starting pitchers with lowest era in a single postseason with at least 4 games

Blue Moon Odom has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 4+ games pitched in a postseason, with an ERA of 0.71 in 1972.

NAMEERAGSEASONTMWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
0.71
4
1972
OAK OAK
2
1
.667
4
18
1
1
0
25.1
10
2
3
0
8
0
0
0
92
1
6.39
2.84
2.25
0.00
19.6
8.7
0.71
.152
1.07
3.55
2Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
0.82
5
1981
LAD LAD
4
1
.800
5
12
0
0
0
33.0
22
3
5
2
18
0
0
2
136
0
3.27
4.91
0.67
0.55
8.8
13.2
1.21
.192
1.36
6.00
3John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
0.95
5
1996
ATL ATL
4
1
.800
5
33
0
0
0
38.0
22
4
5
0
13
0
0
0
148
2
7.82
3.08
2.54
0.00
22.3
8.8
0.92
.216
1.18
5.21
4Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
0.96
4
2020
ATL ATL
2
0
1.000
4
24
0
0
0
18.2
11
2
2
0
10
0
0
0
77
1
11.57
4.82
2.40
0.00
31.2
13.0
1.13
.256
0.96
5.30
5Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1.06
5
1988
LAD LAD
3
0
1.000
5
32
3
2
0
42.1
25
5
7
0
13
2
0
1
163
3
6.80
2.76
2.46
0.00
19.6
8.0
0.90
.216
1.49
5.31
6Ryan Vogelsong
R. Vogelsong
1.09
4
2012
SFG SFG
3
0
1.000
4
21
0
0
0
24.2
16
3
3
0
10
1
0
0
99
0
7.66
3.65
2.10
0.00
21.2
10.1
1.05
.239
1.09
5.84
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1.12
6
2001
ARI ARI
4
0
1.000
6
56
3
1
0
48.1
25
6
6
3
6
1
0
0
176
0
10.43
1.12
9.33
0.56
31.8
3.4
0.64
.200
1.12
4.66
8Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1.13
6
2014
SFG SFG
4
1
.800
6
41
2
2
0
47.2
26
6
7
3
6
2
0
0
178
0
7.74
1.13
6.83
0.57
23.0
3.4
0.67
.183
1.32
4.91
9Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
1.20
4
2007
BOS BOS
4
0
1.000
4
35
1
1
0
30.0
19
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
110
2
10.50
0.60
17.50
0.30
31.8
1.8
0.70
.254
1.20
5.70
10Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
1.20
4
1999
NYY NYY
3
0
1.000
4
27
0
0
0
30.0
15
4
5
2
14
0
0
0
117
0
8.10
4.20
1.93
0.60
23.1
12.0
0.97
.176
1.50
4.50
11Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
1.23
4
1998
SDP SDP
3
0
1.000
4
32
0
0
0
22.0
15
3
4
1
9
1
0
1
88
2
13.09
3.68
3.56
0.41
36.4
10.2
1.09
.311
1.64
6.14
12Wade Miley
W. Miley
1.23
4
2018
MIL MIL
0
0
4
9
0
0
0
14.2
10
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
58
0
5.52
2.45
2.25
0.61
15.5
6.9
0.95
.205
1.23
6.14
13Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1.24
4
1997
BAL BAL
2
0
1.000
4
41
0
0
0
29.0
11
4
4
3
7
0
0
0
105
0
12.72
2.17
5.86
0.93
39.0
6.7
0.62
.148
1.24
3.41
14Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
1.40
4
1973
NYM NYM
2
2
.500
4
20
1
1
0
25.2
12
4
7
2
8
1
0
0
98
0
7.01
2.81
2.50
0.70
20.4
8.2
0.78
.149
2.45
4.21
15Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
1.42
5
2016
CHC CHC
1
1
.500
5
19
0
0
0
25.1
19
4
5
1
7
1
0
0
100
0
6.75
2.49
2.71
0.36
19.0
7.0
1.03
.250
1.78
6.75
16Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
1.44
4
2022
HOU HOU
3
0
1.000
4
33
0
0
0
25.0
14
4
6
1
8
1
0
0
96
0
11.88
2.88
4.13
0.36
34.4
8.3
0.88
.245
2.16
5.04
17Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1.50
4
1974
LAD LAD
3
0
1.000
4
25
1
1
0
30.0
16
5
5
2
5
2
0
0
110
1
7.50
1.50
5.00
0.60
22.7
4.5
0.70
.184
1.50
4.80
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1.52
4
1991
ATL ATL
2
0
1.000
4
26
1
1
0
29.2
27
5
5
3
4
1
0
0
120
0
7.89
1.21
6.50
0.91
21.7
3.3
1.04
.279
1.52
8.19
19Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
1.53
5
1995
CLE CLE
4
1
.800
5
35
0
0
0
35.1
20
6
8
3
9
1
0
2
137
2
8.92
2.29
3.89
0.76
25.5
6.6
0.82
.191
2.04
5.09
20Steve Avery
S. Avery
1.53
4
1991
ATL ATL
2
0
1.000
4
25
0
0
0
29.1
19
5
6
1
5
0
0
0
109
0
7.67
1.53
5.00
0.31
22.9
4.6
0.82
.231
1.84
5.83
21Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
1.56
5
2025
LAD LAD
4
1
.800
5
32
2
0
0
34.2
22
6
8
2
5
2
0
0
134
0
8.31
1.30
6.40
0.52
23.9
3.7
0.78
.215
2.08
5.71
22Jon Lester
J. Lester
1.56
5
2013
BOS BOS
4
1
.800
5
29
0
0
0
34.2
25
6
6
3
8
2
0
0
134
0
7.53
2.08
3.63
0.78
21.6
6.0
0.95
.239
1.56
6.49
23Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1.56
5
2009
PHI PHI
4
0
1.000
5
33
2
0
0
40.1
27
7
10
0
6
0
0
0
151
2
7.36
1.34
5.50
0.00
21.9
4.0
0.82
.241
2.23
6.02
24Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1.58
5
2001
ARI ARI
4
1
.800
5
46
2
2
0
40.0
25
7
7
2
8
0
0
0
152
0
10.35
1.80
5.75
0.45
30.3
5.3
0.83
.240
1.58
5.63
25Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
1.59
4
2021
ATL ATL
2
0
1.000
4
16
0
0
0
17.0
9
3
3
1
7
2
0
0
68
0
8.47
3.71
2.29
0.53
23.5
10.3
0.94
.190
1.59
4.76
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