worst era in world series games with 20 ip minimum

Don Newcombe had the worst ERA in the World Series when pitching at least 20 innings, with an ERA of 8.59.

Interpreted as:
worst era by a player in world series games with 20 ip minimum
NAME ERA IP SERIES G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV 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 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
8.59
22.0
World Series
5
0
4
.000
5
19
1
0
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
2 Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
7.36
22.0
World Series
7
1
3
.250
3
10
0
0
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
3 Charlie Root
C. Root
6.75
22.2
World Series
6
0
3
.000
4
15
0
0
0
26
17
18
8
6
0
1
1
99
0
5.96
2.38
2.50
3.18
15.2
6.1
1.41
.257
7.15
10.32
4 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
6.53
20.2
World Series
4
2
1
.667
3
22
2
0
0
26
15
15
0
5
0
0
1
91
1
9.58
2.18
4.40
0.00
24.2
5.5
1.50
.406
6.53
11.32
5 Roger Craig
R. Craig
6.49
26.1
World Series
7
2
2
.500
4
25
0
0
0
31
19
19
6
16
0
1
2
122
1
8.54
5.47
1.56
2.05
20.5
13.1
1.78
.333
6.49
10.59
6 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
6.04
25.1
World Series
4
0
3
.000
4
19
0
0
0
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
7 Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
5.83
41.2
World Series
11
2
2
.500
7
31
2
0
0
36
27
28
2
24
2
2
2
182
2
6.70
5.18
1.29
0.43
17.0
13.2
1.44
.276
6.05
7.78
8 Ed Summers
E. Summers
5.73
22.0
World Series
4
0
4
.000
3
11
0
0
0
31
14
21
1
8
1
1
0
107
2
4.50
3.27
1.38
0.41
10.3
7.5
1.77
.349
8.59
12.68
9 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
5.63
48.0
World Series
9
1
6
.143
9
50
0
0
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
10 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
5.26
51.1
World Series
8
2
3
.400
8
31
1
0
0
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
11 Vic Aldridge
V. Aldridge
5.26
25.2
World Series
4
2
1
.667
4
13
2
0
0
28
15
15
2
13
1
0
0
117
3
4.56
4.56
1.00
0.70
11.1
11.1
1.60
.295
5.26
9.82
12 Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
4.97
29.0
World Series
6
3
2
.600
5
13
1
1
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
13 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
4.96
32.2
World Series
7
1
2
.333
7
15
0
0
0
30
18
18
8
7
0
0
0
132
0
4.13
1.93
2.14
2.20
11.4
5.3
1.13
.216
4.96
8.27
14 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
4.95
20.0
World Series
4
1
2
.333
4
15
0
0
0
23
11
12
2
6
0
0
0
89
1
6.75
2.70
2.50
0.90
16.9
6.7
1.45
.318
5.40
10.35
15 Jack Bentley
J. Bentley
4.94
23.2
World Series
5
1
3
.250
3
11
1
0
0
28
13
15
5
12
1
2
1
109
0
4.18
4.56
0.92
1.90
10.1
11.0
1.69
.288
5.70
10.65
16 Billy Loes
B. Loes
4.91
22.0
World Series
4
1
2
.333
3
18
0
0
0
26
12
12
4
8
2
0
0
98
0
7.36
3.27
2.25
1.64
18.4
8.2
1.55
.333
4.91
10.64
17 Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
4.84
22.1
World Series
5
0
4
.000
3
13
0
0
0
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
18 Danny Cox
D. Cox
4.66
29.0
World Series
8
1
2
.333
4
28
0
0
0
33
15
15
1
17
0
1
1
129
1
8.69
5.28
1.65
0.31
21.7
13.2
1.72
.386
4.66
10.24
19 Al Leiter
A. Leiter
4.59
33.1
World Series
7
1
1
.500
4
31
0
0
0
34
17
21
5
18
0
0
2
151
0
8.37
4.86
1.72
1.35
20.5
11.9
1.56
.299
5.67
9.18
20 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
4.55
27.2
World Series
4
2
2
.500
4
26
1
0
0
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
21 Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
4.54
41.2
World Series
8
1
3
.250
5
18
1
0
0
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
22 Joe Wood
J. Wood
4.50
22.0
World Series
4
3
1
.750
3
21
2
0
0
27
11
11
0
3
1
1
0
93
0
8.59
1.23
7.00
0.00
22.6
3.2
1.36
.397
4.50
11.05
23 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4.46
38.1
World Series
7
3
2
.600
6
41
0
0
0
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 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
4.29
56.2
World Series
9
3
4
.429
7
28
4
1
0
49
27
28
8
26
1
1
2
238
1
4.45
4.13
1.08
1.27
11.8
10.9
1.32
.234
4.45
7.78
25 Hal Schumacher
H. Schumacher
4.13
32.2
World Series
5
2
2
.500
5
17
2
0
0
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
StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and innings pitched going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Dodgers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

64

2nd

R

229

4th

SO

389

3rd

ERA

4.00

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
15
.643
Padres Padres
26
15
.634
0.5
Giants Giants
25
18
.581
2.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
22
21
.512
5.5
Rockies Rockies
7
35
.167
20.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/14
ATH ATH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Thu
5/15
ATH ATH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Fri
5/16
LAA LAA
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
5/17
LAA LAA
@
LAD LAD
9:10 PM
Sun
5/18
LAA LAA
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM
Last Game
LAD Dodgers

27 - 15

1

Final

11

ATH Athletics

22 - 20

Tue 13 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
24
18
.571
Red Sox Red Sox
22
22
.500
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
28
15
.651
Guardians Guardians
25
17
.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
23
18
.561
Athletics Athletics
22
20
.524
1.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
28
15
.651
Phillies Phillies
24
17
.585
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
25
18
.581
Cardinals Cardinals
23
19
.548
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
15
.643
Padres Padres
26
15
.634
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/28
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
1-2
Mon
4/28
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
15-3
Mon
4/28
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
9-0
Mon
4/28
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
6-7
Mon
4/28
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
10-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
12:05 PM
Wed
5/14
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Wed
5/14
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
3:35 PM
Wed
5/14
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
3:45 PM