mlb pitcher most strikeouts in the world series since 2001

Since 2001, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters in the World Series, with 50 strikeouts.

NAMESOSERIESGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin 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
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
41
World Series
8
3
2
.600
6
4.42
0
0
0
38.2
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
150
1
9.54
2.56
3.73
1.40
27.3
7.3
1.06
.261
4.42
6.98
3Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
37
World Series
7
3
3
.500
7
4.25
0
0
0
42.1
41
20
22
4
14
1
0
2
179
1
7.87
2.98
2.64
0.85
20.7
7.8
1.30
.301
4.68
8.72
4Jon 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
5Curt 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
6Blake Snell
B. Snell
31
World Series
5
0
2
.000
4
5.09
0
0
0
23.0
19
13
13
4
12
1
0
0
96
2
12.13
4.70
2.58
1.57
32.3
12.5
1.35
.313
5.09
7.43
7Madison 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
8Josh 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
9Cliff 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
10Gerrit 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
11Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
25
World Series
6
1
0
1.000
6
3.54
0
0
0
28.0
30
11
11
4
12
0
0
0
122
2
8.04
3.86
2.08
1.29
20.5
9.8
1.50
.321
3.54
9.64
12Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
25
World Series
4
1
0
1.000
4
3.22
0
0
0
22.1
22
8
8
2
4
1
0
0
94
0
10.07
1.61
6.25
0.81
26.6
4.3
1.16
.323
3.22
8.87
13Walker 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
14Tim 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
15John 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
16Mike 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
17Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
22
World Series
5
0
2
.000
3
6.75
0
0
1
17.1
17
13
15
4
12
0
1
0
80
4
11.42
6.23
1.83
2.08
27.5
15.0
1.67
.310
7.79
8.83
18Framber 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
19Charlie 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
20Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
19
World Series
4
4
0
1.000
3
1.13
1
0
0
24.0
11
3
3
1
4
2
1
0
87
0
7.13
1.50
4.75
0.38
21.8
4.6
0.63
.164
1.13
4.13
21Nathan 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
22Rich 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
23Joe 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
24Ryan 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
25Chris 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
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