most pitcher strikeouts in one world series since 1990

Since 1990, Curt Schilling has fanned the most batters in a World Series, with 26 strikeouts.

NAME SO SEASON SERIES TM 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 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
26
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
3
1
0
1.000
3
1.69
0
0
0
21.1
12
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
77
0
10.97
0.84
13.00
0.84
33.8
2.6
0.66
.217
1.69
5.06
2 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
19
2003
World Series
FLA FLA
2
1
1
.500
2
1.10
1
1
0
16.1
8
2
2
0
5
1
0
0
61
0
10.47
2.76
3.80
0.00
31.1
8.2
0.80
.222
1.10
4.41
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
19
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.35
0
0
0
13.1
10
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
55
0
12.83
2.70
4.75
0.00
34.5
7.3
1.05
.323
1.35
6.75
4 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
3
3
0
1.000
2
1.04
1
1
0
17.1
9
2
2
0
3
0
1
0
63
0
9.87
1.56
6.33
0.00
30.2
4.8
0.69
.220
1.04
4.67
5 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
18
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.46
0
0
0
12.1
6
2
2
1
5
1
0
0
46
0
13.14
3.65
3.60
0.73
39.1
10.9
0.89
.238
1.46
4.38
6 Blake Snell
B. Snell
18
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
2
0
0
2
2.70
0
0
0
10.0
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
38
0
16.20
3.60
4.50
0.90
47.4
10.5
0.80
.200
2.70
3.60
7 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
17
2017
World Series
LAD LAD
3
1
0
1.000
2
4.02
0
0
0
15.2
9
7
7
2
5
0
0
2
60
1
9.77
2.87
3.40
1.15
28.3
8.3
0.89
.194
4.02
5.17
8 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
17
2014
World Series
SFG SFG
3
2
0
1.000
2
0.43
1
1
1
21.0
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
74
0
7.29
0.43
17.00
0.43
23.0
1.4
0.48
.148
0.43
3.86
9 Jon Lester
J. Lester
16
2016
World Series
CHC CHC
3
1
1
.500
2
3.68
0
0
0
14.2
13
6
7
2
4
1
0
0
60
1
9.82
2.45
4.00
1.23
26.7
6.7
1.16
.297
4.30
7.98
10 Al Leiter
A. Leiter
16
2000
World Series
NYM NYM
2
0
1
.000
2
2.87
0
0
0
15.2
12
5
6
2
6
0
0
1
64
0
9.19
3.45
2.67
1.15
25.0
9.4
1.15
.250
3.45
6.89
11 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
15
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
2
0
2
.000
2
9.64
0
0
0
9.1
9
10
10
3
9
0
0
0
46
4
14.46
8.68
1.67
2.89
32.6
19.6
1.93
.316
9.64
8.68
12 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
2019
World Series
HOU HOU
2
1
1
.500
2
3.86
0
0
0
14.0
11
6
6
3
3
0
0
0
54
0
9.64
1.93
5.00
1.93
27.8
5.6
1.00
.242
3.86
7.07
13 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
15
2016
World Series
CHC CHC
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.38
0
0
0
11.1
5
3
3
1
6
1
0
0
46
1
11.91
4.76
2.50
0.79
32.6
13.0
0.97
.174
2.38
3.97
14 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
15
2016
World Series
CLE CLE
3
2
0
1.000
3
2.81
0
0
0
16.0
15
5
5
2
1
2
0
0
64
0
8.44
0.56
15.00
1.13
23.4
1.6
1.00
.295
2.81
8.44
15 Jon Lester
J. Lester
15
2013
World Series
BOS BOS
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.59
0
0
0
15.1
9
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
54
0
8.80
0.59
15.00
0.59
27.8
1.9
0.65
.216
0.59
5.28
16 Jack Morris
J. Morris
15
1991
World Series
MIN MIN
3
2
0
1.000
3
1.17
1
1
0
23.0
18
3
3
1
9
0
0
1
92
1
5.87
3.52
1.67
0.39
16.3
9.8
1.17
.254
1.17
7.04
17 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
14
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.31
0
0
0
11.2
7
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
42
0
10.80
2.31
4.67
0.77
33.3
7.1
0.86
.250
2.31
5.40
18 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
14
2019
World Series
WSH WSH
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.51
0
0
0
14.1
12
4
4
2
3
0
0
1
58
1
8.79
1.88
4.67
1.26
24.1
5.2
1.05
.256
2.51
7.53
19 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
2017
World Series
HOU HOU
2
0
1
.000
2
3.75
0
0
0
12.0
5
5
5
2
2
1
0
0
43
0
10.50
1.50
7.00
1.50
32.6
4.7
0.58
.125
3.75
3.75
20 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
14
2013
World Series
STL STL
2
0
2
.000
2
4.50
0
0
0
12.0
14
6
8
0
2
0
0
0
52
0
10.50
1.50
7.00
0.00
26.9
3.8
1.33
.389
6.00
10.50
21 Jeff Weaver
J. Weaver
14
2006
World Series
STL STL
2
1
1
.500
2
2.77
0
0
0
13.0
13
4
5
2
2
1
0
0
56
0
9.69
1.38
7.00
1.38
25.0
3.6
1.15
.297
3.46
9.00
22 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
14
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
2
1
1
.500
2
0.57
0
0
0
15.2
12
1
3
0
4
0
0
1
63
0
8.04
2.30
3.50
0.00
22.2
6.3
1.02
.267
1.72
6.89
23 Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
14
2002
World Series
SFG SFG
2
1
0
1.000
2
5.23
0
0
0
10.1
16
6
6
2
4
0
0
0
51
1
12.19
3.48
3.50
1.74
27.5
7.8
1.94
.452
5.23
13.94
24 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
14
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
2
0
1
.000
2
4.09
0
0
0
11.0
11
5
7
4
4
1
0
3
50
1
11.45
3.27
3.50
3.27
28.0
8.0
1.36
.259
5.73
9.00
25 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
14
1996
World Series
ATL ATL
2
1
1
.500
2
0.64
0
0
0
14.0
6
1
2
0
8
0
0
0
56
0
9.00
5.14
1.75
0.00
25.0
14.3
1.00
.176
1.29
3.86
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