6 pitchers are tied for the most wins with exactly 0 championships in a postseason, with 4 wins. The first three are Gerrit Cole in 2019, Corey Kluber in 2016 and Michael Wacha in 2013.
Interpreted as:
list of players with the most playoff wins without a title in a season| NAME | W | Champs | SEASON | TM | L | W% | G | 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 | ERA- | FIP | FIP- | H/9 | PRAA | ||
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| 1 |  | G. Cole | 4 | 0 | 2019 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 5 | 1.72 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 11.54 | 2.70 | 4.27 | 0.98 | 34.1 | 8.0 | 0.87 | .224 | 1.72 | 5.15 | |||||
| 2 |  | C. Kluber | 4 | 0 | 2016 | 1 | .800 | 6 | 6 | 1.83 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 9.17 | 2.10 | 4.38 | 0.79 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .281 | 1.83 | 7.34 | |||||
| 3 |  | M. Wacha | 4 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 5 | 2.64 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 9.68 | 3.52 | 2.75 | 0.88 | 27.7 | 10.1 | 0.91 | .186 | 2.64 | 4.70 | |||||
| 4 |  | C. Lee | 4 | 0 | 2009 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 5 | 1.56 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 2 | 7.36 | 1.34 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 21.9 | 4.0 | 0.82 | .241 | 2.23 | 6.02 | |||||
| 5 |  | J. Smoltz | 4 | 0 | 1996 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 5 | 0.95 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 2 | 7.82 | 3.08 | 2.54 | 0.00 | 22.3 | 8.8 | 0.92 | .216 | 1.18 | 5.21 | |||||
| 6 | | O. Hershiser | 4 | 0 | 1995 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 5 | 1.53 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 2 | 8.92 | 2.29 | 3.89 | 0.76 | 25.5 | 6.6 | 0.82 | .191 | 2.04 | 5.09 | |||||
| 7 | | D. Palencia | 3 | 0 | 2025 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3.52 | 2.35 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 0.91 | .182 | 3.52 | 5.87 | |||||
| 8 |  | T. Yesavage | 3 | 0 | 2025 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 5 | 3.58 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 1 | 12.69 | 3.58 | 3.55 | 1.30 | 35.8 | 10.1 | 1.05 | .264 | 3.58 | 5.86 | |||||
| 9 |  | C. Holmes | 3 | 0 | 2024 | 1 | .750 | 13 | 0 | 2.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.75 | 2.40 | 0.75 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 1.08 | .241 | 2.25 | 6.00 | |||||
| 10 |  | M. Kelly | 3 | 0 | 2023 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 2.25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 10.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 30.8 | 8.8 | 0.83 | .157 | 2.25 | 4.50 | |||||
| 11 |  | A. Nola | 3 | 0 | 2023 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 2.35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.57 | 5.75 | 0.78 | 25.8 | 4.5 | 0.96 | .271 | 2.35 | 7.04 | |||||
| 12 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3 | 0 | 2023 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 4 | 1.95 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 11.39 | 0.98 | 11.67 | 0.98 | 34.0 | 2.9 | 0.72 | .226 | 2.28 | 5.53 | |||||
| 13 |  | C. Morton | 3 | 0 | 2020 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 2.70 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 10.35 | 2.25 | 4.60 | 0.45 | 26.7 | 5.8 | 1.15 | .309 | 3.15 | 8.10 | |||||
| 14 |  | F. Valdez | 3 | 0 | 2020 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 1.88 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 9.75 | 3.75 | 2.60 | 1.13 | 28.9 | 11.1 | 1.00 | .216 | 1.88 | 5.25 | |||||
| 15 |  | C. Kershaw | 3 | 0 | 2017 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 5 | 3.82 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.73 | 3.30 | 2.18 | 25.8 | 7.8 | 0.94 | .169 | 3.82 | 5.73 | |||||
| 16 |  | J. deGrom | 3 | 0 | 2015 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 2.88 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 10.44 | 2.88 | 3.63 | 0.72 | 27.6 | 7.6 | 1.16 | .288 | 2.88 | 7.56 | |||||
| 17 |  | J. Verlander | 3 | 0 | 2012 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 2.22 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 9.21 | 1.91 | 4.83 | 1.27 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 0.78 | .179 | 2.22 | 5.08 | |||||
| 18 | | C. Lee | 3 | 0 | 2010 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 5 | 2.78 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 11.86 | 0.50 | 23.50 | 0.50 | 34.1 | 1.4 | 0.81 | .291 | 3.03 | 6.81 | |||||
| 19 | | C. Lewis | 3 | 0 | 2010 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 1.71 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | 8.20 | 4.44 | 1.85 | 1.03 | 22.6 | 12.3 | 1.10 | .203 | 1.71 | 5.47 | |||||
| 20 | | K. Rogers | 3 | 0 | 2006 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 7.43 | 2.74 | 2.71 | 0.00 | 22.6 | 8.3 | 0.70 | .161 | 0.00 | 3.52 | |||||
| 21 | | R. Oswalt | 3 | 0 | 2005 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 3.29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 7.24 | 3.62 | 2.00 | 0.66 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 1.21 | .256 | 3.29 | 7.24 | |||||
| 22 | | A. Pettitte | 3 | 0 | 2003 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 5 | 2.10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 8.91 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 0.79 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 1.28 | .306 | 2.62 | 8.65 | |||||
| 23 | | T. Worrell | 3 | 0 | 2002 | 1 | .750 | 13 | 0 | 4.85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 6.92 | 2.08 | 3.33 | 2.77 | 18.2 | 5.5 | 1.23 | .237 | 6.92 | 9.00 | |||||
| 24 | | J. Moyer | 3 | 0 | 2001 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 1.89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.11 | 1.42 | 5.00 | 0.47 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 0.79 | .216 | 1.89 | 5.68 | |||||
| 25 | | S. Hitchcock | 3 | 0 | 1998 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 1.23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 13.09 | 3.68 | 3.56 | 0.41 | 36.4 | 10.2 | 1.09 | .311 | 1.64 | 6.14 | |||||
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