Curt Schilling has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher in the postseason when starting 19+ games, with an ERA of 2.23.
| NAME | ERA | GS | G | W | L | W% | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Schilling | 2.23 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 120 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 133.1 | 104 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 1 | 8.10 | 1.69 | 4.80 | 0.81 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 0.97 | .252 | 2.50 | 7.02 |
| 2 |  | J. Lester | 2.44 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.2 | 110 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 3 | 7.58 | 2.32 | 3.27 | 0.88 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 1.02 | .243 | 2.57 | 6.89 |
| 3 |  | J. Smoltz | 2.55 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 187.1 | 151 | 53 | 58 | 14 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 770 | 6 | 8.50 | 3.03 | 2.81 | 0.67 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 1.14 | .267 | 2.79 | 7.25 |
| 4 | | W. Ford | 2.71 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 146.0 | 132 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 594 | 4 | 5.79 | 2.10 | 2.76 | 0.49 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 1.14 | .273 | 3.14 | 8.14 |
| 5 |  | G. Cole | 2.77 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.1 | 100 | 41 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 537 | 1 | 10.53 | 2.43 | 4.33 | 1.28 | 29.1 | 6.7 | 1.02 | .251 | 3.38 | 6.75 |
| 6 | | J. Lackey | 3.29 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 125 | 49 | 52 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 558 | 6 | 7.19 | 2.89 | 2.49 | 0.40 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 1.25 | .299 | 3.49 | 8.40 |
| 7 | | T. Glavine | 3.30 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 218.1 | 191 | 80 | 91 | 21 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 912 | 3 | 5.89 | 3.59 | 1.64 | 0.87 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 1.27 | .260 | 3.75 | 7.87 |
| 8 | | C. Hunter | 3.32 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 127.1 | 112 | 47 | 48 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 517 | 1 | 4.59 | 2.40 | 1.91 | 1.48 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .230 | 3.39 | 7.92 |
| 9 |  | G. Maddux | 3.36 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193.0 | 191 | 72 | 95 | 14 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 813 | 4 | 5.64 | 2.24 | 2.52 | 0.65 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .285 | 4.43 | 8.91 |
| 10 | | M. Mussina | 3.48 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.0 | 115 | 51 | 54 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 541 | 2 | 9.48 | 1.98 | 4.79 | 1.30 | 25.7 | 5.4 | 1.09 | .274 | 3.68 | 7.84 |
| 11 |  | J. Verlander | 3.59 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 223.1 | 178 | 89 | 92 | 31 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 8 | 9.83 | 2.90 | 3.39 | 1.25 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 1.12 | .263 | 3.71 | 7.17 |
| 12 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.70 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.0 | 113 | 62 | 63 | 23 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 618 | 8 | 10.25 | 3.52 | 2.92 | 1.37 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 1.14 | .253 | 3.75 | 6.74 |
| 13 | | A. Pettitte | 3.81 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276.2 | 285 | 117 | 121 | 31 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1,157 | 4 | 5.95 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 1.01 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .294 | 3.94 | 9.27 |
| 14 |  | R. Clemens | 3.81 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 196.0 | 172 | 83 | 87 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 826 | 10 | 7.76 | 3.21 | 2.41 | 0.78 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.99 | 7.90 |
| 15 |  | Z. Greinke | 4.18 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 101 | 52 | 55 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 2 | 7.96 | 2.65 | 3.00 | 1.53 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .265 | 4.42 | 8.12 |
| 16 |  | CC Sabathia | 4.29 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128.0 | 135 | 61 | 66 | 15 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 573 | 5 | 8.23 | 4.29 | 1.92 | 1.05 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 1.53 | .322 | 4.64 | 9.49 |
| 17 |  | C. Kershaw | 4.49 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184.1 | 159 | 92 | 97 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 746 | 10 | 9.81 | 2.25 | 4.37 | 1.32 | 26.9 | 6.2 | 1.11 | .281 | 4.74 | 7.76 |
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