Gerrit Cole has the best career ERA by an active starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 100 innings, with an ERA of 2.73.
| 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 |  | G. Cole | 2.73 | 138.1 | 23 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 23 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 42 | 51 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 558 | 1 | 10.47 | 2.41 | 4.35 | 1.30 | 28.9 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .252 | 3.32 | 6.83 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
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