most ks in a postseason by a closing pitcher

Curt Schilling has struck out the most hitters in a postseason, with 56 strikeouts in 2001.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
56
2001
6
4
0
1.000
6
1.12
3
1
0
48.1
25
6
6
3
6
1
0
0
176
0
10.43
1.12
9.33
0.56
31.8
3.4
0.64
.200
1.12
4.66
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
47
2019
5
4
1
.800
5
1.72
0
0
0
36.2
21
7
7
4
11
0
0
0
138
0
11.54
2.70
4.27
0.98
34.1
8.0
0.87
.224
1.72
5.15
3Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
47
2019
6
5
0
1.000
5
1.98
0
0
0
36.1
30
8
9
4
4
0
0
1
142
1
11.64
0.99
11.75
0.99
33.1
2.8
0.94
.299
2.23
7.43
4Cliff Lee
C. Lee
47
2010
5
3
2
.600
5
2.78
1
0
0
35.2
27
11
12
2
2
1
0
0
138
0
11.86
0.50
23.50
0.50
34.1
1.4
0.81
.291
3.03
6.81
5Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
47
2003
6
2
2
.500
5
2.11
2
2
0
42.2
21
10
10
3
12
1
0
1
160
1
9.91
2.53
3.92
0.63
29.4
7.5
0.77
.186
2.11
4.43
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
47
2001
6
5
1
.833
5
1.52
2
2
0
41.1
25
7
7
2
8
0
1
0
156
0
10.23
1.74
5.88
0.44
30.1
5.1
0.80
.232
1.52
5.44
7Kevin Brown
K. Brown
46
1998
6
2
2
.500
5
2.52
1
1
0
39.1
24
11
11
1
17
3
0
2
157
1
10.53
3.89
2.71
0.23
29.3
10.8
1.04
.256
2.52
5.49
8Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
45
2014
7
4
1
.800
6
1.03
2
2
1
52.2
28
6
7
3
6
2
1
0
195
0
7.69
1.03
7.50
0.51
23.1
3.1
0.65
.180
1.20
4.78
9Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
43
2010
6
4
1
.800
5
2.43
1
1
0
37.0
25
10
11
3
9
1
0
0
145
0
10.46
2.19
4.78
0.73
29.7
6.2
0.92
.247
2.68
6.08
10Blake Snell
B. Snell
41
2025
6
3
2
.600
5
3.18
0
0
0
34.0
21
12
12
3
13
1
0
0
130
2
10.85
3.44
3.15
0.79
31.5
10.0
1.00
.250
3.18
5.56
11Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
41
2023
6
5
0
1.000
6
2.95
0
0
0
36.2
31
12
12
3
10
1
0
1
153
0
10.06
2.45
4.10
0.74
26.8
6.5
1.12
.286
2.95
7.61
12Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
41
1997
4
2
0
1.000
4
1.24
0
0
0
29.0
11
4
4
3
7
0
0
0
105
0
12.72
2.17
5.86
0.93
39.0
6.7
0.62
.148
1.24
3.41
13Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
40
2020
6
2
3
.400
6
6.28
0
0
0
28.2
26
20
20
9
17
0
0
0
126
6
12.56
5.34
2.35
2.83
31.7
13.5
1.50
.283
6.28
8.16
14Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
39
2025
6
3
1
.750
5
3.58
0
0
0
27.2
18
11
11
4
11
2
0
1
109
1
12.69
3.58
3.55
1.30
35.8
10.1
1.05
.264
3.58
5.86
15Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
39
2020
5
2
0
1.000
5
1.80
0
0
0
25.0
18
5
5
2
12
0
0
0
104
1
14.04
4.32
3.25
0.72
37.5
11.5
1.20
.314
1.80
6.48
16Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2019
6
1
4
.200
6
4.33
0
0
0
35.1
30
17
17
8
14
0
0
0
146
0
9.68
3.57
2.71
2.04
26.0
9.6
1.25
.256
4.33
7.64
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2017
6
4
1
.800
5
2.21
1
0
0
36.2
22
9
9
3
8
2
0
0
136
0
9.33
1.96
4.75
0.74
27.9
5.9
0.82
.224
2.21
5.40
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
37
2020
5
4
1
.800
5
2.93
0
0
0
30.2
23
10
10
4
5
0
0
0
114
0
10.86
1.47
7.40
1.17
32.5
4.4
0.91
.279
2.93
6.75
19Blake Snell
B. Snell
37
2020
6
2
2
.500
6
3.03
0
0
0
29.2
20
10
10
5
14
0
0
0
118
2
11.22
4.25
2.64
1.52
31.4
11.9
1.15
.242
3.03
6.07
20Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
37
2019
6
3
0
1.000
5
2.40
0
0
0
30.0
21
8
8
4
15
0
0
1
125
1
11.10
4.50
2.47
1.20
29.6
12.0
1.20
.246
2.40
6.30
21Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
36
2025
3
1
0
1.000
3
1.74
0
0
0
20.2
10
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
75
0
15.68
1.74
9.00
0.87
48.0
5.3
0.68
.242
1.74
4.35
22Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
36
2019
8
2
3
.400
3
5.79
0
0
0
23.1
21
15
16
2
12
1
0
1
103
0
13.89
4.63
3.00
0.77
35.0
11.7
1.41
.365
6.17
8.10
23Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
35
2023
5
3
0
1.000
4
1.95
0
0
0
27.2
17
6
7
3
3
0
0
0
103
1
11.39
0.98
11.67
0.98
34.0
2.9
0.72
.226
2.28
5.53
24Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
35
2016
6
4
1
.800
6
1.83
0
0
0
34.1
28
7
7
3
8
3
0
0
138
0
9.17
2.10
4.38
0.79
25.4
5.8
1.05
.281
1.83
7.34
25Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
35
2007
4
4
0
1.000
4
1.20
1
1
0
30.0
19
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
110
2
10.50
0.60
17.50
0.30
31.8
1.8
0.70
.254
1.20
5.70

More Diamondbacks Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

1

Perdomo

Geraldo Perdomo

RBI

5

Carroll

Corbin Carroll

AVG

.333

Moreno

Gabriel Moreno
Team Pitching Leaders

W

1

Soroka

Michael Soroka

K

10

Soroka

Michael Soroka

ERA

4.50

Ginkel

Kevin Ginkel
Team Rankings

HR

4

13th

R

17

16th

SO

29

24th

ERA

5.73

27th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
1
3
.250
2.0
1
3
.250
2.0
1
3
.250
2.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
1
3
.250
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
9:40 PM
Wed
4/1
@
3:40 PM
Thu
4/2
@
9:40 PM
Fri
4/3
@
9:45 PM
Sat
4/4
@
7:15 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

2 - 2

6

Final

9

Mon 30 Mar 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
3
1
.750
3
1
.750
3
1
.750
1
3
.250
2.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
3
1
.750
2
2
.500
1.0
2
2
.500
1.0
1
3
.250
2.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
1
3
.250
2.0
1
3
.250
2.0
1
3
.250
2.0
1
3
.250
2.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
3
1
.750
2
2
.500
1.0
2
2
.500
1.0
1
3
.250
2.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
3
2
.600
2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
1
3
.250
1.5
1
3
.250
1.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
3
1
.750
3
2
.600
0.5
3
2
.600
0.5
2
3
.400
1.5
0
4
.000
3.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/24
@
7-0
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:07 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:15 PM