Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Giants @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Giants 11, Padres 1 | WP: Hammaker LP: Dravecky |
| 2 | Giants 8, Padres 4 | WP: Davis LP: Show |
| 3 | Giants 4, Padres 2 | WP: Garrelts LP: McCullers |
| Giants Win Series 3-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Braves @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 2, Braves 1 | WP: Howe LP: Bedrosian |
| 2 | Dodgers 7, Braves 4 | WP: Pena LP: McMurtry |
| 3 | Braves 7, Dodgers 4 | WP: Cowley LP: Valenzuela |
| 4 | Braves 5, Dodgers 2 | WP: Barker LP: Welch |
| 5 | Dodgers 2, Braves 0 | WP: Hershiser LP: Boggs |
| Dodgers Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Giants @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Giants 4, Astros 3 | WP: Hammaker LP: Tibbs |
| 2 | Astros 2, Giants 1 | WP: Deshaies LP: Davis |
| 3 | Giants 7, Astros 6 | WP: Chris LP: Solano |
| 4 | Giants 7, Astros 5 | WP: McGaffigan LP: Ryan |
| 5 | Giants 6, Astros 0 | WP: Hammaker LP: Tibbs |
| Giants Win Series 4-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 3, Pirates 2 | WP: Hershiser LP: Holman |
| 2 | Pirates 11, Dodgers 5 | WP: Ownbey LP: Beckwith |
| 3 | Dodgers 4, Pirates 3 | WP: Stewart LP: Orosco |
| 4 | Pirates 3, Dodgers 2 | WP: McDowell LP: Forster |
| 5 | Pirates 5, Dodgers 4 | WP: Holman LP: Hershiser |
| 6 | Dodgers 5, Pirates 1 | WP: Pena LP: Scott |
| 7 | Pirates 4, Dodgers 2 | WP: Gooden LP: Valenzuela |
| Pirates Win Series 4-3 | ||
| World Series: Giants @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 6, Giants 5 | WP: Sisk LP: Hammaker |
| 2 | Pirates 7, Giants 0 | WP: Scott LP: Davis |
| 3 | Giants 3, Pirates 2 | WP: Carman LP: Gooden |
| 4 | Giants 7, Pirates 6 | WP: Hammaker LP: Holman |
| 5 | Pirates 5, Giants 2 | WP: Scott LP: Davis |
| 6 | Pirates 3, Giants 2 | WP: Gooden LP: Garrelts |
| Pirates Win Series 4-2 | ||
