33 pitchers had 1 complete game. The first three are Marco Estrada, Jake Arrieta and Adam Wainwright.
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most pitching complete games started per game by a player playoffs baseball career, minimum 3 games| NAME | CG | GS/G | GS | G | W | L | W% | ERA | SO | 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 |  | M. Estrada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.13 | 6.00 | 1.13 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 0.88 | .227 | 2.25 | 6.75 |
| 2 |  | J. Cueto | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.06 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 7.41 | 1.59 | 4.67 | 0.53 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 0.47 | .100 | 1.06 | 2.65 |
| 3 |  | J. Arrieta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 0.56 | .263 | 0.00 | 5.00 | |
| 4 |  | M. Bumgarner | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 25.0 | 3.1 | 0.56 | .174 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5 | | A. Wainwright | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 1.00 | .308 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| 6 |  | CC Sabathia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 28.1 | 6.3 | 0.67 | .190 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 7 |  | J. Verlander | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 38.1 | 3.2 | 0.61 | .243 | 0.50 | 4.50 |
| 8 | | C. Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 0.33 | .111 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |
| 9 | | C. Hamels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 0.56 | .227 | 0.00 | 5.00 | |
| 10 | | T. Lincecum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 14.00 | 1.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 46.7 | 3.3 | 0.33 | .133 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 11 | | R. Halladay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 0.11 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | | C. Lee | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 1 | 8.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 0.67 | .254 | 1.00 | 6.00 | |
| 13 | | J. Contreras | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.78 | .167 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
| 14 | | F. Garcia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 0.78 | .222 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| 15 | | J. Garland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 23.3 | 3.3 | 0.56 | .143 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 16 | | M. Buehrle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.56 | .154 | 1.00 | 5.00 | |
| 17 | | J. Lima | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.67 | .185 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 18 | | J. Beckett | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 9.33 | 1.00 | 9.33 | 0.00 | 30.1 | 3.2 | 0.52 | .177 | 0.00 | 3.67 |
| 19 | | M. Prior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 0.67 | .091 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 20 | | J. Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 0.33 | .115 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |
| 21 | | M. Hampton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 0.44 | .136 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 22 |  | R. Clemens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 6.7 | 0.33 | .077 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 23 | | B. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 0.33 | .043 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 24 | | T. Hudson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.63 | 4.50 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 1.25 | .231 | 4.50 | 6.75 |
| 25 | | K. Millwood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0.11 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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