which pitcher has the most complete games in a playoff game

36 pitchers are tied for the most complete games in a postseason game, with 1 complete game. The first three are Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Justin Verlander and Johnny Cueto 2 times.

NAMECGDATETMOPPDECGSERASOSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
1
10/25/2025
@
W
1
1.00
8
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
32
0
2Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
1
10/14/2025
@
W
1
1.00
7
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
32
0
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
10/14/2017
vs
W
1
1.00
13
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
4Marco Estrada
M. Estrada
1
10/14/2016
@
L
1
2.25
6
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
5Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1
10/7/2016
@
L
1
1.13
10
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
6Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1
10/5/2016
@
W
1
0.00
6
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
32
0
7Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1
10/28/2015
vs
W
1
1.00
4
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
31
0
8Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1
10/7/2015
@
W
1
0.00
11
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
32
0
9Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1
10/26/2014
vs
W
1
0.00
8
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
10Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1
10/1/2014
@
W
1
0.00
10
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
11Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
1
10/9/2013
vs
W
1
1.00
6
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
12CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1
10/12/2012
vs
W
1
1.00
9
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
13Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
10/11/2012
@
W
1
0.00
11
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
14Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
1
10/7/2011
@
W
1
0.00
3
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
31
0
15Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1
10/12/2010
@
W
1
1.00
11
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
16Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
1
10/10/2010
@
W
1
0.00
9
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
17Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
1
10/7/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
14
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
18Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
1
10/6/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
8
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
19Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1
10/28/2009
@
W
1
0.00
10
0
0
9.0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
20Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1
10/7/2009
vs
W
1
1.00
5
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
21Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
1
10/3/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
8
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
1
22Jose Contreras
J. Contreras
1
10/16/2005
@
W
1
3.00
2
0
0
9.0
5
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
23Freddy Garcia
F. Garcia
1
10/15/2005
@
W
1
2.00
5
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
24Jon Garland
J. Garland
1
10/14/2005
@
W
1
2.00
7
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
25Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
1
10/12/2005
vs
W
1
1.00
4
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
32
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for complete games going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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