.0
13
7
7
1
4
2
1
0
69
1
10.59
2.12
5.00
0.53
29.0
5.8
1.00
.286
3.71
6.88
20Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
3
World Series
3
1
1
.500
7.50
11
0
0
0
12.0
13
10
10
5
5
4
0
0
55
0
8.25
3.75
2.20
3.75
20.0
9.1
1.50
.267
7.50
9.75
21Rich Hill
R. Hill
3
World Series
3
0
0
1.80
19
0
0
0
15.0
8
3
3
1
7
1
0
2
61
0
11.40
4.20
2.71
0.60
31.1
11.5
1.00
.212
1.80
4.80
22Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
3
World Series
3
2
0
1.000
2.81
15
0
0
0
16.0
15
5
5
2
1
2
0
0
64
0
8.44
0.56
15.00
1.13
23.4
1.6
1.00
.295
2.81
8.44
23Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
3
World Series
3
1
1
.500
4.02
7
0
0
0
15.2
18
7
7
3
5
0
0
0
68
0
4.02
2.87
1.40
1.72
10.3
7.4
1.47
.283
4.02
10.34
24Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
3
World Series
3
0
2
.000
9.58
7
0
0
0
10.1
18
11
11
0
4
0
0
0
52
0
6.10
3.48
1.75
0.00
13.5
7.7
2.13
.439
9.58
15.68
25Colby Lewis
C. Lewis
3
World Series
3
1
0
1.000
2.29
14
0
0
0
19.2
12
5
7
3
7
1
0
0
80
0
6.41
3.20
2.00
1.37
17.5
8.8
0.97
.164
3.20
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