most strikeouts by a pitcher in one division series

Gerrit Cole has fanned the most hitters in a League Division Series, with 25 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONSERIESTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
25
2019
ALDS
HOU HOU
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.57
0
0
0
15.2
6
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
54
0
14.36
1.72
8.33
0.57
46.3
5.6
0.57
.200
0.57
3.45
2Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
22
2025
ALDS
DET DET
2
0
0
2
2.08
0
0
0
13.0
7
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
47
0
15.23
0.69
22.00
1.38
46.8
2.1
0.62
.227
2.08
4.85
3Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
22
2017
NLDS
WSH WSH
2
1
1
.500
2
0.00
0
0
0
14.0
6
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
51
0
14.14
1.93
7.33
0.00
43.1
5.9
0.64
.231
1.29
3.86
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
22
2012
ALDS
DET DET
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.56
1
1
0
16.0
7
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
59
0
12.38
2.81
4.40
0.56
37.3
8.5
0.75
.194
0.56
3.94
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
21
2013
ALDS
DET DET
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.00
0
0
0
15.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
53
0
12.60
1.20
10.50
0.00
39.6
3.8
0.53
.200
0.00
3.60
6Cliff Lee
C. Lee
21
2010
ALDS
TEX TEX
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.13
1
0
0
16.0
11
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
60
0
11.81
0.00
0.56
35.0
0.0
0.69
.263
1.13
6.19
7Kevin Brown
K. Brown
21
1998
NLDS
SDP SDP
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.61
0
0
0
14.2
5
1
1
0
7
3
0
0
56
0
12.89
4.30
3.00
0.00
37.5
12.5
0.82
.200
0.61
3.07
8Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
20
2015
NLDS
NYM NYM
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.38
0
0
0
13.0
11
2
2
0
4
0
0
1
54
0
13.85
2.77
5.00
0.00
37.0
7.4
1.15
.367
1.38
7.62
9Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
19
2016
NLDS
LAD LAD
3
1
0
1.000
2
5.84
0
0
1
12.1
15
8
8
0
3
0
1
0
56
0
13.86
2.19
6.33
0.00
33.9
5.4
1.46
.441
5.84
10.95
10Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
19
2015
NLDS
LAD LAD
2
1
1
.500
2
2.63
0
0
0
13.2
7
4
4
2
5
0
0
0
53
0
12.51
3.29
3.80
1.32
35.8
9.4
0.88
.185
2.63
4.61
11Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
19
2014
NLDS
LAD LAD
2
0
2
.000
2
7.82
0
0
0
12.2
12
11
11
3
2
0
0
0
51
1
13.50
1.42
9.50
2.13
37.3
3.9
1.11
.333
7.82
8.53
12Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
18
2013
NLDS
LAD LAD
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.69
0
0
0
13.0
6
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
50
2
12.46
2.77
4.50
0.00
36.0
8.0
0.77
.214
2.08
4.15
13Kerry Wood
K. Wood
18
2003
NLDS
CHC CHC
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.76
0
0
0
15.1
7
3
3
1
7
0
0
0
60
1
10.57
4.11
2.57
0.59
30.0
11.7
0.91
.176
1.76
4.11
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
18
2001
NLDS
ARI ARI
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
9
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
67
0
9.00
1.00
9.00
0.50
26.9
3.0
0.61
.174
0.50
4.50
15Logan Webb
L. Webb
17
2021
NLDS
SFG SFG
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.61
0
0
0
14.2
9
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
53
0
10.43
0.61
17.00
0.00
32.1
1.9
0.68
.257
0.61
5.52
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
17
2020
ALDS
NYY NYY
2
1
0
1.000
2
3.18
0
0
0
11.1
7
4
4
3
4
1
0
1
47
0
13.50
3.18
4.25
2.38
36.2
8.5
0.97
.182
3.18
5.56
17Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
17
2019
NLDS
WSH WSH
2
1
0
1.000
2
3.00
0
0
0
12.0
9
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
46
0
12.75
0.75
17.00
1.50
37.0
2.2
0.83
.269
3.00
6.75
18Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
17
2015
NLDS
LAD LAD
2
1
1
.500
2
3.29
0
0
0
13.2
11
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
50
0
11.20
0.66
17.00
1.98
34.0
2.0
0.88
.276
3.29
7.24
19Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
1998
NLDS
HOU HOU
2
0
2
.000
2
1.93
0
0
0
14.0
12
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
56
0
10.93
1.29
8.50
1.29
30.4
3.6
1.00
.286
2.57
7.71
20Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
16
2022
ALDS
NYY NYY
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.03
0
0
0
13.1
10
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
53
0
10.80
1.35
8.00
1.35
30.2
3.8
0.90
.250
2.03
6.75
21Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
16
2019
NLDS
STL STL
2
1
1
.500
2
2.77
0
0
0
13.0
12
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
53
2
11.08
1.38
8.00
1.38
30.2
3.8
1.08
.313
2.77
8.31
22CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
16
2012
ALDS
NYY NYY
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.53
1
0
0
17.2
12
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
67
0
8.15
1.53
5.33
0.00
23.9
4.5
0.85
.250
1.53
6.11
23Mike Hampton
M. Hampton
16
2003
NLDS
ATL ATL
2
0
1
.000
2
4.26
0
0
0
12.2
11
6
6
2
6
0
0
0
55
1
11.37
4.26
2.67
1.42
29.1
10.9
1.34
.290
4.26
7.82
24Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
1997
ALDS
SEA SEA
2
0
2
.000
2
5.54
1
0
0
13.0
14
8
8
3
6
0
0
0
56
0
11.08
4.15
2.67
2.08
28.6
10.7
1.54
.355
5.54
9.69
25Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
16
1997
ALDS
BAL BAL
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.93
0
0
0
14.0
7
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
52
0
10.29
1.93
5.33
1.93
30.8
5.8
0.71
.133
1.93
4.50
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