Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters in the postseason, with 244 strikeouts.

most postseason strikeouts by pitcher
Verlander Kershaw Smoltz Pettitte Clemens Scherzer Mussina Glavine Cole Lester Johnson Maddux Wainwright Sabathia Schilling Lackey Rivera Hernandez Buehler Greinke Beckett Hershiser Martinez Jansen Cone Ford Hamels 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 244 213 199 183 173 171 145 143 134 133 132 125 123 121 120 114 110 107 101 100 99 97 96 94 94 94 93
NAME SO G W L W% GS CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 244 38 17 12 .586 37 2 0 1 0 226.0 179 920 93 90 32 74 0 5 8 3.58 1.12 9.72 7.13 2.95 3.30
Clayton Kershaw Clayton Kershaw 213 39 13 13 .500 32 0 2 0 1 194.1 165 788 102 97 30 51 5 4 11 4.49 1.11 9.86 7.64 2.36 4.18
John Smoltz John Smoltz 199 41 15 4 .789 27 2 11 1 4 209.0 172 856 67 62 17 67 6 3 6 2.67 1.14 8.57 7.41 2.89 2.97
Andy Pettitte Andy Pettitte 183 44 19 11 .633 44 0 0 0 0 276.2 285 1,157 121 117 31 76 4 3 4 3.81 1.30 5.95 9.27 2.47 2.41
Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 173 35 12 8 .600 34 1 1 1 0 199.0 173 837 87 83 17 70 1 6 10 3.75 1.22 7.82 7.82 3.17 2.47
Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 171 30 7 8 .467 25 0 1 0 1 143.0 109 594 63 60 20 56 4 9 8 3.78 1.15 10.76 6.86 3.52 3.05
Mike Mussina Mike Mussina 145 23 7 8 .467 21 0 0 0 0 139.2 121 571 56 53 19 33 7 3 2 3.42 1.10 9.34 7.80 2.13 4.39
Tom Glavine Tom Glavine 143 35 14 16 .467 35 3 0 0 0 218.1 191 912 91 80 21 87 11 7 3 3.30 1.27 5.89 7.87 3.59 1.64
Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 134 17 10 6 .625 17 0 0 0 0 104.1 73 413 37 34 18 26 1 3 1 2.93 0.95 11.56 6.30 2.24 5.15
Jon Lester Jon Lester 133 26 9 7 .563 22 0 2 0 0 154.0 117 610 46 43 15 40 0 3 4 2.51 1.02 7.77 6.84 2.34 3.33
Randy Johnson Randy Johnson 132 19 7 9 .438 16 3 2 2 0 121.0 106 493 51 47 15 32 2 0 0 3.50 1.14 9.82 7.88 2.38 4.13
Greg Maddux Greg Maddux 125 35 11 14 .440 30 2 2 0 1 198.0 195 836 97 72 14 51 16 9 4 3.27 1.24 5.68 8.86 2.32 2.45
Adam Wainwright Adam Wainwright 123 29 4 5 .444 16 1 9 0 4 114.1 105 464 39 36 11 22 1 2 4 2.83 1.11 9.68 8.27 1.73 5.59
CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 121 26 10 7 .588 23 1 0 0 0 130.1 137 586 67 62 15 63 9 8 5 4.28 1.53 8.36 9.46 4.35 1.92
Curt Schilling Curt Schilling 120 19 11 2 .846 19 4 0 2 0 133.1 104 525 37 33 12 25 0 3 1 2.23 0.97 8.10 7.02 1.69 4.80
John Lackey John Lackey 114 29 8 6 .571 23 0 2 0 0 144.0 135 601 58 55 7 47 6 4 10 3.44 1.26 7.13 8.44 2.94 2.43
Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera 110 96 8 1 .889 0 0 78 0 42 141.0 86 527 13 11 2 21 4 3 3 0.70 0.76 7.02 5.49 1.34 5.24
Orlando Hernandez Orlando Hernandez 107 19 9 3 .750 14 0 0 0 0 106.0 77 443 32 30 10 55 3 4 1 2.55 1.25 9.08 6.54 4.67 1.95
Walker Buehler Walker Buehler 101 15 3 3 .500 15 0 0 0 0 79.2 61 325 28 26 8 31 1 1 2 2.94 1.15 11.41 6.89 3.50 3.26
Zack Greinke Zack Greinke 100 22 4 6 .400 21 0 0 0 0 113.0 103 469 55 52 19 33 0 3 2 4.14 1.20 7.96 8.20 2.63 3.03
Josh Beckett Josh Beckett 99 14 7 3 .700 13 3 0 3 0 93.2 67 366 32 32 11 21 1 4 3 3.07 0.94 9.51 6.44 2.02 4.71
Orel Hershiser Orel Hershiser 97 22 8 3 .727 18 4 2 2 1 132.0 103 533 43 38 8 43 5 6 6 2.59 1.11 6.61 7.02 2.93 2.26
Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez 96 16 6 4 .600 14 0 1 0 0 96.1 74 391 37 37 10 30 0 8 1 3.46 1.08 8.97 6.91 2.80 3.20
Kenley Jansen Kenley Jansen 94 59 3 2 .600 0 0 47 0 20 65.1 34 250 18 16 7 18 3 3 0 2.20 0.80 12.95 4.68 2.48 5.22
David Cone David Cone 94 21 8 3 .727 18 1 2 0 0 111.1 93 480 52 47 12 58 1 2 6 3.80 1.36 7.60 7.52 4.69 1.62

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MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/14
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
4-3
Tue
5/14
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
7-1
Tue
5/14
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
2-10
Tue
5/14
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
0-3
Tue
5/14
KCR KCR
@
SEA SEA
2-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/16
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Thu
5/16
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Thu
5/16
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Thu
5/16
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
7:40 PM
Thu
5/16
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM