Max Fried has the worst career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 70 innings, with an ERA of 5.14.
| NAME | ERA | IP | 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 |  | M. Fried | 5.14 | 70.0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 40 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 3 | 8.49 | 2.44 | 3.47 | 1.29 | 21.0 | 6.1 | 1.53 | .359 | 5.40 | 11.31 |
| 2 |  | D. Price | 5.08 | 83.1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 1 | 8.10 | 2.27 | 3.57 | 1.62 | 21.7 | 6.1 | 1.18 | .267 | 5.18 | 8.32 |
| 3 |  | F. Valdez | 4.61 | 80.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 16 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 0 | 10.13 | 3.60 | 2.81 | 1.58 | 26.3 | 9.4 | 1.40 | .327 | 5.06 | 9.00 |
| 4 |  | C. Nagy | 4.52 | 83.2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 42 | 48 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 365 | 0 | 5.92 | 3.12 | 1.90 | 1.51 | 15.1 | 7.9 | 1.36 | .269 | 5.16 | 9.14 |
| 5 |  | C. Kershaw | 4.49 | 184.1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 32 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 92 | 97 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 746 | 10 | 9.81 | 2.25 | 4.37 | 1.32 | 26.9 | 6.2 | 1.11 | .281 | 4.74 | 7.76 |
| 6 |  | CC Sabathia | 4.29 | 128.0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 23 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 61 | 66 | 15 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 573 | 5 | 8.23 | 4.29 | 1.92 | 1.05 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 1.53 | .322 | 4.64 | 9.49 |
| 7 | | D. Gullett | 4.23 | 78.2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 330 | 3 | 5.72 | 3.55 | 1.61 | 0.57 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 1.28 | .270 | 4.35 | 8.01 |
| 8 |  | Z. Greinke | 4.18 | 112.0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 52 | 55 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 2 | 7.96 | 2.65 | 3.00 | 1.53 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .265 | 4.42 | 8.12 |
| 9 |  | Y. Darvish | 3.96 | 72.2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 1 | 7.68 | 1.86 | 4.13 | 2.23 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 1.06 | .228 | 4.21 | 7.68 |
| 10 | | K. Brown | 3.92 | 80.1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 13 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 35 | 36 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 333 | 2 | 7.84 | 3.36 | 2.33 | 0.78 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 1.29 | .302 | 4.03 | 8.29 |
| 11 | | D. Cone | 3.88 | 109.0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 18 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 47 | 52 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 473 | 6 | 7.68 | 4.79 | 1.60 | 0.99 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 1.39 | .263 | 4.29 | 7.68 |
| 12 |  | R. Clemens | 3.81 | 196.0 | 34 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 34 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 83 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 826 | 10 | 7.76 | 3.21 | 2.41 | 0.78 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.99 | 7.90 |
| 13 | | A. Pettitte | 3.81 | 276.2 | 44 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 44 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 117 | 121 | 31 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1,157 | 4 | 5.95 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 1.01 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .294 | 3.94 | 9.27 |
| 14 |  | J. Morris | 3.80 | 92.1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 13 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 381 | 7 | 6.24 | 3.12 | 2.00 | 0.88 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 1.25 | .268 | 3.80 | 8.09 |
| 15 | | D. Sutton | 3.71 | 97.0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 45 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 2 | 5.47 | 1.48 | 3.69 | 1.02 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 1.09 | .258 | 4.18 | 8.35 |
| 16 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.70 | 151.0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 28 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 62 | 63 | 23 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 618 | 8 | 10.25 | 3.52 | 2.92 | 1.37 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 1.14 | .253 | 3.75 | 6.74 |
| 17 |  | R. Johnson | 3.69 | 112.1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 16 | 123 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 46 | 50 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 460 | 0 | 9.85 | 2.32 | 4.24 | 1.20 | 26.7 | 6.3 | 1.17 | .297 | 4.01 | 8.17 |
| 18 |  | C. Morton | 3.67 | 76.0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 5 | 10.42 | 3.79 | 2.75 | 0.95 | 26.8 | 9.8 | 1.28 | .295 | 3.91 | 7.70 |
| 19 | | T. Hudson | 3.65 | 74.0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 13 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 315 | 1 | 6.20 | 2.68 | 2.32 | 0.61 | 16.2 | 7.0 | 1.28 | .292 | 4.50 | 8.88 |
| 20 |  | J. Verlander | 3.59 | 223.1 | 37 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 37 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 89 | 92 | 31 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 8 | 9.83 | 2.90 | 3.39 | 1.25 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 1.12 | .263 | 3.71 | 7.17 |
| 21 |  | P. Martinez | 3.53 | 89.1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 14 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 1 | 8.76 | 2.72 | 3.22 | 1.01 | 23.9 | 7.4 | 1.10 | .263 | 3.53 | 7.15 |
| 22 | | C. Hamels | 3.48 | 98.1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 16 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 38 | 45 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 401 | 1 | 8.42 | 2.38 | 3.54 | 1.10 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .257 | 4.12 | 7.41 |
| 23 | | M. Mussina | 3.48 | 132.0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 21 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 51 | 54 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 541 | 2 | 9.48 | 1.98 | 4.79 | 1.30 | 25.7 | 5.4 | 1.09 | .274 | 3.68 | 7.84 |
| 24 |  | B. Snell | 3.40 | 79.1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 15 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 5 | 11.12 | 3.97 | 2.80 | 1.13 | 30.7 | 11.0 | 1.17 | .274 | 3.40 | 6.58 |
| 25 |  | G. Maddux | 3.36 | 193.0 | 30 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 30 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 72 | 95 | 14 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 813 | 4 | 5.64 | 2.24 | 2.52 | 0.65 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .285 | 4.43 | 8.91 |
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