Babe Ruth has pitched the most innings in a postseason game, with 14 innings in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series versus the Brooklyn Robins.
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most innings pitched by a player in a single playoff game| NAME | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Ruth | 14.0 | 10/9/1916 |  BSA | vs |  BKN | W | 1 | 0.64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2 |  | S. Smith | 13.1 | 10/9/1916 | BKN | @ | BSA | L | 1 | 1.35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| 3 | | S. Rowe | 12.0 | 10/4/1934 |  DET | vs |  SLN | W | 1 | 1.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 4 |  | W. Johnson | 12.0 | 10/4/1924 |  WSH | vs |  NYG | L | 1 | 3.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| 5 | | A. Nehf | 12.0 | 10/4/1924 | NYG | @ | WSH | W | 1 | 1.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 6 | | B. Donovan | 12.0 | 10/8/1907 | DET | @ |  CHC | 1 | 0.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 7 | | K. Holtzman | 11.0 | 10/9/1973 |  OAK | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 0.82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 8 | | D. McNally | 11.0 | 10/5/1969 | BAL | vs |  MIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 9 | | C. Erskine | 11.0 | 10/5/1952 | BKN | @ |  NYY | W | 1 | 4.09 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 10 | | C. Hubbell | 11.0 | 10/6/1933 | NYG | @ | WSH | W | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| 11 | | B. Joe Bush | 11.0 | 10/12/1914 |  PHA | @ |  BSN | L | 1 | 3.27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| 12 | | C. Mathewson | 11.0 | 10/9/1912 | NYG | @ | BSA | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 13 | | J. Coombs | 11.0 | 10/17/1911 | PHA | @ | NYG | W | 1 | 0.82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 14 | | C. Mathewson | 11.0 | 10/17/1911 | NYG | vs | PHA | L | 1 | 0.82 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 15 | | D. Boswell | 10.2 | 10/5/1969 | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 0.84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| 16 | | M. Weaver | 10.1 | 10/6/1933 | WSH | vs | NYG | L | 1 | 1.74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| 17 |  | J. Morris | 10.0 | 10/27/1991 |  MIN | vs |  ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| 18 | | D. Gooden | 10.0 | 10/14/1986 |  NYM | vs |  HOU | 1 | 0.90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Niekro | 10.0 | 10/10/1980 | HOU | vs |  PHI | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | |
| 20 | | M. Cuellar | 10.0 | 10/9/1973 | BAL | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 1.80 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 21 | | M. Lolich | 10.0 | 10/7/1972 | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 22 |  | T. Seaver | 10.0 | 10/15/1969 | NYM | vs | BAL | W | 1 | 0.90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 23 |  | B. Gibson | 10.0 | 10/12/1964 | STL | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0.00 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| 24 | | W. Spahn | 10.0 | 10/1/1958 |  MIL | vs | NYY | W | 1 | 2.70 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 25 | | W. Spahn | 10.0 | 10/6/1957 | MIL | vs | NYY | W | 1 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for innings pitched going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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