Johnny Gorsica had the best ERA in the 1940 World Series with an ERA worse than 0.00, with an ERA of 0.79 in his rookie season.
| NAME | ERA | SEASON | SERIES | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | 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. Gorsica | 0.79 | 1940 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.88 | .167 | 0.79 | 4.76 | ||
| 2 | | B. Newsom | 1.38 | 1940 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 5.88 | 1.38 | 4.25 | 0.00 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 0.85 | .237 | 1.38 | 6.23 | |
| 3 | | B. Walters | 1.50 | 1940 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.78 | .148 | 1.50 | 4.00 | |
| 4 | | C. Smith | 2.25 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2.25 | 6.75 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 1.00 | .083 | 2.25 | 2.25 | ||
| 5 | | P. Derringer | 2.79 | 1940 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 2.79 | 4.66 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 1.40 | .250 | 3.72 | 7.91 | |
| 6 | | A. McKain | 3.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | .308 | 3.00 | 12.00 | |||
| 7 | | T. Bridges | 3.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 13.2 | 2.6 | 1.22 | .313 | 4.00 | 10.00 | |
| 8 | | W. Moore | 3.24 | 1940 | World Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.56 | 6.48 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 1.68 | .292 | 3.24 | 8.64 | ||
| 9 | | J. Turner | 7.50 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | .316 | 7.50 | 12.00 | ||
| 10 | | F. Hutchinson | 9.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | .000 | 9.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 11 | | J. Hutchings | 9.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3.00 | .400 | 9.00 | 18.00 | ||
| 12 | | D. Trout | 9.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3.50 | .500 | 13.50 | 27.00 | |
| 13 | | J. Beggs | 9.00 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | .750 | 18.00 | 27.00 | |||
| 14 | | J. Thompson | 16.20 | 1940 | World Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.40 | 10.80 | 0.50 | 2.70 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 3.60 | .538 | 16.20 | 21.60 | |
| 15 | | S. Rowe | 17.18 | 1940 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.55 | .524 | 17.18 | 29.45 |
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