which pitcher has the highest career era in the world series (minimum 20 ip)

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

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
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