mlb pitcher most strikeouts in the world series since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters in the World Series, with 50 strikeouts.

NAME SO SERIES G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
50
World Series
9
1
6
.143
9
5.63
0
0
0
48.0
45
30
33
10
20
1
0
0
208
2
9.38
3.75
2.50
1.88
24.0
9.6
1.35
.276
6.19
8.44
2 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
46
World Series
9
3
3
.500
9
3.70
0
0
0
56.0
57
23
27
4
18
2
0
3
239
1
7.39
2.89
2.56
0.64
19.2
7.5
1.34
.314
4.34
9.16
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
41
World Series
7
3
2
.600
6
4.46
0
0
0
38.1
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
149
1
9.63
2.58
3.73
1.41
27.5
7.4
1.07
.264
4.46
7.04
4 Jon Lester
J. Lester
34
World Series
6
4
1
.800
5
1.77
0
0
0
35.2
25
7
8
3
8
1
0
0
137
1
8.58
2.02
4.25
0.76
24.8
5.8
0.93
.242
2.02
6.31
5 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
34
World Series
5
3
0
1.000
5
1.38
0
0
0
32.2
20
5
6
2
5
2
0
0
123
0
9.37
1.38
6.80
0.55
27.6
4.1
0.77
.225
1.65
5.51
6 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
34
World Series
5
2
0
1.000
5
2.37
0
0
0
30.1
24
8
8
2
4
2
0
0
122
1
10.09
1.19
8.50
0.59
27.9
3.3
0.92
.275
2.37
7.12
7 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
31
World Series
5
4
0
1.000
4
0.25
1
1
1
36.0
14
1
1
1
5
2
1
0
124
0
7.75
1.25
6.20
0.25
25.0
4.0
0.53
.153
0.25
3.50
8 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
28
World Series
3
2
1
.667
3
1.16
1
1
0
23.1
14
3
3
0
6
1
0
0
88
0
10.80
2.31
4.67
0.00
31.8
6.8
0.86
.264
1.16
5.40
9 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
26
World Series
4
2
2
.500
4
4.55
1
0
0
27.2
27
14
16
1
4
1
0
0
114
0
8.46
1.30
6.50
0.33
22.8
3.5
1.12
.317
5.20
8.78
10 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
25
World Series
4
1
1
.500
4
2.36
0
0
0
26.2
19
7
12
3
7
0
0
0
106
0
8.44
2.36
3.57
1.01
23.6
6.6
0.98
.225
4.05
6.41
11 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
24
World Series
4
2
0
1.000
3
0.47
0
0
1
19.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
64
0
11.37
1.42
8.00
0.00
37.5
4.7
0.53
.189
0.47
3.32
12 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
23
World Series
5
2
0
1.000
2
2.25
0
0
0
20.0
11
5
5
1
5
0
0
0
77
0
10.35
2.25
4.60
0.45
29.9
6.5
0.80
.208
2.25
4.95
13 John Lackey
J. Lackey
23
World Series
7
2
2
.500
5
3.45
0
0
0
31.1
33
12
13
1
9
0
0
5
134
3
6.61
2.59
2.56
0.29
17.2
6.7
1.34
.317
3.73
9.48
14 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
23
World Series
3
1
1
.500
3
3.00
0
0
0
18.0
18
6
8
4
5
1
0
4
79
1
11.50
2.50
4.60
2.00
29.1
6.3
1.28
.304
4.00
9.00
15 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
21
World Series
4
2
1
.667
4
6.35
0
0
0
17.0
18
12
12
5
8
1
0
0
75
0
11.12
4.24
2.63
2.65
28.0
10.7
1.53
.325
6.35
9.53
16 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
21
World Series
14
1
1
.500
0
1.25
0
0
6
21.2
15
3
4
1
4
2
12
1
86
0
8.72
1.66
5.25
0.42
24.4
4.7
0.88
.241
1.66
6.23
17 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
20
World Series
4
1
1
.500
3
3.71
0
0
0
17.0
13
7
7
1
4
2
1
0
69
1
10.59
2.12
5.00
0.53
29.0
5.8
1.00
.286
3.71
6.88
18 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
19
World Series
5
1
1
.500
2
2.89
0
0
0
18.2
13
6
7
2
7
0
1
0
77
0
9.16
3.38
2.71
0.96
24.7
9.1
1.07
.224
3.38
6.27
19 Rich Hill
R. Hill
19
World Series
3
0
0
3
1.80
0
0
0
15.0
8
3
3
1
7
1
0
2
61
0
11.40
4.20
2.71
0.60
31.1
11.5
1.00
.212
1.80
4.80
20 Joe Kelly
J. Kelly
19
World Series
8
1
0
1.000
1
2.03
0
0
0
13.1
8
3
3
0
3
0
1
0
51
0
12.83
2.03
6.33
0.00
37.3
5.9
0.83
.276
2.03
5.40
21 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
19
World Series
4
1
0
1.000
4
3.26
0
0
0
19.1
21
7
7
2
10
0
0
0
86
2
8.84
4.66
1.90
0.93
22.1
11.6
1.60
.345
3.26
9.78
22 Ryan Madson
R. Madson
19
World Series
16
1
0
1.000
0
2.70
0
0
1
13.1
14
4
4
2
5
1
4
0
59
1
12.83
3.38
3.80
1.35
32.2
8.5
1.43
.375
2.70
9.45
23 Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
19
World Series
4
3
0
1.000
4
2.00
0
0
0
27.0
20
6
6
3
5
1
0
0
104
1
6.33
1.67
3.80
1.00
18.3
4.8
0.93
.224
2.00
6.67
24 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
19
World Series
5
1
2
.333
2
3.60
0
0
1
15.0
16
6
8
0
3
0
3
0
64
1
11.40
1.80
6.33
0.00
29.7
4.7
1.27
.381
4.80
9.60
25 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
19
World Series
3
1
2
.333
3
3.71
0
0
0
17.0
12
7
7
3
6
1
0
0
68
0
10.06
3.18
3.17
1.59
27.9
8.8
1.06
.231
3.71
6.35
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4/19
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ATL ATL
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4/19
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4/19
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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Mon
5/5
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