Andy Pettitte has the most career quality starts in the postseason when starting 10+ games, with 28.
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most quality starts by a player in postseason minimum 10 starts| NAME | QS | GS | G | W | L | W% | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Pettitte | 28 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.81 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276.2 | 285 | 117 | 121 | 31 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1,157 | 4 | 5.95 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 1.01 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .294 | 3.94 | 9.27 |
| 2 | | T. Glavine | 24 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 3.30 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 218.1 | 191 | 80 | 91 | 21 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 912 | 3 | 5.89 | 3.59 | 1.64 | 0.87 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 1.27 | .260 | 3.75 | 7.87 |
| 3 |  | J. Smoltz | 22 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.67 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 209.0 | 172 | 62 | 67 | 17 | 67 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 856 | 6 | 8.57 | 2.89 | 2.97 | 0.73 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.14 | .272 | 2.89 | 7.41 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 21 | 30 | 35 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 3.27 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 198.0 | 195 | 72 | 97 | 14 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 836 | 4 | 5.68 | 2.32 | 2.45 | 0.64 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 1.24 | .284 | 4.41 | 8.86 |
| 5 |  | J. Verlander | 18 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.58 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 226.0 | 179 | 90 | 93 | 32 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 920 | 8 | 9.72 | 2.95 | 3.30 | 1.27 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 1.12 | .260 | 3.70 | 7.13 |
| 6 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.75 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 199.0 | 173 | 83 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 837 | 10 | 7.82 | 3.17 | 2.47 | 0.77 | 20.7 | 8.4 | 1.22 | .273 | 3.93 | 7.82 |
| 7 |  | C. Kershaw | 16 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.62 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 196.2 | 171 | 101 | 107 | 32 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 803 | 11 | 9.75 | 2.47 | 3.94 | 1.46 | 26.5 | 6.7 | 1.14 | .278 | 4.90 | 7.83 |
| 8 |  | J. Lester | 15 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.51 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 117 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 610 | 4 | 7.77 | 2.34 | 3.33 | 0.88 | 21.8 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .243 | 2.69 | 6.84 |
| 9 | | C. Schilling | 15 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.23 | 120 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 133.1 | 104 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 1 | 8.10 | 1.69 | 4.80 | 0.81 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 0.97 | .252 | 2.50 | 7.02 |
| 10 | | D. Stewart | 15 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.77 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.0 | 99 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 539 | 4 | 4.94 | 3.25 | 1.52 | 0.88 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 1.11 | .214 | 3.05 | 6.70 |
| 11 | | W. Ford | 15 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.71 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 146.0 | 132 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 594 | 4 | 5.79 | 2.10 | 2.76 | 0.49 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 1.14 | .273 | 3.14 | 8.14 |
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 13 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.77 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.1 | 100 | 41 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 537 | 1 | 10.53 | 2.43 | 4.33 | 1.28 | 29.1 | 6.7 | 1.02 | .251 | 3.38 | 6.75 |
| 13 | | M. Mussina | 13 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.42 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.2 | 121 | 53 | 56 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 571 | 2 | 9.34 | 2.13 | 4.39 | 1.22 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 1.10 | .275 | 3.61 | 7.80 |
| 14 | | O. Hershiser | 13 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.59 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 132.0 | 103 | 38 | 43 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 533 | 6 | 6.61 | 2.93 | 2.26 | 0.55 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 1.11 | .251 | 2.93 | 7.02 |
| 15 | | C. Hunter | 13 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.26 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 132.1 | 114 | 48 | 49 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 536 | 2 | 4.76 | 2.38 | 2.00 | 1.43 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 1.13 | .227 | 3.33 | 7.75 |
| 16 | | D. Wells | 12 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.17 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 116 | 44 | 49 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 508 | 1 | 5.98 | 1.80 | 3.32 | 0.86 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 1.13 | .273 | 3.53 | 8.35 |
| 17 |  | M. Scherzer | 11 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.78 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157.1 | 121 | 66 | 69 | 23 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 652 | 8 | 10.41 | 3.55 | 2.94 | 1.32 | 27.9 | 9.5 | 1.16 | .261 | 3.95 | 6.92 |
| 18 | | C. Hamels | 11 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.41 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.1 | 83 | 38 | 45 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 411 | 1 | 8.34 | 2.42 | 3.44 | 1.08 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 1.10 | .256 | 4.04 | 7.45 |
| 19 | | C. Carpenter | 11 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.00 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 | 104 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 461 | 1 | 5.67 | 3.00 | 1.89 | 0.92 | 14.8 | 7.8 | 1.30 | .274 | 3.58 | 8.67 |
| 20 |  | CC Sabathia | 11 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.28 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130.1 | 137 | 62 | 67 | 15 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 586 | 5 | 8.36 | 4.35 | 1.92 | 1.04 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 1.53 | .322 | 4.63 | 9.46 |
| 21 |  | R. Johnson | 11 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.50 | 132 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121.0 | 106 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 493 | 0 | 9.82 | 2.38 | 4.13 | 1.12 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 1.14 | .290 | 3.79 | 7.88 |
| 22 | | J. Palmer | 11 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.61 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 124.1 | 101 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 518 | 6 | 6.51 | 3.62 | 1.80 | 0.72 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 1.21 | .249 | 2.61 | 7.31 |
| 23 |  | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.11 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102.1 | 74 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 398 | 0 | 7.65 | 1.58 | 4.83 | 0.70 | 21.9 | 4.5 | 0.90 | .236 | 2.20 | 6.51 |
| 24 | | J. Lackey | 10 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.44 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.0 | 135 | 55 | 58 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 601 | 10 | 7.13 | 2.94 | 2.43 | 0.44 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 1.26 | .298 | 3.63 | 8.44 |
| 25 | | C. Mathewson | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0.97 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 101.2 | 75 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 1 | 4.25 | 0.89 | 4.80 | 0.09 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 0.84 | .224 | 1.95 | 6.64 |
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