highest average game score in a playoff season

Babe Ruth has the highest average Game Score in a postseason, with 97 per game in the 1916 World Series.

Interpreted as:
highest average game score by a player in a playoff season
NAMEGSCSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
97
1916
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
2Monte Pearson
M. Pearson
90
1939
NYY NYY
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
8
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
8.00
1.00
8.00
0.00
27.6
3.4
0.33
.100
0.00
2.00
3Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
89
1963
LAD LAD
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
32
0
9.00
1.00
9.00
0.00
28.1
3.1
0.44
.143
0.00
3.00
4Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
88
1949
NYY NYY
2
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
14
1
1
1
12.1
2
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
43
0
10.22
2.92
3.50
0.00
32.6
9.3
0.49
.080
0.00
1.46
5Bill James
B. James
88
1914
BSN BSN
2
2
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
1
1
0
11.0
2
0
0
0
6
0
1
1
37
0
7.36
4.91
1.50
0.00
24.3
16.2
0.73
.091
0.00
1.64
6Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
87
2020
CIN CIN
1
0
0
1
0.00
12
0
0
0
7.2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
14.09
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.26
.143
0.00
2.35
7Vic Raschi
V. Raschi
87
1950
NYY NYY
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
5.00
1.00
5.00
0.00
16.7
3.3
0.33
.083
0.00
2.00
8Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
86.5
1983
BAL BAL
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
20
2
1
0
18.0
8
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
66
0
10.00
1.50
6.67
0.00
30.3
4.5
0.61
.195
0.50
4.00
9Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
86
2003
SFG SFG
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
5.00
0.00
0.00
16.1
0.0
0.33
.115
0.00
3.00
10Mike Scott
M. Scott
86
1986
HOU HOU
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
19
2
1
0
18.0
8
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
65
0
9.50
0.50
19.00
0.00
29.2
1.5
0.50
.178
0.50
4.00
11Denny Neagle
D. Neagle
85
1997
ATL ATL
2
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
1
1
0
12.0
5
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
42
0
6.75
0.75
9.00
0.00
21.4
2.4
0.50
.161
0.00
3.75
12Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
84
1973
BAL BAL
1
0
1
.000
1
1.80
11
1
0
0
10.0
4
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
37
0
9.90
2.70
3.67
0.90
29.7
8.1
0.70
.136
1.80
3.60
13Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
84
1972
DET DET
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
14.00
3.00
4.67
0.00
37.8
8.1
1.11
.350
0.00
7.00
14Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
84
1905
NYG NYG
3
3
0
1.000
3
0.00
18
3
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
15Nelson Briles
N. Briles
83
1971
PIT PIT
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
2
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
2.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
6.9
6.9
0.44
.080
0.00
2.00
16Duster Mails
D. Mails
83
1920
CLE CLE
2
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
15.2
6
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
58
0
3.45
3.45
1.00
0.00
10.3
10.3
0.77
.130
0.00
3.45
17Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
83
1915
BSA BSA
1
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
6.00
0.00
0.00
19.4
0.0
0.33
.120
1.00
3.00
18Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
83
1908
CHC CHC
2
2
0
1.000
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
11.0
6
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
40
0
4.09
0.82
5.00
0.00
12.5
2.5
0.64
.182
0.82
4.91
19Orval Overall
O. Overall
82.5
1908
CHC CHC
3
2
0
1.000
2
0.98
15
2
1
0
18.1
7
2
2
0
7
1
0
0
69
1
7.36
3.44
2.14
0.00
21.7
10.1
0.76
.152
0.98
3.44
20Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
82
2016
SFG SFG
1
0
1
.000
1
1.13
10
1
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
11.25
0.00
1.13
37.0
0.0
0.38
.125
1.13
3.38
21Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
82
1966
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
22Sherry Smith
S. Smith
82
1916
BKN BKN
1
0
1
.000
1
1.35
2
1
0
0
13.1
7
2
2
0
6
0
0
1
51
0
1.35
4.05
0.33
0.00
3.9
11.8
0.98
.163
1.35
4.72
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
81.7
2013
DET DET
3
1
1
.500
3
0.39
31
0
0
0
23.0
10
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
82
1
12.13
1.17
10.33
0.39
37.8
3.7
0.57
.191
0.39
3.91
24Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
81
1980
HOU HOU
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
10.0
6
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
39
0
1.80
0.90
2.00
0.00
5.1
2.6
0.70
.171
0.00
5.40
25Clem Labine
C. Labine
81
1956
BKN BKN
2
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
7
1
1
0
12.0
8
0
1
0
3
0
1
2
47
0
5.25
2.25
2.33
0.00
14.9
6.4
0.92
.216
0.75
6.00
StatMuse has game-level data for average game score going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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