Glew: Who are Canada's all-time World Baseball Classic pitching leaders?
Erik Bedard (Navan, Ont.) struck out a Canadian single-game WBC record six batters in his start against South Africa in the 2006 WBC.
March 2, 2026
By Kevin Glew
Canadian Baseball Network
Who have been Canada’s best pitchers at the World Baseball Classic?
That’s a question I set out to answer after shining the spotlight on Canada’s best hitters at the tournament in a blog entry last week.
Here’s what I found:
All-Time Canadian WBC Stats
Games
6 – Scott Mathieson
5 – Phillipe Aumont
4 – Andrew Albers
4 – Jim Henderson
4 – Chris Leroux
4 – Dustin Molleken
3 – John Axford
3 – Jesse Crain
Innings Pitched
8-1/3 - Andrew Albers
6 – Scott Mathieson
5-2/3 - Phillippe Aumont
5-2/3 - Chris Leroux
5-2/3 Dustin Molleken
5 – Noah Skirrow
Wins
1 – Chris Reitsma
1 – Adam Loewen
1 – Chris Leroux
1 – Noah Skirrow
1 – Phillippe Aumont
Saves
1 – Jesse Crain
1 – Steve Green
Strikeouts
7 – Phillippe Aumont
7 – Andrew Albers
6 – Chris Leroux
6 – Erik Bedard
6 – Jesse Crain
5 – Noah Skirrow
5 – Scott Mathieson
ERA (min. 3 innings)
0.00 - Chris Leroux
0.00 - Erik Bedard
0.00 - Jesse Crain
0.00 - Adam Loewen
0.00 - Noah Skirrow
0.00 - Curtis Taylor
Single-Tournament Pitching Records
Games
2 – Mike Meyers (2006)
2 – Rheal Cormier (2006)
2 – Jesse Crain (2006)
2 – Chris Reitsma (2006)
2 – Paul Quantrill (2006)
2 – Chris Leroux (2009)
2 – Scott Mathieson (2013, 2017)
2 – John Axford (2013)
2 – Phillippe Aumont (2013, 2023)
2 – Jim Henderson (2013, 2017)
2 – Dustin Molleken (2013, 2017)
2 – Andrew Albers (2017)
2 – Kevin Chapman (2017)
2 – Ryan Dempster (2017)
2 – Rowan Wick (2017)
2 – Indigo Diaz (2023)
2 – Trevor Brigden (2023)
2 – Evan Rutckyj (2023)
2 – Curtis Taylor (2023)
2 – Cade Smith (2023)
Innings Pitched
5 – Noah Skirrow (2023)
4 – Erik Bedard (2006)
4 – Mike Johnson (2009)
4 – James Taillon (2013)
4 – Dustin Molleken (2013)
4 – Nick Pivetta (2017)
Wins
1 – Chris Reitsma (2006)
1 – Adam Loewen (2006)
1 – Chris Leroux (2013)
1 – Noah Skirrow (2023)
1 – Phillippe Aumont (2023)
Saves
1 – Steve Green (2006)
1 – Jesse Crain (2006)
Strikeouts
6 – Erik Bedard (2006)
5 – Noah Skirrow (2023)
4 – Jesse Crain (2009)
4 – Chris Leroux (2013)
4 – Phillippe Aumont (2023)
4 – Indigo Diaz (2023)
ERA (min. 3 innings)
0.00 - Erik Bedard (2006)
0.00 - Adam Loewen (2006)
0.00 - Chris Leroux (2013)
0.00 - Dustin Molleken (2013)
0.00 - Noah Skirrow (2023)
0.00 - Curtis Taylor (2023)