21 pitchers are tied for starting the most games in a postseason, with 3 starts. The first three are Blake Snell in 2025 and in 2020, Justin Verlander in 2022 and Walker Buehler in 2020.
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most starts by a player in a game one postseason| NAME | GS | SEASON | TM | 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 |  | B. Snell | 3 | 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 10.35 | 1.80 | 5.75 | 0.45 | 31.1 | 5.4 | 0.85 | .267 | 3.15 | 5.85 | |
| 2 |  | J. Verlander | 3 | 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 11.40 | 2.40 | 4.75 | 1.20 | 27.9 | 5.9 | 1.53 | .405 | 7.20 | 11.40 | |
| 3 |  | W. Buehler | 3 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 15.92 | 7.62 | 2.09 | 1.38 | 39.7 | 19.0 | 1.46 | .273 | 2.77 | 5.54 | ||
| 4 |  | M. Fried | 3 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 9.53 | 1.06 | 9.00 | 1.06 | 26.1 | 2.9 | 1.06 | .304 | 2.65 | 8.47 | ||
| 5 |  | B. Snell | 3 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 8.62 | 3.45 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 1.21 | .237 | 2.87 | 7.47 | |
| 6 |  | C. Sale | 3 | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.73 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 13.50 | 5.40 | 2.50 | 0.68 | 34.5 | 13.8 | 1.43 | .357 | 4.73 | 7.43 | |
| 7 |  | C. Kershaw | 3 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 10.80 | 1.96 | 5.50 | 2.95 | 31.4 | 5.7 | 0.87 | .158 | 3.44 | 5.89 | |
| 8 |  | J. Lester | 3 | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.83 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 6.86 | 1.83 | 3.75 | 0.92 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 0.97 | .245 | 1.83 | 6.86 | |
| 9 |  | M. Bumgarner | 3 | 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 8.37 | 1.14 | 7.33 | 0.38 | 25.0 | 3.4 | 0.59 | .167 | 0.38 | 4.18 | |
| 10 |  | J. Shields | 3 | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6.92 | 2.77 | 2.50 | 1.38 | 15.9 | 6.3 | 2.00 | .426 | 9.00 | 15.23 | |
| 11 |  | J. Lester | 3 | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 7.89 | 2.08 | 3.80 | 0.83 | 22.6 | 6.0 | 0.88 | .214 | 1.25 | 5.82 | |
| 12 | | C.J. Wilson | 3 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 9.39 | 7.04 | 1.33 | 1.76 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 1.89 | .341 | 7.63 | 9.98 | |
| 13 | | T. Lincecum | 3 | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 10.38 | 2.49 | 4.17 | 0.83 | 29.1 | 7.0 | 1.02 | .264 | 2.91 | 6.65 | |
| 14 |  | CC Sabathia | 3 | 2009 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.66 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 8.72 | 1.66 | 5.25 | 0.83 | 25.0 | 4.8 | 0.92 | .250 | 2.08 | 6.65 | |
| 15 | | C. Hamels | 3 | 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.05 | 4.40 | 0.41 | 27.2 | 6.2 | 0.82 | .226 | 1.64 | 5.32 | |
| 16 | | J. Beckett | 3 | 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 9.82 | 0.41 | 24.00 | 0.41 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 0.68 | .245 | 1.23 | 5.73 | |
| 17 | | J. Francis | 3 | 2007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 8.10 | 3.24 | 2.50 | 1.62 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 1.62 | .367 | 4.86 | 11.34 | |
| 18 | | J. Contreras | 3 | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | .253 | 3.13 | 8.22 | ||
| 19 | | W. Williams | 3 | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 5.02 | 3.14 | 1.60 | 1.88 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 1.74 | .333 | 8.16 | 12.56 | |
| 20 | | O. Hernandez | 3 | 1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 7.04 | 3.91 | 1.80 | 0.39 | 20.9 | 11.6 | 0.87 | .158 | 1.57 | 3.91 | |
| 21 |  | G. Maddux | 3 | 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 5.14 | 3.43 | 1.50 | 0.43 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .292 | 3.00 | 8.57 | |
| 22 | | D. Wells | 3 | 1998 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.54 | 5.00 | 1.54 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 0.90 | .217 | 2.70 | 6.56 | |
| 23 |  | J. Smoltz | 3 | 1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 6.65 | 3.52 | 1.89 | 0.00 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 0.87 | .175 | 1.57 | 4.30 | |
| 24 |  | K. Gausman | 2 | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 6.35 | 2.38 | 2.67 | 0.79 | 18.6 | 7.0 | 0.88 | .194 | 2.38 | 5.56 | |
| 25 |  | M. Boyd | 2 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.40 | 3.60 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 2.00 | .381 | 12.60 | 14.40 | |
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