Christy Mathewson has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 50 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 | | 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 | | 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 |  | 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 | | 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 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | K. Holtzman | 2.30 | 70.1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 1 | 4.99 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 0.26 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 1.11 | .257 | 2.82 | 7.68 |
| 20 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.36 | 53.1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 1 | 7.93 | 1.86 | 4.27 | 0.84 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 0.84 | .204 | 2.70 | 5.74 |
| 21 | | C. Mays | 2.37 | 57.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 0 | 2.68 | 1.26 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 0.95 | .241 | 2.53 | 7.26 |
| 22 | | C. Bender | 2.44 | 85.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 10 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 1 | 6.25 | 2.22 | 2.81 | 0.11 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 1.01 | .258 | 2.96 | 6.88 |
| 23 | | J. Guzman | 2.44 | 51.2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 5 | 7.14 | 4.70 | 1.52 | 0.17 | 18.6 | 12.2 | 1.34 | .273 | 2.96 | 7.32 |
| 24 |  | J. Lester | 2.44 | 143.2 | 22 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 22 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 3 | 7.58 | 2.32 | 3.27 | 0.88 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 1.02 | .243 | 2.57 | 6.89 |
| 25 | | D. McNally | 2.51 | 89.2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 12 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 361 | 5 | 6.52 | 3.31 | 1.97 | 1.20 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 1.09 | .212 | 3.01 | 6.52 |
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