mlb most pitcher playoff strikeouts last ten years

Between March 12, 2016 and March 12, 2026, Gerrit Cole has fanned the most batters in the postseason, with 142 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
142
19
10
4
.714
19
2.61
0
0
0
117.1
89
34
43
15
33
3
0
1
476
1
10.89
2.53
4.30
1.15
29.8
6.9
1.04
.261
3.30
6.83
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
136
28
11
7
.611
22
4.64
0
0
1
132.0
119
68
71
24
31
3
2
4
537
2
9.27
2.11
4.39
1.64
25.3
5.8
1.14
.277
4.84
8.11
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
132
22
10
7
.588
21
3.74
1
0
0
127.2
102
53
53
19
44
4
0
0
519
2
9.31
3.10
3.00
1.34
25.4
8.5
1.14
.259
3.74
7.19
4Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
114
19
4
4
.500
18
3.04
0
0
1
94.2
73
32
34
9
36
2
1
2
388
3
10.84
3.42
3.17
0.86
29.4
9.3
1.15
.282
3.23
6.94
5Blake Snell
B. Snell
102
18
7
5
.583
15
3.27
0
0
1
82.2
59
30
30
10
36
1
1
0
331
5
11.10
3.92
2.83
1.09
30.8
10.9
1.15
.269
3.27
6.42
6Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
102
21
4
5
.444
18
3.80
0
0
1
94.2
75
40
42
18
37
5
1
3
394
5
9.70
3.52
2.76
1.71
25.9
9.4
1.18
.246
3.99
7.13
7Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
95
17
7
6
.538
16
4.34
0
0
0
85.0
82
41
45
14
34
4
1
0
360
0
10.06
3.60
2.79
1.48
26.4
9.4
1.36
.319
4.76
8.68
8Charlie Morton
C. Morton
88
17
7
4
.636
16
3.63
0
0
0
74.1
64
30
32
7
29
7
1
0
319
5
10.65
3.51
3.03
0.85
27.6
9.1
1.25
.303
3.87
7.75
9Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
86
16
2
6
.250
13
4.43
0
0
1
67.0
58
33
36
11
36
0
1
0
292
7
11.55
4.84
2.39
1.48
29.5
12.3
1.40
.296
4.84
7.79
10Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
82
17
9
3
.750
12
3.05
0
0
0
79.2
65
27
28
6
18
1
1
3
325
0
9.26
2.03
4.56
0.68
25.2
5.5
1.04
.271
3.16
7.34
11Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
78
49
3
2
.600
0
2.22
0
0
15
56.2
27
14
16
7
14
3
37
2
213
0
12.39
2.22
5.57
1.11
36.6
6.6
0.72
.180
2.54
4.29
12Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
77
12
4
3
.571
11
2.18
0
0
0
70.1
37
17
19
5
14
5
0
0
264
1
9.85
1.79
5.50
0.64
29.2
5.3
0.73
.196
2.43
4.73
13Max Fried
M. Fried
73
22
2
6
.250
14
5.31
0
0
0
76.1
94
45
47
11
23
2
0
0
343
4
8.61
2.71
3.17
1.30
21.3
6.7
1.53
.355
5.54
11.08
14Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
73
18
2
3
.400
11
3.53
0
0
1
66.1
58
26
32
14
20
8
1
0
276
3
9.90
2.71
3.65
1.90
26.4
7.2
1.18
.273
4.34
7.87
15Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
69
8
6
1
.857
7
1.43
0
0
0
50.1
36
8
11
4
7
0
0
1
193
1
12.34
1.25
9.86
0.72
35.8
3.6
0.85
.283
1.97
6.44
16Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
69
41
3
3
.500
0
2.30
0
0
11
47.0
34
12
12
4
19
2
26
1
189
1
13.21
3.64
3.63
0.77
36.5
10.1
1.13
.316
2.30
6.51
17Rich Hill
R. Hill
62
12
1
1
.500
11
2.70
0
0
0
50.0
35
15
15
4
30
3
1
3
216
1
11.16
5.40
2.07
0.72
28.7
13.9
1.30
.265
2.70
6.30
18Aaron Nola
A. Nola
61
11
5
4
.556
11
3.88
0
0
0
55.2
53
24
25
8
11
3
0
0
231
0
9.86
1.78
5.55
1.29
26.4
4.8
1.15
.304
4.04
8.57
19Cristian Javier
C. Javier
60
17
6
2
.750
5
2.68
0
0
0
43.2
22
13
13
7
23
3
0
0
177
1
12.37
4.74
2.61
1.44
33.9
13.0
1.03
.179
2.68
4.53
20Ryan Pressly
R. Pressly
60
47
3
1
.750
0
2.78
0
0
14
45.1
34
14
16
1
15
3
27
1
186
7
11.91
2.98
4.00
0.20
32.3
8.1
1.08
.308
3.18
6.75
21Julio Urías
J. Urías
60
23
8
3
.727
6
3.68
0
0
1
58.2
45
24
25
10
12
0
4
1
232
2
9.20
1.84
5.00
1.53
25.9
5.2
0.97
.233
3.84
6.90
22Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
58
13
2
6
.250
11
5.05
0
0
0
57.0
56
32
33
9
26
2
0
0
247
3
9.16
4.11
2.23
1.42
23.5
10.5
1.44
.309
5.21
8.84
23Luis Severino
L. Severino
57
14
2
5
.286
13
4.62
0
0
0
60.1
62
31
34
10
27
2
0
0
271
0
8.50
4.03
2.11
1.49
21.0
10.0
1.48
.297
5.07
9.25
24Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
56
6
2
1
.667
6
2.04
0
0
0
39.2
23
9
9
3
6
2
0
1
148
0
12.71
1.36
9.33
0.68
37.8
4.1
0.73
.247
2.04
5.22
25Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
55
13
5
7
.417
13
4.09
0
0
0
66.0
57
30
31
18
15
7
0
1
269
1
7.50
2.05
3.67
2.45
20.4
5.6
1.09
.224
4.23
7.77
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