lowest career postseason era among starting pitchers with at least 80 ip

Christy Mathewson has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching at least 80 innings, with an ERA of 0.97.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Christy 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
2Waite 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
3Bob 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
4Curt 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
5Madison 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
6Chief Bender
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
7Jon Lester
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
8Dave McNally
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
9Cliff Lee
C. Lee
2.52
82.0
11
7
3
.700
11
89
3
0
0
66
23
27
2
10
1
0
0
320
2
9.77
1.10
8.90
0.22
27.8
3.1
0.93
.294
2.96
7.24
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2.55
187.1
27
13
4
.765
27
177
2
1
0
151
53
58
14
63
3
0
6
770
6
8.50
3.03
2.81
0.67
23.0
8.2
1.14
.267
2.79
7.25
11Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
2.62
130.2
18
10
4
.714
18
71
3
1
0
94
38
42
12
46
4
0
0
526
4
4.89
3.17
1.54
0.83
13.5
8.7
1.07
.209
2.89
6.47
12Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
2.63
85.2
10
7
2
.778
10
61
8
0
0
74
25
32
4
27
0
0
2
352
0
6.41
2.84
2.26
0.42
17.3
7.7
1.18
.269
3.36
7.77
13Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
2.64
95.1
14
9
2
.818
14
93
0
0
0
70
28
30
8
51
4
0
2
400
1
8.78
4.81
1.82
0.76
23.3
12.8
1.27
.254
2.83
6.61
14Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.71
126.1
18
8
3
.727
18
91
4
2
0
102
38
43
8
40
5
0
3
511
6
6.48
2.85
2.28
0.57
17.8
7.8
1.12
.256
3.06
7.27
15Tommy John
T. John
2.71
86.1
13
6
3
.667
13
46
3
1
0
80
26
36
6
24
4
0
1
359
4
4.80
2.50
1.92
0.63
12.8
6.7
1.20
.265
3.75
8.34
16Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.71
146.0
22
10
8
.556
22
94
7
3
0
132
44
51
8
34
3
0
2
594
4
5.79
2.10
2.76
0.49
15.8
5.7
1.14
.273
3.14
8.14
17Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.75
118.0
15
7
3
.700
15
88
6
2
0
97
36
36
10
48
2
0
3
493
5
6.71
3.66
1.83
0.76
17.8
9.7
1.23
.252
2.75
7.40
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2.77
133.1
22
11
6
.647
22
156
0
0
0
100
41
50
19
36
3
0
1
537
1
10.53
2.43
4.33
1.28
29.1
6.7
1.02
.251
3.38
6.75
19Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
2.85
85.1
12
4
4
.500
12
56
4
0
0
66
27
32
7
31
0
0
3
349
1
5.91
3.27
1.81
0.74
16.0
8.9
1.14
.231
3.38
6.96
20Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
3.00
108.0
18
10
4
.714
18
68
1
1
0
104
36
43
11
36
6
0
2
461
1
5.67
3.00
1.89
0.92
14.8
7.8
1.30
.274
3.58
8.67
21Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
3.07
93.2
18
4
4
.500
18
112
0
0
0
73
32
34
9
36
2
0
2
385
3
10.76
3.46
3.11
0.86
29.1
9.4
1.16
.283
3.27
7.01
22Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
3.11
89.2
13
7
3
.700
13
96
3
3
0
66
31
31
10
21
4
0
1
353
3
9.64
2.11
4.57
1.00
27.2
5.9
0.97
.252
3.11
6.62
23Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.12
95.1
14
6
6
.500
14
81
1
0
0
89
33
37
6
50
1
0
3
410
6
7.65
4.72
1.62
0.57
19.8
12.2
1.46
.305
3.49
8.40
24Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
3.23
97.2
16
3
5
.375
16
102
1
0
0
93
35
38
10
20
2
0
1
402
3
9.40
1.84
5.10
0.92
25.4
5.0
1.16
.310
3.50
8.57
25John Lackey
J. Lackey
3.29
134.0
23
8
6
.571
23
107
0
0
0
125
49
52
6
43
4
0
5
558
6
7.19
2.89
2.49
0.40
19.2
7.7
1.25
.299
3.49
8.40
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TEAMWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
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Giants Giants
81
81
.500
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Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
80
82
.494
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Rockies Rockies
43
119
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Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Fri
3/27
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:35 PM
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3/28
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SFG SFG
7:15 PM
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3/30
SFG SFG
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Tue
3/31
SFG SFG
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
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COL Rockies

43 - 119

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Final

4

SFG Giants

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Sun 28 Sep 2025

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Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
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Tue
9/16
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WSH WSH
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Tue
9/16
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3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
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TOR TOR
4:00 AM
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3/26
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