oldest player to start a mlb playoff game from 2009 to 2018

Between the 2009 and 2018 seasons, R.A. Dickey was the oldest in a start in a postseason game. He was 40 years and 356 days old in Game 4 of the 2015 ALCS against the Royals.

NAMEAGEGSDATETMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1R.A. Dickey
R.A. Dickey
40-356
1
10/20/2015
TOR TOR
vs
KCR KCR
L
21.60
1
0
0
0
1.2
4
4
5
2
2
1
0
0
12
0
2R.A. Dickey
R.A. Dickey
40-348
1
10/12/2015
TOR TOR
@
TEX TEX
1.93
3
0
0
0
4.2
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
19
1
3Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
40-133
1
10/4/2013
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
L
4.50
4
0
0
0
6.0
10
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
4Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
40-120
1
10/13/2012
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
2.70
5
0
0
0
6.2
7
2
2
0
3
0
0
1
29
0
5Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
40-115
1
10/8/2012
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
L
3.86
5
0
0
0
7.0
7
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
6Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-107
1
10/29/2014
SFG SFG
@
KCR KCR
10.80
1
0
0
0
1.2
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
10
0
7Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-102
1
10/24/2014
SFG SFG
vs
KCR KCR
L
4.76
2
0
0
0
5.2
4
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
8Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-092
1
10/14/2014
SFG SFG
vs
STL STL
5.68
5
0
0
0
6.1
7
4
4
1
0
1
0
0
26
0
9Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-082
1
10/4/2014
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
1.23
8
0
0
0
7.1
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
10Rich Hill
R. Hill
38-230
1
10/27/2018
LAD LAD
vs
BOS BOS
1.42
7
0
0
0
6.1
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
24
0
11Rich Hill
R. Hill
38-219
1
10/16/2018
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
1.80
6
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
20
0
12Rich Hill
R. Hill
38-211
1
10/8/2018
LAD LAD
@
ATL ATL
4.15
3
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
0
5
0
0
0
23
0
13Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
38-125
1
10/18/2010
NYY NYY
vs
TEX TEX
L
2.57
5
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
14Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
38-114
1
10/7/2010
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
W
2.57
4
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
15CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
38-080
1
10/9/2018
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
L
9.00
1
0
0
0
3.0
5
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
17
1
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
38-010
1
11/4/2009
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
L
9.00
5
0
0
0
4.0
3
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
18
0
17John Lackey
J. Lackey
38-006
1
10/29/2016
CHC CHC
vs
CLE CLE
L
3.60
5
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
20
0
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
38-004
1
10/29/2009
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
L
4.50
8
0
0
0
6.0
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
26
0
19John Lackey
J. Lackey
37-362
1
10/19/2016
CHC CHC
@
LAD LAD
4.50
3
0
0
0
4.0
3
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
18
0
20Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
37-356
1
10/16/2009
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
0.00
3
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
23
0
21John Lackey
J. Lackey
37-354
1
10/11/2016
CHC CHC
@
SFG SFG
6.75
4
0
0
0
4.0
7
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
22Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
37-247
1
10/14/2012
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
L
3.52
11
0
0
0
7.2
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
23Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
37-243
1
10/10/2012
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
2.16
3
0
0
0
8.1
5
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
32
0
24Rich Hill
R. Hill
37-234
1
10/31/2017
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
1.93
5
0
0
0
4.2
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
19
0
25Rich Hill
R. Hill
37-228
1
10/25/2017
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
2.25
7
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
1
18
0
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