most strikeouts by a pitcher in a lcs series

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters in the League Championship Series, with 98 strikeouts.

NAME SO SERIES 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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
98
ALCS
14
7
5
.583
14
3.19
1
0
0
93.0
71
33
33
15
21
2
0
0
371
5
9.48
2.03
4.67
1.45
26.4
5.7
0.99
.238
3.19
6.87
2 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
89
NLCS
17
6
2
.750
13
2.83
1
1
1
95.1
81
30
33
8
34
0
3
4
396
3
8.40
3.21
2.62
0.76
22.5
8.6
1.21
.275
3.12
7.65
3 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
71
NLCS
14
5
4
.556
14
3.87
1
1
0
81.1
70
35
37
8
26
2
0
0
337
4
7.86
2.88
2.73
0.89
21.1
7.7
1.18
.270
4.09
7.75
4 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
67
NLCS
17
4
8
.333
14
3.67
0
0
1
88.1
89
36
52
6
26
5
1
8
390
3
6.83
2.65
2.58
0.61
17.2
6.7
1.30
.290
5.30
9.07
5 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
66
ALCS
9
2
3
.400
8
3.34
0
0
0
56.2
42
21
21
7
13
1
0
1
224
0
10.48
2.06
5.08
1.11
29.5
5.8
0.97
.255
3.34
6.67
6 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
66
NLCS
17
6
10
.375
17
3.22
0
0
0
103.1
102
37
43
9
42
5
0
8
443
2
5.75
3.66
1.57
0.78
14.9
9.5
1.39
.290
3.75
8.88
7 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
62
ALCS
9
2
3
.400
9
4.57
0
0
0
45.1
33
23
23
4
20
3
0
1
187
2
12.31
3.97
3.10
0.79
33.2
10.7
1.17
.296
4.57
6.55
8 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
57
ALCS
15
7
3
.700
15
3.75
0
0
0
98.1
104
41
41
14
25
1
0
1
408
0
5.22
2.29
2.28
1.28
14.0
6.1
1.31
.289
3.75
9.52
9 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
53
NLCS
14
3
6
.333
10
4.84
0
0
0
57.2
50
31
34
8
19
1
1
1
239
5
8.27
2.97
2.79
1.25
22.2
7.9
1.20
.266
5.31
7.80
10 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
47
NLCS
11
4
0
1.000
8
1.52
2
1
1
65.1
49
11
14
1
20
4
1
4
261
4
6.47
2.76
2.35
0.14
18.0
7.7
1.06
.254
1.93
6.75
11 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
46
ALCS
7
4
1
.800
7
3.26
0
0
0
47.0
36
17
19
4
26
1
0
2
201
0
8.81
4.98
1.77
0.77
22.9
12.9
1.32
.258
3.64
6.89
12 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
46
ALCS
8
4
1
.800
7
1.96
5
1
0
59.2
46
13
13
5
19
1
1
2
239
2
6.94
2.87
2.42
0.75
19.2
7.9
1.09
.244
1.96
6.94
13 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
46
NLCS
6
1
1
.500
5
3.70
0
0
0
41.1
32
17
19
2
9
0
1
1
160
1
10.02
1.96
5.11
0.44
28.8
5.6
0.99
.291
4.14
6.97
14 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
45
ALCS
7
3
3
.500
7
3.13
0
0
0
37.1
32
13
17
6
14
2
0
0
156
0
10.85
3.38
3.21
1.45
28.8
9.0
1.23
.292
4.10
7.71
15 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
45
ALCS
7
4
0
1.000
6
4.22
1
1
0
42.2
33
20
20
9
5
2
0
0
164
1
9.49
1.05
9.00
1.90
27.4
3.0
0.89
.233
4.22
6.96
16 David Cone
D. Cone
45
ALCS
10
4
2
.667
8
3.53
1
0
0
51.0
45
20
23
5
24
1
2
1
221
2
7.94
4.24
1.88
0.88
20.4
10.9
1.35
.274
4.06
7.94
17 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
44
ALCS
7
3
1
.750
7
3.47
1
0
0
46.2
40
18
19
4
9
0
0
0
185
0
8.49
1.74
4.89
0.77
23.8
4.9
1.05
.281
3.66
7.71
18 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
43
NLCS
7
1
2
.333
7
3.15
0
0
0
34.1
38
12
14
4
14
1
0
0
153
2
11.27
3.67
3.07
1.05
28.1
9.2
1.51
.374
3.67
9.96
19 Jon Lester
J. Lester
43
NLCS
10
2
4
.333
8
3.27
0
0
0
52.1
50
19
20
7
15
2
2
0
217
0
7.39
2.58
2.87
1.20
19.8
6.9
1.24
.287
3.44
8.60
20 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
43
NLCS
7
1
2
.333
6
3.92
0
0
0
41.1
34
18
18
5
13
5
0
0
173
0
9.36
2.83
3.31
1.09
24.9
7.5
1.14
.271
3.92
7.40
21 David Wells
D. Wells
42
ALCS
11
4
1
.800
5
3.02
0
0
0
44.2
39
15
16
6
13
4
1
1
184
1
8.46
2.62
3.23
1.21
22.8
7.1
1.16
.277
3.22
7.86
22 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
39
ALCS
11
4
4
.500
9
4.83
0
0
0
50.1
62
27
28
7
23
4
0
1
234
2
6.97
4.11
1.70
1.25
16.7
9.8
1.69
.342
5.01
11.09
23 Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
39
ALCS
10
8
0
1.000
10
2.03
1
0
0
75.1
52
17
17
7
25
2
0
0
296
2
4.66
2.99
1.56
0.84
13.2
8.4
1.02
.202
2.03
6.21
24 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
39
NLCS
8
4
2
.667
8
3.52
1
0
0
53.2
53
21
22
5
28
1
0
1
235
2
6.54
4.70
1.39
0.84
16.6
11.9
1.51
.296
3.69
8.89
25 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
38
ALCS
8
3
2
.600
8
4.06
0
0
0
44.1
41
20
23
5
14
1
0
0
188
1
7.71
2.84
2.71
1.02
20.2
7.4
1.24
.277
4.67
8.32
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HR

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
48
33
.593
Mariners Mariners
41
39
.513
6.5
Angels Angels
40
40
.500
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Rangers Rangers
40
41
.494
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Athletics Athletics
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50
.398
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/27
CHC CHC
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
6/28
CHC CHC
@
HOU HOU
7:15 PM
Sun
6/29
CHC CHC
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Tue
7/1
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
8:40 PM
Wed
7/2
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
8:40 PM
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48 - 33

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Final

1

PHI Phillies

47 - 34

Thu 26 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
48
34
.585
Phillies Phillies
47
34
.580
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
48
33
.593
Brewers Brewers
45
36
.556
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
51
31
.622
Padres Padres
44
36
.550
6.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
46
34
.575
Rays Rays
46
35
.568
0.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
51
31
.622
Guardians Guardians
40
39
.506
9.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
48
33
.593
Mariners Mariners
41
39
.513
6.5

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/10
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
2-7
Tue
6/10
TOR TOR
@
STL STL
5-2
Tue
6/10
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
1-10
Tue
6/10
SFG SFG
@
COL COL
10-7
Wed
6/11
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
3-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/27
NYM NYM
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
6/27
ATH ATH
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
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BAL BAL
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6/27
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DET DET
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