mlb pitcher most strikeouts in the playoffs since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters in the postseason, with 244 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
244
38
17
12
.586
37
3.58
2
1
0
226.0
179
90
93
32
74
5
0
0
920
8
9.72
2.95
3.30
1.27
26.5
8.0
1.12
.260
3.70
7.13
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
213
41
13
13
.500
32
4.62
0
0
1
196.2
171
101
107
32
54
4
2
6
803
11
9.75
2.47
3.94
1.46
26.5
6.7
1.14
.278
4.90
7.83
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
182
33
8
8
.500
28
3.78
0
0
1
157.1
121
66
69
23
62
9
1
4
652
8
10.41
3.55
2.94
1.32
27.9
9.5
1.16
.261
3.95
6.92
4Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
156
22
11
6
.647
22
2.77
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
5Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
139
30
13
7
.650
30
3.34
0
0
0
188.2
195
70
74
17
49
3
0
4
789
2
6.63
2.34
2.84
0.81
17.6
6.2
1.29
.306
3.53
9.30
6Jon Lester
J. Lester
133
26
9
7
.563
22
2.51
0
0
0
154.0
117
43
46
15
40
3
2
0
610
4
7.77
2.34
3.33
0.88
21.8
6.6
1.02
.243
2.69
6.84
7Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
123
29
4
5
.444
16
2.83
1
0
4
114.1
105
36
39
11
22
2
9
1
464
4
9.68
1.73
5.59
0.87
26.5
4.7
1.11
.307
3.07
8.27
8CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
121
26
10
7
.588
23
4.28
1
0
0
130.1
137
62
67
15
63
8
0
9
586
5
8.36
4.35
1.92
1.04
20.6
10.8
1.53
.322
4.63
9.46
9Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
120
23
9
5
.643
22
3.77
1
1
0
126.2
111
53
55
14
45
4
1
1
537
8
8.53
3.20
2.67
0.99
22.3
8.4
1.23
.274
3.91
7.89
10Walker 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
11John Lackey
J. Lackey
114
29
8
6
.571
23
3.44
0
0
0
144.0
135
55
58
7
47
4
2
6
601
10
7.13
2.94
2.43
0.44
19.0
7.8
1.26
.298
3.63
8.44
12Blake 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
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
100
22
4
6
.400
21
4.14
0
0
0
113.0
103
52
55
19
33
3
0
0
469
2
7.96
2.63
3.03
1.51
21.3
7.0
1.20
.268
4.38
8.20
14Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
99
14
7
3
.700
13
3.07
3
3
0
93.2
67
32
32
11
21
4
0
1
366
3
9.51
2.02
4.71
1.06
27.0
5.7
0.94
.242
3.07
6.44
15Framber 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
16Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
94
59
3
2
.600
0
2.20
0
0
20
65.1
34
16
18
7
18
3
47
3
250
0
12.95
2.48
5.22
0.96
37.6
7.2
0.80
.211
2.48
4.68
17Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
93
17
7
6
.538
16
3.41
1
1
0
100.1
83
38
45
12
27
2
0
2
411
1
8.34
2.42
3.44
1.08
22.6
6.6
1.10
.256
4.04
7.45
18Charlie Morton
C. Morton
92
18
7
5
.583
17
3.60
0
0
0
80.0
67
32
34
8
33
7
1
0
343
5
10.35
3.71
2.79
0.90
26.8
9.6
1.25
.291
3.83
7.54
19Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
92
17
5
7
.417
15
3.80
0
0
0
97.0
95
41
43
14
22
3
0
7
407
2
8.54
2.04
4.18
1.30
22.6
5.4
1.21
.293
3.99
8.81
20Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
92
15
10
1
.909
15
2.12
3
1
0
102.0
80
24
26
10
15
3
0
0
401
0
8.12
1.32
6.13
0.88
22.9
3.7
0.93
.249
2.29
7.06
21David Price
D. Price
91
23
5
9
.357
14
4.62
0
0
1
99.1
91
51
53
16
28
3
5
1
414
1
8.24
2.54
3.25
1.45
22.0
6.8
1.20
.272
4.80
8.24
22Cliff Lee
C. Lee
89
11
7
3
.700
11
2.52
3
0
0
82.0
66
23
27
2
10
1
0
0
320
2
9.77
1.10
8.90
0.22
27.8
3.1
0.93
.294
2.96
7.24
23Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
87
16
8
3
.727
14
2.11
3
3
1
102.1
74
24
25
8
18
5
1
2
398
0
7.65
1.58
4.83
0.70
21.9
4.5
0.90
.236
2.20
6.51
24Tyler 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
25Nathan 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

More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

36

Greene

Riley Greene

RBI

111

Greene

Riley Greene

AVG

.278

Dingler

Dillon Dingler
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Mize

Casey Mize

K

241

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

2.21

Skubal

Tarik Skubal
Team Rankings

HR

198

10th

R

758

11th

SO

1,375

14th

ERA

3.95

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:10 PM
Fri
3/27
@
9:40 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
10:10 PM
Tue
3/31
@
9:40 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

2 - 3

2

Final

3

SEA Mariners

3 - 2

Fri 10 Oct 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM