mlb postseason worst era for starting pitchers minimum 5 games

Don Newcombe had the highest ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when pitching in 5+ games, with an ERA of 8.59.

NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
8.59
5
0
4
.000
5
19
1
0
0
22.0
29
21
21
8
8
0
0
0
100
0
7.77
3.27
2.38
3.27
19.0
8.0
1.68
.323
8.59
11.86
2Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
8.38
6
0
5
.000
6
16
0
0
0
29.0
42
27
28
7
6
2
0
0
132
1
4.97
1.86
2.67
2.17
12.1
4.5
1.66
.347
8.69
13.03
3Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
7.98
9
1
5
.167
9
21
0
0
0
38.1
53
34
34
4
17
0
0
4
178
1
4.93
3.99
1.24
0.94
11.8
9.6
1.83
.360
7.98
12.44
4Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7.77
10
3
5
.375
10
40
0
0
0
44.0
55
38
40
14
24
1
0
1
208
2
8.18
4.91
1.67
2.86
19.2
11.5
1.80
.318
8.18
11.25
5Ed Figueroa
E. Figueroa
7.47
7
0
4
.000
7
12
0
0
0
31.1
39
26
28
5
14
0
0
0
142
1
3.45
4.02
0.86
1.44
8.5
9.9
1.69
.306
8.04
11.20
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
7.24
7
1
2
.333
7
37
0
0
0
27.1
32
22
24
6
13
2
0
0
127
1
12.18
4.28
2.85
1.98
29.1
10.2
1.65
.377
7.90
10.54
7Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
7.13
6
1
3
.250
6
22
0
0
0
17.2
13
14
14
3
14
1
0
1
82
0
11.21
7.13
1.57
1.53
26.8
17.1
1.53
.238
7.13
6.62
8Jason Hammel
J. Hammel
6.98
5
0
2
.000
5
19
0
0
0
19.1
19
15
15
4
14
1
0
2
87
0
8.84
6.52
1.36
1.86
21.8
16.1
1.71
.306
6.98
8.84
9Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
6.91
7
1
3
.250
7
36
0
0
0
28.2
34
22
22
7
8
3
0
1
130
2
11.30
2.51
4.50
2.20
27.7
6.2
1.47
.355
6.91
10.67
10Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
6.60
9
3
5
.375
9
41
1
0
0
45.0
51
33
33
7
25
3
0
0
204
0
8.20
5.00
1.64
1.40
20.1
12.3
1.69
.344
6.60
10.20
11Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
6.45
11
4
6
.400
11
44
2
0
0
60.0
53
43
45
11
31
9
0
0
270
1
6.60
4.65
1.42
1.65
16.3
11.5
1.40
.240
6.75
7.95
12Sean Manaea
S. Manaea
6.39
6
2
3
.400
6
26
0
0
0
25.1
26
18
19
8
9
2
0
0
111
0
9.24
3.20
2.89
2.84
23.4
8.1
1.38
.273
6.75
9.24
13A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
6.37
8
2
3
.400
8
31
0
0
0
41.0
38
29
29
4
27
7
0
3
189
4
6.80
5.93
1.15
0.88
16.4
14.3
1.59
.283
6.37
8.34
14Larry Christenson
L. Christenson
6.30
5
1
2
.333
5
15
0
0
0
20.0
26
14
15
3
6
0
0
2
90
0
6.75
2.70
2.50
1.35
16.7
6.7
1.60
.348
6.75
11.70
15Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5.98
9
1
4
.200
9
41
0
0
0
40.2
50
27
31
5
18
1
0
2
190
1
9.07
3.98
2.28
1.11
21.6
9.5
1.67
.360
6.86
11.07
16Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
5.97
7
1
4
.200
7
14
0
0
0
31.2
42
21
23
1
10
1
0
1
142
1
3.98
2.84
1.40
0.28
9.9
7.0
1.64
.353
6.54
11.94
17Edwin Jackson
E. Jackson
5.96
5
1
2
.333
5
16
0
0
0
22.2
27
15
15
5
10
0
0
0
101
0
6.35
3.97
1.60
1.99
15.8
9.9
1.63
.314
5.96
10.72
18Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
5.84
7
2
2
.500
7
31
2
0
0
37.0
32
24
25
2
22
2
0
2
162
2
7.54
5.35
1.41
0.49
19.1
13.6
1.46
.286
6.08
7.78
19Kevin Appier
K. Appier
5.79
6
0
2
.000
6
17
0
0
0
28.0
30
18
18
5
17
1
0
2
128
2
5.46
5.46
1.00
1.61
13.3
13.3
1.68
.284
5.79
9.64
20Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
5.76
5
2
2
.500
5
13
1
1
0
25.0
29
16
16
0
12
1
0
2
113
0
4.68
4.32
1.08
0.00
11.5
10.6
1.64
.333
5.76
10.44
21Russ Ortiz
R. Ortiz
5.73
9
3
1
.750
9
27
0
0
0
44.0
51
28
28
5
25
0
0
3
204
3
5.52
5.11
1.08
1.02
13.2
12.3
1.73
.313
5.73
10.43
22Woody Williams
W. Williams
5.66
8
3
3
.500
8
31
0
0
0
41.1
42
26
26
6
13
4
0
1
181
0
6.75
2.83
2.38
1.31
17.1
7.2
1.33
.283
5.66
9.15
23Derek Holland
D. Holland
5.56
5
2
1
.667
5
14
0
0
0
22.2
24
14
16
8
9
1
0
0
99
1
5.56
3.57
1.56
3.18
14.1
9.1
1.46
.239
6.35
9.53
24James Shields
J. Shields
5.46
11
3
6
.333
11
45
0
0
0
59.1
76
36
37
8
15
6
0
0
269
6
6.83
2.28
3.00
1.21
16.7
5.6
1.53
.349
5.61
11.53
25Kyle Lohse
K. Lohse
5.45
8
2
4
.333
8
29
0
0
0
38.0
45
23
24
7
13
1
0
1
170
0
6.87
3.08
2.23
1.66
17.1
7.6
1.53
.317
5.68
10.66
StatMuse has game-level data for ERA and games pitched going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Dodgers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

3

Pages

Andy Pages

RBI

10

Pages

Andy Pages

AVG

.471

Pages

Andy Pages
Team Pitching Leaders

W

1

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

K

15

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

ERA

1.93

Scott

Tanner Scott
Team Rankings

HR

16

1st

R

54

4th

SO

74

21st

ERA

3.78

14th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
7
2
.778
5
5
.500
2.5
4
5
.444
3.0
3
6
.333
4.0
3
7
.300
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:07 PM
Tue
4/7
@
7:07 PM
Wed
4/8
@
3:07 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:10 PM
Sat
4/11
@
9:10 PM
Last Game
LAD Dodgers

7 - 2

8

Final

6

WSH Nationals

3 - 6

Sun 5 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
6
3
.667
6
4
.600
0.5
6
4
.600
0.5
5
4
.556
1.0
3
6
.333
3.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
6
3
.667
1.0
6
3
.667
1.0
5
4
.556
2.0
4
5
.444
3.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
5
5
.500
2.5
4
5
.444
3.0
3
6
.333
4.0
3
7
.300
4.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
7
2
.778
4
5
.444
3.0
4
5
.444
3.0
3
6
.333
4.0
2
7
.222
5.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
6
4
.600
4
5
.444
1.5
4
5
.444
1.5
4
5
.444
1.5
3
6
.333
2.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
6
4
.600
5
5
.500
1.0
4
5
.444
1.5
4
6
.400
2.0
3
6
.333
2.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/24
@
7-0
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
4:10 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:10 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:40 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:40 PM
Mon
4/6
@
6:45 PM