worst record to start a series for a world series winner

50 pitchers are tied for the worst career record in the World Series that they have started, with a record of 0-1. The first three are Shohei Ohtani, Kevin Gausman and Clarke Schmidt.

Interpreted as:
worst record to start by a player a series for a world series winner
NAMERECGSSERIESW%GWLERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
7.56
9
0
0
0
8.1
11
7
7
2
3
0
0
1
38
1
9.72
3.24
3.00
2.16
23.7
7.9
1.68
.375
7.56
11.88
2Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
0-2
2
World Series
.000
2
0
2
4.26
14
0
0
0
12.2
7
6
6
2
2
0
0
1
47
0
9.95
1.42
7.00
1.42
29.8
4.3
0.71
.172
4.26
4.97
3Clarke Schmidt
C. Schmidt
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
10.13
3
0
0
0
2.2
2
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
14
0
10.13
13.50
0.75
3.38
21.4
28.6
2.25
.167
10.13
6.75
4Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
10.80
3
0
0
0
3.1
6
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
16
0
8.10
0.00
8.10
18.8
0.0
1.80
.300
10.80
16.20
5Joe Mantiply
J. Mantiply
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
6.75
1
0
0
0
1.1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
6.75
6.75
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
1.50
.250
6.75
6.75
6Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
5.06
4
0
0
0
5.1
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
6.75
3.38
2.00
1.69
19.0
9.5
1.13
.214
5.06
6.75
7Jordan Montgomery
J. Montgomery
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
6.00
0
0
0
0
6.0
9
4
4
1
1
0
0
1
26
0
0.00
1.50
0.00
1.50
0.0
3.8
1.67
.333
6.00
13.50
8Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
3.18
11
0
0
0
11.1
7
4
4
0
5
0
0
0
45
0
8.74
3.97
2.20
0.00
24.4
11.1
1.06
.241
3.18
5.56
9Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
0-2
2
World Series
.000
2
0
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
10Aaron Nola
A. Nola
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
8.64
9
0
0
0
8.1
13
8
8
2
2
1
0
0
40
0
9.72
2.16
4.50
2.16
22.5
5.0
1.80
.423
8.64
14.04
11Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
0-2
2
World Series
.000
2
0
2
5.68
9
0
0
0
6.1
5
4
4
1
5
0
0
1
29
0
12.79
7.11
1.80
1.42
31.0
17.2
1.58
.286
5.68
7.11
12Blake Snell
B. Snell
0-2
4
World Series
.000
4
0
2
5.40
29
0
0
0
21.2
18
13
13
4
11
1
0
0
90
2
12.05
4.57
2.64
1.66
32.2
12.2
1.34
.311
5.40
7.48
13Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
6.00
5
0
0
0
3.0
4
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
16
0
15.00
9.00
1.67
6.00
31.3
18.8
2.33
.333
6.00
12.00
14Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
0-2
3
World Series
.000
3
0
2
7.71
20
0
0
0
14.0
14
12
14
4
12
0
0
0
68
4
12.86
7.71
1.67
2.57
29.4
17.6
1.86
.313
9.00
9.00
15Joe Ross
J. Ross
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
7.20
1
0
0
0
5.0
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
20
1
1.80
3.60
0.50
3.60
5.0
10.0
1.40
.200
7.20
9.00
16Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
6.00
5
0
0
0
6.0
7
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
26
0
7.50
3.00
2.50
1.50
19.2
7.7
1.50
.333
6.00
10.50
17Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
7.71
5
0
0
0
4.2
6
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
9.64
1.93
5.00
0.00
25.0
5.0
1.50
.429
7.71
11.57
18Charlie Morton
C. Morton
0-1
3
World Series
.000
3
0
1
4.15
16
0
0
0
13.0
11
6
6
1
3
2
0
0
54
1
11.08
2.08
5.33
0.69
29.6
5.6
1.08
.313
4.15
7.62
19Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
0-2
2
World Series
.000
2
0
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
20Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
5.23
7
0
0
0
10.1
11
6
7
2
3
0
0
0
42
0
6.10
2.61
2.33
1.74
16.7
7.1
1.35
.300
6.10
9.58
21Josh Tomlin
J. Tomlin
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
7.71
1
0
0
0
7.0
8
6
6
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
1.29
2.57
0.50
1.29
3.2
6.5
1.43
.259
7.71
10.29
22Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
0-2
2
World Series
.000
2
0
2
5.87
9
0
0
0
7.2
12
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
36
0
10.57
2.35
4.50
1.17
25.0
5.6
1.83
.458
5.87
14.09
23Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
7.20
2
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
3.60
5.40
0.67
0.00
8.0
12.0
1.80
.300
7.20
10.80
24Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
0-1
2
World Series
.000
2
0
1
6.14
3
0
0
0
7.1
7
5
5
0
2
1
0
0
31
0
3.68
2.45
1.50
0.00
9.7
6.5
1.23
.280
6.14
8.59
25Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
0-1
1
World Series
.000
1
0
1
4.76
5
0
0
0
5.2
3
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
7.94
4.76
1.67
0.00
22.7
13.6
1.06
.214
4.76
4.76
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