44 pitchers started the game. The first three are Jack Flaherty on October 18, Johnny Cueto on October 19, 2015 and Clayton Kershaw on October 3, 2014 and on October 18, 2013.

Interpreted as:

most earned runs in a playoff start by a player

	NAME	GS	ER	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	1	8	10/18/2024	LAD	@	NYM	L	24.00	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	8	1	4	0	0	0	21	0
2	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	1	8	10/19/2015	KCR	@	TOR	L	36.00	2	0	0	0	2.0	6	8	1	4	1	0	0	17	0
3	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1	8	10/3/2014	LAD	vs	STL	L	10.80	10	0	0	0	6.2	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	28	0
4	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	1	8	10/11/2008	BOS	@	TBR		16.62	5	0	0	0	4.1	9	8	3	1	0	0	0	22	0
5	CC Sabathia	1	8	10/12/2007	CLE	@	BOS	L	16.62	3	0	0	0	4.1	7	8	0	5	1	0	1	24	0
6	Chien-Ming Wang C. Wang	1	8	10/4/2007	NYY	@	CLE	L	15.43	2	0	0	0	4.2	9	8	2	4	1	0	0	25	0
7	Matt Clement M. Clement	1	8	10/4/2005	BOS	@	CWS	L	21.60	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	8	3	0	2	0	0	18	0
8	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	1	8	10/4/2005	SDP	@	STL	L	16.62	3	0	0	0	4.1	8	8	2	3	0	0	2	23	1
9	David Wells D. Wells	1	8	10/5/2002	NYY	@	ANA	L	15.43	0	0	0	0	4.2	10	8	1	0	0	0	0	24	0
10	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1	8	10/4/1989	CHC	vs	SFG	L	18.00	3	0	0	0	4.0	8	8	2	1	1	0	1	22	0
11	Guy Bush G. Bush	1	8	9/28/1932	CHC	@	NYY	L	13.50	2	0	0	0	5.1	3	8	1	5	0	0	0	26	0
12	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1	8	10/5/1928	SLN	@	NYY	L	30.86	1	0	0	0	2.1	6	8	1	4	0	0	0	17	0
13	Lance McCullers Jr. L. McCullers Jr.	1	7	11/1/2022	HOU	@	PHI	L	14.54	5	0	0	0	4.1	6	7	5	1	0	0	0	20	0
14	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1	7	10/7/2022	NYM	vs	SDP	L	13.50	4	0	0	0	4.2	7	7	4	0	0	0	0	21	0
15	Kyle Wright K. Wright	1	7	10/14/2020	ATL	vs	LAD	L	94.50	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	7	2	2	0	0	0	9	0
16	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	1	7	9/29/2020	CLE	vs	NYY	L	13.50	7	0	0	0	4.2	9	7	2	2	0	0	0	25	0
17	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1	7	10/16/2017	HOU	@	NYY	L	17.18	3	0	0	0	3.2	6	7	1	2	1	0	0	19	0
18	Chris Sale C. Sale	1	7	10/5/2017	BOS	@	HOU	L	12.60	6	0	0	0	5.0	9	7	3	1	0	0	0	24	0
19	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1	7	10/18/2013	LAD	@	STL	L	15.75	5	0	0	0	4.0	10	7	0	2	0	0	1	24	2
20	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	1	7	10/16/2013	BOS	@	DET	L	21.00	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	7	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
21	David Price D. Price	1	7	10/5/2013	TBR	@	BOS	L	9.00	5	0	0	0	7.0	9	7	2	2	0	0	0	31	0
22	Matt Moore M. Moore	1	7	10/4/2013	TBR	@	BOS	L	14.54	4	0	0	0	4.1	8	8	0	2	1	0	1	25	1
23	A.J. Burnett	1	7	10/3/2013	PIT	@	STL	L	31.50	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	7	1	4	1	0	0	16	0
24	Randy Wolf R. Wolf	1	7	10/5/2011	MIL	@	ARI	L	21.00	2	0	0	0	3.0	8	7	2	3	0	0	0	19	0
25	Shaun Marcum S. Marcum	1	7	10/4/2011	MIL	@	ARI	L	13.50	3	0	0	0	4.2	7	7	1	3	0	0	1	23	0