mlb most starts less than 4 days of rest in playoffs since 2000

Since 2000, 25 pitchers are tied for the most starts in the postseason when starting <4 games, with 1 start. The first three are Max Scherzer on November 1, on October 27 and on October 16, Shohei Ohtani on November 1, on October 28 and on October 17 and Kevin Gausman 4 times.

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MLB most starts by a player less than 4 days of rest in playoffs since 2000
NAMEGSDAYWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
11/1/2025
0
0
2.08
3
0
0
0
4.1
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
6.23
2.08
3.00
0.00
16.7
5.6
1.15
.286
2.08
8.31
2Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
11/1/2025
0
0
11.57
3
0
0
0
2.1
5
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
13
1
11.57
7.71
1.50
3.86
23.1
15.4
3.00
.571
11.57
19.29
3Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1
10/31/2025
0
1
.000
4.50
8
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
0
2
0
0
1
23
0
12.00
3.00
4.00
0.00
34.8
8.7
0.83
.231
4.50
4.50
4Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
1
10/31/2025
1
0
1.000
1.50
6
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
9.00
1.50
6.00
0.00
26.1
4.3
1.00
.313
1.50
7.50
5Blake Snell
B. Snell
1
10/29/2025
0
1
.000
6.75
7
0
0
0
6.2
6
5
5
2
4
0
0
0
28
2
9.45
5.40
1.75
2.70
25.0
14.3
1.50
.267
6.75
8.10
6Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
1
10/29/2025
1
0
1.000
1.29
12
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
15.43
0.00
1.29
50.0
0.0
0.43
.200
1.29
3.86
7Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
10/28/2025
0
1
.000
6.00
6
0
0
0
6.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
9.00
1.50
6.00
1.50
24.0
4.0
1.17
.294
6.00
9.00
8Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1
10/28/2025
1
0
1.000
1.69
3
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
5.06
5.06
1.00
0.00
13.0
13.0
1.31
.235
1.69
6.75
9Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
1
10/27/2025
0
0
3.86
5
0
0
0
4.2
5
2
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
9.64
5.79
1.67
1.93
22.7
13.6
1.71
.308
7.71
9.64
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
10/27/2025
0
0
6.23
3
0
0
0
4.1
5
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
18
0
6.23
2.08
3.00
4.15
16.7
5.6
1.38
.250
6.23
10.38
11Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1
10/25/2025
0
1
.000
4.05
6
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
24
0
8.10
0.00
2.70
25.0
0.0
0.60
.125
4.05
5.40
12Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
1
10/25/2025
1
0
1.000
1.00
8
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
32
0
8.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
0.44
.174
1.00
4.00
13Blake Snell
B. Snell
1
10/24/2025
0
1
.000
9.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
5
1
3
1
0
0
24
0
7.20
5.40
1.33
1.80
16.7
12.5
2.20
.467
9.00
14.40
14Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
1
10/24/2025
0
0
4.50
5
0
0
0
4.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
18
0
11.25
6.75
1.67
0.00
27.8
16.7
1.75
.400
4.50
9.00
15Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1
10/20/2025
0
0
4.91
5
0
0
0
3.2
7
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
18
0
12.27
2.45
5.00
2.45
27.8
5.6
2.18
.545
4.91
17.18
16George Kirby
G. Kirby
1
10/20/2025
0
0
2.25
3
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
17
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
17.6
5.9
1.25
.308
2.25
9.00
17Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
1
10/19/2025
0
1
.000
9.00
3
0
0
0
4.0
7
4
5
2
1
0
0
0
21
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
4.50
14.3
4.8
2.00
.333
11.25
15.75
18Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
1
10/19/2025
1
0
1.000
3.18
7
0
0
0
5.2
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
23
1
11.12
4.76
2.33
1.59
30.4
13.0
1.59
.417
3.18
9.53
19Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1
10/17/2025
0
0
1.59
4
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
23
0
6.35
4.76
1.33
1.59
17.4
13.0
1.06
.133
1.59
4.76
20Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1
10/17/2025
0
1
.000
13.50
1
0
0
0
2.0
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
13
0
4.50
4.50
1.00
4.50
7.7
7.7
3.50
.500
13.50
27.00
21Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
10/17/2025
1
0
1.000
0.00
10
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
15.00
4.50
3.33
0.00
45.5
13.6
0.83
.222
0.00
3.00
22Bryce Miller
B. Miller
1
10/17/2025
0
0
2.25
4
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
16
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
0.00
25.0
12.5
1.50
.400
2.25
9.00
23Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1
10/16/2025
0
1
.000
11.57
1
0
0
0
2.1
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
13
0
3.86
3.86
1.00
3.86
7.7
7.7
2.57
.400
11.57
19.29
24Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
1
10/16/2025
0
0
1.59
8
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
12.71
4.76
2.67
0.00
34.8
13.0
1.06
.250
1.59
4.76
25Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
10/16/2025
1
0
1.000
3.18
5
0
0
0
5.2
3
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
22
0
7.94
6.35
1.25
1.59
22.7
18.2
1.24
.167
3.18
4.76
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