Christy Mathewson has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 35 innings, with an ERA of 0.97.
| 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 |  | C. Mathewson | 0.97 | 101.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 1 | 4.25 | 0.89 | 4.80 | 0.09 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 0.84 | .224 | 1.95 | 6.64 |
| 2 |  | S. Koufax | 0.98 | 55.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 0 | 9.82 | 1.80 | 5.45 | 0.33 | 29.0 | 5.3 | 0.85 | .254 | 1.64 | 5.89 |
| 3 | | M. Pearson | 1.01 | 35.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 7.07 | 1.77 | 4.00 | 0.25 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 0.73 | .186 | 1.26 | 4.79 |
| 4 | | E. Plank | 1.17 | 54.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 5.33 | 1.83 | 2.91 | 0.00 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 0.87 | .220 | 1.67 | 6.00 |
| 5 | | B. Hallahan | 1.21 | 37.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 1 | 6.27 | 4.82 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 1.26 | .239 | 1.21 | 6.51 |
| 6 | | I. Anderson | 1.26 | 35.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 1 | 10.09 | 4.29 | 2.35 | 0.25 | 27.6 | 11.7 | 1.04 | .224 | 1.26 | 5.05 |
| 7 | | G. Mullin | 1.38 | 52.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 6.06 | 2.08 | 2.92 | 0.17 | 16.9 | 5.8 | 1.00 | .250 | 2.77 | 6.92 |
| 8 | | O. Overall | 1.38 | 39.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 1 | 6.23 | 2.54 | 2.45 | 0.00 | 17.8 | 7.2 | 0.97 | .237 | 1.85 | 6.23 |
| 9 |  | R. Suarez | 1.49 | 36.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 9.66 | 2.97 | 3.25 | 0.50 | 26.4 | 8.1 | 1.05 | .255 | 1.73 | 6.44 |
| 10 |  | S. Strasburg | 1.55 | 52.1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 1 | 11.52 | 1.38 | 8.38 | 0.69 | 32.2 | 3.8 | 0.96 | .297 | 2.24 | 7.22 |
| 11 | | M. Lolich | 1.57 | 46.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 6.07 | 2.15 | 2.82 | 0.59 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 0.98 | .231 | 1.76 | 6.65 |
| 12 | | G. Earnshaw | 1.58 | 62.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 245 | 1 | 8.04 | 2.44 | 3.29 | 0.29 | 22.9 | 6.9 | 0.89 | .218 | 2.01 | 5.60 |
| 13 | | S. McGregor | 1.63 | 49.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 0 | 4.71 | 1.45 | 3.25 | 0.54 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 0.91 | .224 | 1.81 | 6.70 |
| 14 | | S. Coveleski | 1.74 | 41.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 2.40 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 0.44 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.92 | .204 | 1.96 | 6.75 |
| 15 | | C. Hubbell | 1.79 | 50.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 1 | 5.72 | 2.15 | 2.67 | 0.54 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 1.03 | .237 | 3.22 | 7.15 |
| 16 | | W. Hoyt | 1.85 | 82.2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 11 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 0 | 5.12 | 2.40 | 2.14 | 0.22 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .293 | 3.05 | 8.82 |
| 17 |  | B. Gibson | 1.89 | 81.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 312 | 2 | 10.22 | 1.89 | 5.41 | 0.67 | 29.5 | 5.4 | 0.89 | .251 | 2.11 | 6.11 |
| 18 | | A. Nehf | 1.98 | 77.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 301 | 2 | 3.26 | 3.61 | 0.90 | 0.12 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 1.02 | .196 | 2.44 | 5.59 |
| 19 | | F. Valenzuela | 2.00 | 63.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 3 | 6.29 | 4.14 | 1.52 | 0.43 | 17.3 | 11.4 | 1.21 | .246 | 2.00 | 6.71 |
| 20 |  | T. Skubal | 2.04 | 39.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 12.71 | 1.36 | 9.33 | 0.68 | 37.8 | 4.1 | 0.73 | .247 | 2.04 | 5.22 |
| 21 | | H. Pennock | 2.05 | 44.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.02 | 3.20 | 0.41 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 0.82 | .204 | 2.05 | 6.34 |
| 22 | | D. Drabek | 2.05 | 48.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 1 | 6.14 | 2.61 | 2.36 | 0.19 | 16.7 | 7.1 | 1.12 | .262 | 2.98 | 7.45 |
| 23 | | B. Dinneen | 2.06 | 35.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 7.20 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 1.06 | .296 | 2.06 | 7.46 |
| 24 | | L. Grove | 2.09 | 43.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 5.02 | 0.84 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 1.07 | .286 | 2.51 | 8.79 |
| 25 | | M. Cain | 2.10 | 51.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 1 | 5.79 | 2.45 | 2.36 | 1.05 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .225 | 2.28 | 7.01 |
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24 | 17 | .585 | ||
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23 | 16 | .590 | 2.5 | |
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