mlb strikeouts leaders postseason before 2024

Before 2024, Justin Verlander struck out 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
39
13
13
.500
32
4.49
0
0
1
194.1
165
97
102
30
51
4
2
5
788
11
9.86
2.36
4.18
1.39
27.0
6.5
1.11
.276
4.72
7.64
3John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
199
41
15
4
.789
27
2.67
2
1
4
209.0
172
62
67
17
67
3
11
6
856
6
8.57
2.89
2.97
0.73
23.2
7.8
1.14
.272
2.89
7.41
4Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
183
44
19
11
.633
44
3.81
0
0
0
276.2
285
117
121
31
76
3
0
4
1,157
4
5.95
2.47
2.41
1.01
15.8
6.6
1.30
.294
3.94
9.27
5Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
173
35
12
8
.600
34
3.75
1
1
0
199.0
173
83
87
17
70
6
1
1
837
10
7.82
3.17
2.47
0.77
20.7
8.4
1.22
.273
3.93
7.82
6Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
171
30
7
8
.467
25
3.78
0
0
1
143.0
109
60
63
20
56
9
1
4
594
8
10.76
3.52
3.05
1.26
28.8
9.4
1.15
.263
3.97
6.86
7Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
145
23
7
8
.467
21
3.42
0
0
0
139.2
121
53
56
19
33
3
0
7
571
2
9.34
2.13
4.39
1.22
25.4
5.8
1.10
.275
3.61
7.80
8Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
143
35
14
16
.467
35
3.30
3
0
0
218.1
191
80
91
21
87
7
0
11
912
3
5.89
3.59
1.64
0.87
15.7
9.5
1.27
.260
3.75
7.87
9Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
134
17
10
6
.625
17
2.93
0
0
0
104.1
73
34
37
18
26
3
0
1
413
1
11.56
2.24
5.15
1.55
32.4
6.3
0.95
.237
3.19
6.30
10Jon 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
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
132
19
7
9
.438
16
3.50
3
2
0
121.0
106
47
51
15
32
0
2
2
493
0
9.82
2.38
4.13
1.12
26.8
6.5
1.14
.290
3.79
7.88
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
125
35
11
14
.440
30
3.27
2
0
1
198.0
195
72
97
14
51
9
2
16
836
4
5.68
2.32
2.45
0.64
15.0
6.1
1.24
.284
4.41
8.86
13Adam 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
14CC 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
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
120
19
11
2
.846
19
2.23
4
2
0
133.1
104
33
37
12
25
3
0
0
525
1
8.10
1.69
4.80
0.81
22.9
4.8
0.97
.252
2.50
7.02
16John 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
17Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
110
96
8
1
.889
0
0.70
0
0
42
141.0
86
11
13
2
21
3
78
4
527
3
7.02
1.34
5.24
0.13
20.9
4.0
0.76
.215
0.83
5.49
18Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
107
19
9
3
.750
14
2.55
0
0
0
106.0
77
30
32
10
55
4
0
3
443
1
9.08
4.67
1.95
0.85
24.2
12.4
1.25
.251
2.72
6.54
19Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
101
15
3
3
.500
15
2.94
0
0
0
79.2
61
26
28
8
31
1
0
1
325
2
11.41
3.50
3.26
0.90
31.1
9.5
1.15
.288
3.16
6.89
20Zack 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
21Josh 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
22Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
97
22
8
3
.727
18
2.59
4
2
1
132.0
103
38
43
8
43
6
2
5
533
6
6.61
2.93
2.26
0.55
18.2
8.1
1.11
.251
2.93
7.02
23Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
96
16
6
4
.600
14
3.46
0
0
0
96.1
74
37
37
10
30
8
1
0
391
1
8.97
2.80
3.20
0.93
24.6
7.7
1.08
.259
3.46
6.91
24Kenley 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
25David Cone
D. Cone
94
21
8
3
.727
18
3.80
1
0
0
111.1
93
47
52
12
58
2
2
1
480
6
7.60
4.69
1.62
0.97
19.6
12.1
1.36
.258
4.20
7.52
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Phillies Phillies
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