27 pitchers are tied for pitching the most innings in a League Division Series game, with 9 innings. The first three are Adam Wainwright on October 9, 2013, CC Sabathia on October 12, 2012 and Justin Verlander on October 11, 2012.
| NAME | IP | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | A. Wainwright | 9.0 | 10/9/2013 | 2013 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | CC Sabathia | 9.0 | 10/12/2012 | 2012 | ALDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Verlander | 9.0 | 10/11/2012 | 2012 | ALDS | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | C. Carpenter | 9.0 | 10/7/2011 | 2011 | NLDS | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | C. Lee | 9.0 | 10/12/2010 | 2010 | ALDS | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | C. Hamels | 9.0 | 10/10/2010 | 2010 | NLDS | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | T. Lincecum | 9.0 | 10/7/2010 | 2010 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Halladay | 9.0 | 10/6/2010 | 2010 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | C. Lee | 9.0 | 10/7/2009 | 2009 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | R. Hernandez | 9.0 | 10/5/2007 | 2007 | ALDS | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | J. Beckett | 9.0 | 10/3/2007 | 2007 | ALDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | J. Lima | 9.0 | 10/9/2004 | 2004 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | M. Prior | 9.0 | 10/3/2003 | 2003 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | J. Schmidt | 9.0 | 9/30/2003 | 2003 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | C. Schilling | 9.0 | 10/14/2001 | 2001 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | C. Schilling | 9.0 | 10/9/2001 | 2001 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | B. Jones | 9.0 | 10/8/2000 | 2000 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | K. Millwood | 9.0 | 10/6/1999 | 1999 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | K. Tapani | 9.0 | 10/1/1998 | 1998 | NLDS | @ | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | D. Wells | 9.0 | 10/4/1997 | 1997 | ALDS | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Smoltz | 9.0 | 10/3/1997 | 1997 | NLDS | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | G. Maddux | 9.0 | 9/30/1997 | 1997 | NLDS | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Smoltz | 9.0 | 10/2/1996 | 1996 | NLDS | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Burkett | 9.0 | 10/1/1996 | 1996 | ALDS | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | S. Rogers | 9.0 | 10/11/1981 | 1981 | NLDS | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
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 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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