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
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