[Sloopy45]

this is not counting the stats from this postseason to this point

1. Mariano Rivera: 7-1 in the post-season with a 0.73 ERA, 30 Saves, 77 K's in 60 Innings, and 4 rings. Doesn't get any better than the Sandman. His teams are 16-5 in Postseason Series.

2. John Smoltz: 13-4, 2.77 ERA, and 4 saves in October. The Braves only won one World Series, but it ain't because of Smoltz. In 1996 (his Cy Young Season) he was 4-1 in October with a 1.00, 1.20. and 0.64 ERA in the DCS, LCS, and WS. Quite Impressive. His teams are 12-10 in the Postseason.

3. Curt Schilling: 5-1, 1.66 ERA, and 91 K's in 86.7 post-season Innings. The Unit was better in '01, but Schilling's numbers are better overall. He hasn't had as big a body of work in October as Johnson, however. His teams are 4-2 in post-season Series.

4. Randy Johnson: 7-8, 3 Complete Games, 2 relief appearences, 3.08 ERA, and 124 K's in 108 Innings. His numbers aren't great, and his teams are only 4-5 in Postseason Series. However, he's this high on my list because of his '95 and '01 Playoff performances. In '01, he was 5-1 in the postseason with a 1.12 ERA in the LCS and a 1.08 ERA in the World Series, leading the D-Backs to the Championship. There's probably no starter I want on the mound in a big game ahead of the Unit.

5. David Wells: The Boomer is 10-3 with an 3.18 ERA in the post-season. Great big game pitcher. His teams are 8-7 in October.

6. Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez: 9-3 with an 2.51 ERA in October. His teams are 10-2. The best Cuban import since the Cohiba Robusto cigar.

7. David Cone: 8-3 in the post-season with a 3.80 ERA. He's been to the post-season with three teams (Mets, Toronto, & the Yankees) and his teams are 12-3. The consummate winner.

Anyone have another guy to go on this list?