most starts by a pitcher in game 7 in a postseason

John Smoltz and Bret Saberhagen are tied for starting the most games in a postseason, with 2 starts.

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NAMEGSSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2
1991
ATL ATL
2
1
0
1.000
0.00
12
1
1
0
16.1
12
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
64
0
6.61
1.10
6.00
0.00
18.8
3.1
0.86
.245
0.00
6.61
2Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
2
1985
KCR KCR
2
1
0
1.000
0.00
4
1
1
0
12.0
8
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
46
0
3.00
0.75
4.00
0.00
8.7
2.2
0.75
.200
0.00
6.00
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
2025
TOR TOR
1
0
0
2.08
3
0
0
0
4.1
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
6.23
2.08
3.00
0.00
16.7
5.6
1.15
.286
2.08
8.31
4Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1
2025
LAD LAD
1
0
0
11.57
3
0
0
0
2.1
5
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
13
1
11.57
7.71
1.50
3.86
23.1
15.4
3.00
.571
11.57
19.29
5Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1
2025
TOR TOR
2
0
1
.000
5.79
5
0
0
0
4.2
8
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
22
0
9.64
1.93
5.00
3.86
22.7
4.5
1.93
.429
5.79
15.43
6George Kirby
G. Kirby
1
2025
SEA SEA
1
0
0
2.25
3
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
17
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
17.6
5.9
1.25
.308
2.25
9.00
7Ranger Suarez
R. Suarez
1
2023
PHI PHI
1
0
1
.000
5.79
6
0
0
0
4.2
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
11.57
0.00
0.00
30.0
0.0
1.29
.429
5.79
11.57
8Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
1
2023
ARI ARI
1
0
0
4.50
7
0
0
0
4.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
18
0
15.75
4.50
3.50
2.25
38.9
11.1
1.50
.375
4.50
9.00
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
2023
TEX TEX
1
0
0
6.75
2
0
0
0
2.2
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
13
0
6.75
6.75
1.00
3.38
15.4
15.4
2.25
.375
6.75
13.50
10Cristian Javier
C. Javier
1
2023
HOU HOU
1
0
1
.000
81.00
0
0
0
0
0.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
6
0
0.00
27.00
0.00
27.00
0.0
16.7
15.00
.750
81.00
108.00
11Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
1
2020
ATL ATL
1
0
0
6.00
2
0
0
0
3.0
5
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
16
0
6.00
6.00
1.00
0.00
12.5
12.5
2.33
.417
6.00
15.00
12Dustin May
D. May
1
2020
LAD LAD
1
0
0
9.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
18.00
0.50
0.00
20.0
40.0
3.00
.500
9.00
9.00
13Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
1
2020
HOU HOU
1
0
1
.000
7.36
7
0
0
0
3.2
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
17
0
17.18
2.45
7.00
4.91
41.2
5.9
1.36
.333
7.36
9.82
14Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1
2020
TBR TBR
1
1
0
1.000
0.00
6
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
9.53
1.59
6.00
0.00
30.0
5.0
0.53
.154
0.00
3.18
15Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1
2019
HOU HOU
1
0
0
2.84
3
0
0
0
6.1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
4.26
2.84
1.50
1.42
13.6
9.1
0.63
.063
2.84
2.84
16Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
2019
WSH WSH
1
0
0
3.60
3
0
0
0
5.0
7
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
26
0
5.40
7.20
0.75
1.80
11.5
15.4
2.20
.333
3.60
12.60
17Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
1
2018
LAD LAD
1
0
0
1.93
7
0
0
0
4.2
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
13.50
0.00
1.93
36.8
0.0
1.29
.455
1.93
11.57
18Jhoulys Chacin
J. Chacin
1
2018
MIL MIL
1
0
1
.000
9.00
0
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
0.00
4.50
0.00
4.50
0.0
11.1
2.00
.286
9.00
13.50
19Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1
2017
LAD LAD
1
0
1
.000
21.60
0
0
0
0
1.2
3
4
5
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
0.00
5.40
0.00
5.40
0.0
10.0
2.40
.250
27.00
16.20
20Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
1
2017
HOU HOU
2
0
0
0.00
9
0
0
1
6.1
4
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
27
0
12.79
1.42
9.00
0.00
33.3
3.7
0.79
.308
0.00
5.68
21Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1
2017
HOU HOU
2
2
0
1.000
1.00
9
0
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
33
1
9.00
2.00
4.50
0.00
27.3
6.1
0.67
.182
1.00
4.00
22CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1
2017
NYY NYY
1
0
1
.000
2.70
0
0
0
0
3.1
5
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
18
0
0.00
8.10
0.00
2.70
0.0
16.7
2.40
.286
2.70
13.50
23Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
1
2016
CHC CHC
1
0
0
1.93
2
0
0
0
4.2
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
3.86
1.93
2.00
0.00
10.5
5.3
1.07
.250
3.86
7.71
24Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1
2016
CLE CLE
1
0
0
9.00
0
0
0
0
4.0
6
4
4
2
0
1
0
0
18
0
0.00
0.00
4.50
0.0
0.0
1.50
.267
9.00
13.50
25Jeremy Guthrie
J. Guthrie
1
2014
KCR KCR
1
0
1
.000
8.10
3
0
0
0
3.1
4
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
15
0
8.10
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
1.20
.364
8.10
10.80
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