Waite Hoyt and Christy Mathewson are tied for the best ERA with 3+ starts in a World Series, with an ERA of 0.00.
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lowest era by a player in a single world series, min 3 gs| NAME | ERA | GS | SEASON | SERIES | TM | 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 |  | W. Hoyt | 0.00 | 3 | 1921 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.67 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 10.4 | 1.07 | .234 | 0.67 | 6.00 | |
| 2 | | C. Mathewson | 0.00 | 3 | 1905 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 6.00 | 0.33 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 0.52 | .176 | 0.00 | 4.33 | |
| 3 |  | S. Koufax | 0.38 | 3 | 1965 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 10.88 | 1.88 | 5.80 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 5.7 | 0.75 | .245 | 0.75 | 4.88 | |
| 4 | | L. Burdette | 0.67 | 3 | 1957 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 4.33 | 1.33 | 3.25 | 0.33 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 0.93 | .233 | 0.67 | 7.00 | |
| 5 | | S. Coveleski | 0.67 | 3 | 1920 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 2.67 | 0.67 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.63 | .172 | 0.67 | 5.00 | |
| 6 | | G. Earnshaw | 0.72 | 3 | 1930 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 6.84 | 2.52 | 2.71 | 0.36 | 20.0 | 7.4 | 0.80 | .176 | 0.72 | 4.68 | |
| 7 | | C. Mathewson | 0.94 | 3 | 1912 | World Series | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 3.14 | 1.57 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 0.98 | .230 | 3.45 | 7.22 | |
| 8 |  | B. Gibson | 1.00 | 3 | 1967 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 8.67 | 1.67 | 5.20 | 0.33 | 26.5 | 5.1 | 0.70 | .197 | 1.00 | 4.67 | |
| 9 | | H. Vaughn | 1.00 | 3 | 1918 | 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 | |
| 10 | | C. Bender | 1.04 | 3 | 1911 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 6.92 | 2.77 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 0.92 | .213 | 2.08 | 5.54 | |
| 11 |  | J. Morris | 1.17 | 3 | 1991 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 5.87 | 3.52 | 1.67 | 0.39 | 16.3 | 9.8 | 1.17 | .254 | 1.17 | 7.04 | |
| 12 | | L. Tyler | 1.17 | 3 | 1918 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 1.57 | 4.30 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 1.09 | .182 | 1.96 | 5.48 | |
| 13 | | B. Adams | 1.33 | 3 | 1909 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 3.67 | 2.00 | 1.83 | 0.67 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 0.89 | .186 | 1.67 | 6.00 | |
| 14 | | B. Newsom | 1.38 | 3 | 1940 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 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 | |
| 15 | | A. Nehf | 1.38 | 3 | 1921 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 2.77 | 4.50 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | .165 | 2.08 | 4.50 | |
| 16 | | R. Darling | 1.53 | 3 | 1986 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 6.11 | 5.09 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 1.30 | .220 | 2.04 | 6.62 | |
| 17 | | M. Lolich | 1.67 | 3 | 1968 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 0.67 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0.96 | .243 | 1.67 | 6.67 | |
| 18 | | B. Gibson | 1.67 | 3 | 1968 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 11.67 | 1.33 | 8.75 | 0.33 | 34.7 | 4.0 | 0.81 | .279 | 1.67 | 6.00 | |
| 19 | | C. Schilling | 1.69 | 3 | 2001 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 10.97 | 0.84 | 13.00 | 0.84 | 33.8 | 2.6 | 0.66 | .217 | 1.69 | 5.06 | |
| 20 | | D. Dean | 1.73 | 3 | 1934 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 5.88 | 1.73 | 3.40 | 0.69 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 0.96 | .231 | 2.08 | 6.92 | |
| 21 | | C. Mays | 1.73 | 3 | 1921 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 3.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.77 | .230 | 2.08 | 6.92 | ||
| 22 | | R. Terry | 1.80 | 3 | 1962 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 5.76 | 0.72 | 8.00 | 0.72 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 0.76 | .205 | 1.80 | 6.12 | |
| 23 |  | C. Young | 1.85 | 3 | 1903 | World Series | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.06 | 4.25 | 0.26 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.03 | .252 | 3.44 | 8.21 | |
| 24 | | G. Earnshaw | 1.88 | 3 | 1931 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 0.38 | 22.7 | 4.5 | 0.67 | .175 | 2.25 | 4.50 | |
| 25 | | J. Sanford | 1.93 | 3 | 1962 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 7.33 | 3.09 | 2.38 | 0.39 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 1.03 | .231 | 2.31 | 6.17 | |
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