Since 2010, Framber Valdez and Blake Snell are tied for fanning the most hitters in a World Series, with 18 strikeouts.
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most pitching k by a player in a single world series since 2010| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | F. Valdez | 18 | 2022 | World Series | 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 | |
| 2 |  | B. Snell | 18 | 2020 | World Series | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Yesavage | 17 | 2025 | World Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.08 | 2.84 | 4.25 | 1.42 | 35.4 | 8.3 | 0.95 | .250 | 2.84 | 5.68 | |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 17 | 2017 | World Series | 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 | |
| 5 |  | M. Bumgarner | 17 | 2014 | World Series | 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 | |
| 6 |  | J. Lester | 16 | 2016 | World Series | 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 | |
| 7 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 15 | 2025 | World Series | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 7.64 | 1.02 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 23.1 | 3.1 | 0.68 | .217 | 1.02 | 5.09 | |
| 8 |  | T. Glasnow | 15 | 2020 | World Series | 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 | |
| 9 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 2019 | World Series | 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 | |
| 10 |  | J. Arrieta | 15 | 2016 | World Series | 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 | |
| 11 |  | C. Kluber | 15 | 2016 | World Series | 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 | |
| 12 |  | J. Lester | 15 | 2013 | World Series | 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 | |
| 13 |  | K. Gausman | 14 | 2025 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 9.95 | 1.42 | 7.00 | 1.42 | 29.8 | 4.3 | 0.71 | .172 | 4.26 | 4.97 | |
| 14 | | C. Kershaw | 14 | 2020 | World Series | 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 | |
| 15 |  | S. Strasburg | 14 | 2019 | World Series | 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 | |
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 14 | 2017 | World Series | 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 | |
| 17 | | A. Wainwright | 14 | 2013 | World Series | 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 | |
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 13 | 2025 | World Series | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 6.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 9.00 | 5.54 | 1.63 | 2.08 | 22.4 | 13.8 | 1.77 | .364 | 6.92 | 10.38 | |
| 19 |  | N. Eovaldi | 13 | 2023 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 10.97 | 5.06 | 2.17 | 0.84 | 26.5 | 12.2 | 1.50 | .310 | 4.22 | 8.44 | |
| 20 | | J. UrÃas | 13 | 2020 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 16.71 | 1.29 | 13.00 | 2.57 | 52.0 | 4.0 | 0.71 | .222 | 2.57 | 5.14 | ||
| 21 | | C. Carpenter | 13 | 2011 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 6.16 | 2.37 | 2.60 | 1.42 | 16.7 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .250 | 2.84 | 8.05 | |
| 22 | | C. Lee | 13 | 2010 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 6.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 10.03 | 0.77 | 13.00 | 0.77 | 25.5 | 2.0 | 1.29 | .371 | 7.71 | 10.80 | |
| 23 | | T. Lincecum | 13 | 2010 | World Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 8.56 | 2.63 | 3.25 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.1 | 1.10 | .263 | 3.29 | 7.24 | |
| 24 |  | M. Fried | 12 | 2021 | World Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 9.82 | 0.82 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 1.09 | .355 | 4.91 | 9.00 | |
| 25 | | R. Hill | 12 | 2017 | World Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 12.46 | 4.15 | 3.00 | 1.04 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 1.27 | .300 | 2.08 | 7.27 | ||
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