16 players are tied for the most complete games per game pitched with 3+ games pitched in a World Series, with 1. The first three are Mickey Lolich, Lew Burdette and Bobo Newsom.
| NAME | CG/G | G | CG | SEASON | SERIES | TM | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | 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 |  | M. Lolich | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1968 | World Series |  DET | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1.67 | 21 | 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 |
| 2 |  | B. Gibson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1968 | World Series |  STL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 1.67 | 35 | 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 |
| 3 | | B. Gibson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1967 | World Series | STL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1.00 | 26 | 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 |
| 4 | | L. Burdette | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1957 | World Series |  MIL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.67 | 13 | 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 | | B. Newsom | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1940 | World Series | DET | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 1.38 | 17 | 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 |
| 6 |  | W. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1925 | World Series |  WSH | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 2.08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 5.19 | 1.38 | 3.75 | 0.35 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 1.15 | .298 | 3.46 | 9.00 |
| 7 | | W. Hoyt | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1921 | World Series |  NYY | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 0.00 | 18 | 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 |
| 8 | | A. Nehf | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1921 | World Series |  NYG | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 1.38 | 8 | 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 |
| 9 | | C. Mays | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1921 | World Series | NYY | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 1.73 | 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | | S. Coveleski | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1920 | World Series |  CLE | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.67 | 8 | 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 |
| 11 | | H. Vaughn | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1918 | World Series |  CHC | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 1.00 | 17 | 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 |
| 12 | | C. Mathewson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1912 | World Series | NYG | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.94 | 10 | 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 |
| 13 | | C. Bender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1911 | World Series |  PHA | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 1.04 | 20 | 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 |
| 14 | | J. Coombs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1910 | World Series | PHA | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3.33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | 5.67 | 4.67 | 1.21 | 0.00 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 1.41 | .282 | 3.33 | 8.00 |
| 15 | | B. Adams | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1909 | World Series |  PIT | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1.33 | 11 | 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 |
| 16 | | C. Mathewson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1905 | World Series | NYG | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.00 | 18 | 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 |
| 17 | | B. Dinneen | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1903 | World Series |  BSA | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 2.06 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 7.20 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 1.06 | .296 | 2.06 | 7.46 |
| 18 | | D. Phillippe | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1903 | World Series | PIT | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 3.07 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1 | 4.50 | 0.61 | 7.33 | 0.00 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 0.93 | .250 | 3.89 | 7.77 |
| 19 | | G. Mullin | 0.75 | 4 | 3 | 1909 | World Series | DET | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 2.25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 5.63 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 0.28 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 0.97 | .218 | 3.94 | 6.47 |
| 20 |  | C. Young | 0.75 | 4 | 3 | 1903 | World Series | BSA | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 1.85 | 17 | 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 |
| 21 | | L. Tiant | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 1975 | World Series |  BOS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3.60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 4.32 | 2.88 | 1.50 | 0.36 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 1.32 | .279 | 3.60 | 9.00 |
| 22 | | J. Lonborg | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 1967 | World Series |  BOS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 2.63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 4.13 | 0.75 | 5.50 | 1.13 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 0.67 | .151 | 3.00 | 5.25 |
| 23 |  | S. Koufax | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 1965 | World Series |  LAD | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 0.38 | 29 | 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 |
| 24 | | M. Grant | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 1965 | World Series |  MIN | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 2.74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 4.70 | 0.78 | 6.00 | 1.17 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 1.04 | .253 | 3.13 | 8.61 |
| 25 | | B. Gibson | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 1964 | World Series | STL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 3.00 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 10.33 | 2.67 | 3.88 | 1.33 | 27.4 | 7.1 | 1.15 | .279 | 3.67 | 7.67 |
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