{"id":23199,"date":"2025-10-03T01:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23199"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:00:12","slug":"playoff-pitching-leaders-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/playoff-pitching-leaders-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff Pitching Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Cubs dispatched the Padres yesterday to win their Wild Card series and will be heading to the NLDS against the Brewers this weekend.\u00a0 While we wait, it’s time to take our updated look at the pitching leaders from the now 33 post-season games I’ve attended since the White Sox won the AL Central in 2000.<\/p>\n

Wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Losses<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mark Buehrle<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jon Lester<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jake Arrieta<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 tied with <\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

ERA (>\u00a06 IP)<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Matt Clement<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31 tied with <\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Strikeouts<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aroldis Chapman<\/span><\/td>\n0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Strasburg<\/span><\/td>\n0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyle Freeland<\/span><\/td>\n0.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Cueto<\/span><\/td>\n1.13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chad Billingsley<\/span><\/td>\n1.35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Appearances<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jon Lester<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jake Arrieta<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Buehrle<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Strasburg<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Saves<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hector Rondon<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travis Wood<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedro Strop<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aroldis Chapman<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carl Edwards Jr.<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jon Lester<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aroldis Chapman<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bobby Jenks<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wade Davis<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kazuhiro Sasaki<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ugueth Urbina<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Braden Looper<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francisco Rodriguez<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Smoltz<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeurys Familia<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n