lowest career postseason era among starting pitchers with at least 40 ip

Christy Mathewson has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 40 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	Christy Mathewson 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	Sandy Koufax 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	Eddie Plank 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
4	George Mullin 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
5	Stephen Strasburg 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
6	Mickey Lolich 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
7	George Earnshaw 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
8	Scott McGregor 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
9	Stan Coveleski 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
10	Carl Hubbell 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
11	Waite Hoyt 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
12	Bob Gibson 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
13	Art Nehf 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
14	Fernando Valenzuela 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
15	Herb Pennock 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
16	Doug Drabek 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
17	Lefty Grove 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
18	Matt Cain 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
19	Vic Raschi V. Raschi	2.15	58.2	8	5	3	.625	8	42	3	1	0	49	14	20	5	23	1	0	1	244	0	6.44	3.53	1.83	0.77	17.2	9.4	1.23	.254	3.07	7.52
20	Marco Estrada M. Estrada	2.16	41.2	6	3	3	.500	6	34	1	0	0	29	10	11	5	2	0	0	0	153	0	7.34	0.43	17.00	1.08	22.2	1.3	0.74	.214	2.38	6.26
21	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2.23	133.1	19	11	2	.846	19	120	4	2	0	104	33	37	12	25	3	0	0	525	1	8.10	1.69	4.80	0.81	22.9	4.8	0.97	.252	2.50	7.02
22	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	2.23	68.2	11	4	3	.571	11	76	0	0	0	37	17	19	5	13	5	0	0	258	1	9.96	1.70	5.85	0.66	29.5	5.0	0.73	.201	2.49	4.85
23	Doug Fister D. Fister	2.25	52.0	9	4	1	.800	9	35	0	0	0	51	13	13	3	15	3	0	0	218	2	6.06	2.60	2.33	0.52	16.1	6.9	1.27	.296	2.25	8.83
24	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	2.27	95.1	14	8	3	.727	14	82	3	3	0	69	24	25	8	17	5	0	1	371	0	7.74	1.60	4.82	0.76	22.1	4.6	0.90	.236	2.36	6.51
25	Bruce Hurst B. Hurst	2.29	51.0	7	3	2	.600	7	37	3	0	0	46	13	14	6	12	0	0	1	205	0	6.53	2.12	3.08	1.06	18.0	5.9	1.14	.267	2.47	8.12

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and innings pitched going back to the 1903 playoffs.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

Latest Giants News

This Date in Baseball - Zack Greinke became 5th pitcher in MLB history to K 1,000 different batters

May 12, 2026

Giants beat the scuffling Dodgers 9-3 as Devers and Adames spark a 7th-inning surge

May 12, 2026

Mookie Betts returns to the Dodgers' lineup after an oblique injury

May 12, 2026

Houston’s Carlos Correa undergoes season-ending surgery for torn left ankle tendon

May 11, 2026

This Date in Baseball - 2B Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history

May 11, 2026

Christopher Morel's go-ahead single lifts Marlins past Nationals

May 11, 2026

More Giants Stats

Team Batting Leaders

6

Schmitt

RBI

20

Ramos

AVG

.311

Arraez

Team Pitching Leaders

5

Roupp

51

Roupp

ERA

2.76

Ray

Team Rankings

29th

139

29th

330

20th

ERA

4.03

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	24	16	.600
Dodgers	24	17	.585	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	20	.500	4.0
Giants	17	24	.415	7.5
Rockies	16	25	.390	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/12	SFG	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Wed 5/13	SFG	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Thu 5/14	SFG	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 5/15	SFG	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 5/16	SFG	@	ATH	9:40 PM

Last Game

Giants

17 - 24

Final

Dodgers

24 - 17

Mon 11 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

16

Schwarber

16

Judge

15

Murakami

RBI Leaders

36

Abrams

36

Olson

35

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.353

Marsh

.344

Lopez

.336

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

55

Lopez

50

Langeliers

49

Baldwin

Run Leaders

36

Olson

35

Baldwin

35

Wood

OBP Leaders

.422

Ward

.422

Turang

.418

Greene

SLG Leaders

.696

Rice

.655

Moniak

.654

Olson

SB Leaders

17

Nuñez

16

Ramírez

15

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

6

Soriano

6

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

70

Misiorowski

67

Sánchez

66

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.62

Martin

1.66

Soriano

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

0.86

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.32

Misiorowski

13.10

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

7.50

Skubal

7.13

deGrom

6.57

Skenes

Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

7

Skenes

7

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

697

Ohtani

634

Judge

625.2

Olson

DraftKings Points Leaders

474.5

Ohtani

469

Judge

462

Olson

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-13

26-15

24-14

25-15

Worst Record ATS

11-30

14-26

15-27

16-26

17-24

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	28	13	.683
Phillies	19	22	.463	9.0
Marlins	19	22	.463	9.0
Nationals	19	22	.463	9.0
Mets	15	25	.375	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	14	.659
Brewers	22	16	.579	3.5
Cardinals	23	17	.575	3.5
Pirates	22	19	.537	5.0
Reds	22	19	.537	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	24	16	.600
Dodgers	24	17	.585	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	20	.500	4.0
Giants	17	24	.415	7.5
Rockies	16	25	.390	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	27	13	.675
Yankees	26	16	.619	2.0
Orioles	19	23	.452	9.0
Blue Jays	18	23	.439	9.5
Red Sox	17	23	.425	10.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	22	21	.512
White Sox	19	21	.475	1.5
Tigers	19	22	.463	2.0
Royals	19	22	.463	2.0
Twins	18	23	.439	3.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	21	19	.525
Mariners	20	22	.476	2.0
Rangers	19	22	.463	2.5
Angels	16	26	.381	6.0
Astros	16	26	.381	6.0