youngest starting pitcher in a world series

5 players are tied for the youngest starting pitchers in a World Series. They were 20 years old. The first three are Madison Bumgarner, Fernando Valenzuela and Jim Palmer.

NAME AGE SEASON SERIES TM G W L W% GS ERA 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
1 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
20
2010
World Series
SFG SFG
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
22.2
7.4
0.63
.158
0.00
3.38
2 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
20
1981
World Series
LAD LAD
1
1
0
1.000
1
4.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
7
0
0
2
40
0
6.00
7.00
0.86
2.00
15.0
17.5
1.78
.280
4.00
9.00
3 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
20
1966
World Series
BAL BAL
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
34
1
6.00
3.00
2.00
0.00
17.6
8.8
0.78
.160
0.00
4.00
4 Johnny Podres
J. Podres
20
1953
World Series
BKN BKN
1
0
1
.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
0
2.2
1
1
5
1
2
1
0
0
13
0
0.00
6.75
0.00
3.38
0.0
15.4
1.13
.000
16.88
3.38
5 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
20
1913
World Series
PHA PHA
1
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
3
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
2
0
4
1
0
0
34
0
3.00
4.00
0.75
0.00
8.8
11.8
1.00
.192
2.00
5.00
6 Jaret Wright
J. Wright
21
1997
World Series
CLE CLE
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.92
12
0
0
0
12.1
7
4
4
2
10
0
0
0
52
1
8.76
7.30
1.20
1.46
23.1
19.2
1.38
.179
2.92
5.11
7 Steve Avery
S. Avery
21
1991
World Series
ATL ATL
2
0
0
2
3.46
8
0
0
0
13.0
10
5
6
1
1
0
0
0
51
0
5.54
0.69
8.00
0.69
15.7
2.0
0.85
.220
4.15
6.92
8 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
21
1986
World Series
NYM NYM
2
0
2
.000
2
8.00
9
0
0
0
9.0
17
8
10
2
4
1
0
0
50
0
9.00
4.00
2.25
2.00
18.0
8.0
2.33
.441
10.00
17.00
9 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
21
1985
World Series
KCR KCR
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
10
2
1
0
18.0
11
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
65
0
5.00
0.50
10.00
0.00
15.4
1.5
0.67
.204
0.50
5.50
10 Storm Davis
S. Davis
21
1983
World Series
BAL BAL
1
1
0
1.000
1
5.40
3
0
0
0
5.0
6
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
5.40
1.80
3.00
0.00
14.3
4.8
1.40
.353
5.40
10.80
11 Marty Bystrom
M. Bystrom
21
1980
World Series
PHI PHI
1
0
0
1
5.40
4
0
0
0
5.0
10
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
7.20
1.80
4.00
1.80
15.4
3.8
2.20
.450
5.40
18.00
12 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
21
1972
World Series
CIN CIN
1
0
0
1
1.29
4
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
27
0
5.14
2.57
2.00
1.29
14.8
7.4
1.00
.200
1.29
6.43
13 Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
21
1966
World Series
BAL BAL
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
6.00
1.00
6.00
0.00
18.2
3.0
0.78
.231
0.00
6.00
14 Bill Stafford
B. Stafford
21
1961
World Series
NYY NYY
1
0
0
1
2.70
5
0
0
0
6.2
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
29
0
6.75
2.70
2.50
0.00
17.2
6.9
1.35
.318
2.70
9.45
15 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
21
1950
World Series
NYY NYY
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
7
0
0
0
8.2
7
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
35
0
7.27
1.04
7.00
0.00
20.0
2.9
0.92
.269
2.08
7.27
16 Ralph Branca
R. Branca
21
1947
World Series
BKN BKN
1
0
1
.000
1
11.25
5
0
0
0
4.0
2
5
5
0
3
1
0
0
18
0
11.25
6.75
1.67
0.00
27.8
16.7
1.25
.222
11.25
4.50
17 Paul Dean
P. Dean
21
1934
World Series
SLN SLN
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.00
11
2
0
0
18.0
15
2
4
0
7
1
0
1
77
0
5.50
3.50
1.57
0.00
14.3
9.1
1.22
.259
2.00
7.50
18 Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
21
1921
World Series
NYY NYY
3
2
1
.667
3
0.00
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
19 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
21
1916
World Series
BSA BSA
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.64
4
1
0
0
14.0
6
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
48
0
2.57
1.93
1.33
0.64
8.3
6.3
0.64
.125
0.64
3.86
20 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
21
1914
World Series
PHA PHA
1
0
1
.000
1
3.27
4
1
0
0
11.0
9
4
5
1
4
0
0
1
46
0
3.27
3.27
1.00
0.82
8.7
8.7
1.18
.216
4.09
7.36
21 Chief Bender
C. Bender
21
1905
World Series
PHA PHA
2
1
1
.500
2
1.06
13
2
1
0
17.0
9
2
2
0
6
0
0
0
64
0
6.88
3.18
2.17
0.00
20.3
9.4
0.88
.200
1.06
4.76
22 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
22
2015
World Series
NYM NYM
1
1
0
1.000
1
4.50
6
0
0
0
6.0
7
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
9.00
3.00
3.00
0.00
23.1
7.7
1.50
.389
4.50
10.50
23 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
22
2013
World Series
STL STL
2
1
1
.500
2
7.45
11
0
0
0
9.2
8
8
8
2
8
1
0
2
45
0
10.24
7.45
1.38
1.86
24.4
17.8
1.66
.261
7.45
7.45
24 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
22
2012
World Series
SFG SFG
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
8
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
23
0
10.29
2.57
4.00
0.00
34.8
8.7
0.57
.167
0.00
2.57
25 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
22
1997
World Series
FLA FLA
2
2
0
1.000
2
5.27
7
0
0
0
13.2
15
8
9
3
10
0
0
0
65
1
4.61
6.59
0.70
1.98
10.8
15.4
1.83
.267
5.93
9.88
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