Who are Canada’s all-time pitching leaders at the World Baseball Classic?

March 2, 2026

By Kevin Glew

Cooperstowners in Canada

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 – Pitchers 

Games 

6 – Scott Mathieson 

5 – Phillippe 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) 

*Please note I’ve researched and added up these stats by myself. If you see an error or omission, please let me know.