most strikeouts by a pitcher in the alcs

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career batters in the ALCS, with 98 strikeouts.

NAMESOSERIESGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin 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
2Mike 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
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
61
ALCS
11
3
3
.500
11
3.90
1
1
0
62.1
54
27
29
5
22
2
0
0
261
3
8.81
3.18
2.77
0.72
23.4
8.4
1.22
.287
4.19
7.80
4Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
51
ALCS
13
7
2
.778
13
3.56
0
0
0
86.0
89
34
34
13
21
0
0
1
353
0
5.34
2.20
2.43
1.36
14.4
5.9
1.28
.284
3.56
9.31
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
49
ALCS
8
2
3
.400
8
5.22
0
0
0
39.2
31
23
23
4
21
3
0
1
168
2
11.12
4.76
2.33
0.91
29.2
12.5
1.31
.297
5.22
7.03
6Orlando 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
7Jim 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
8Framber 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
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
40
ALCS
6
1
2
.333
5
4.72
0
0
0
34.1
32
18
18
5
13
4
0
0
150
0
10.49
3.41
3.08
1.31
26.7
8.7
1.31
.307
4.72
8.39
10CC 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
11David Wells
D. Wells
39
ALCS
10
4
0
1.000
4
2.79
0
0
0
38.2
31
12
13
5
11
4
1
1
157
1
9.08
2.56
3.55
1.16
24.8
7.0
1.09
.265
3.03
7.22
12Dave 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
13Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
37
ALCS
8
0
2
.000
4
2.83
0
0
1
28.2
21
9
14
5
7
3
1
0
117
3
11.62
2.20
5.29
1.57
31.6
6.0
0.98
.246
4.40
6.59
14Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
37
ALCS
10
4
3
.571
10
3.25
3
1
0
69.1
57
25
25
12
18
1
0
2
274
0
4.80
2.34
2.06
1.56
13.5
6.6
1.08
.218
3.25
7.40
15David Cone
D. Cone
36
ALCS
7
3
1
.750
6
3.23
0
0
0
39.0
35
14
17
5
19
0
1
0
169
1
8.31
4.38
1.89
1.15
21.3
11.2
1.38
.275
3.92
8.08
16Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
34
ALCS
33
4
0
1.000
0
0.92
0
0
13
48.2
33
5
5
0
7
0
27
1
183
2
6.29
1.29
4.86
0.00
18.6
3.8
0.82
.232
0.92
6.10
17David Price
D. Price
33
ALCS
7
2
1
.667
4
4.10
0
0
1
26.1
19
12
12
3
7
0
3
0
105
0
11.28
2.39
4.71
1.03
31.4
6.7
0.99
.258
4.10
6.49
18Dave McNally
D. McNally
30
ALCS
5
3
2
.600
5
2.68
2
1
0
40.1
29
12
13
7
15
0
0
1
159
2
6.69
3.35
2.00
1.56
18.9
9.4
1.09
.206
2.90
6.47
19John Lackey
J. Lackey
28
ALCS
5
2
2
.500
5
2.90
0
0
0
31.0
30
10
12
1
7
0
0
0
127
0
8.13
2.03
4.00
0.29
22.0
5.5
1.19
.319
3.48
8.71
20Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
28
ALCS
5
1
3
.250
5
4.26
0
0
0
31.2
23
15
15
3
16
1
0
2
132
0
7.96
4.55
1.75
0.85
21.2
12.1
1.23
.238
4.26
6.54
21Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
28
ALCS
6
2
2
.500
6
3.07
2
0
0
44.0
32
15
16
3
19
0
0
2
182
1
5.73
3.89
1.47
0.61
15.4
10.4
1.16
.220
3.27
6.55
22Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
27
ALCS
7
4
2
.667
5
4.50
0
0
0
30.0
29
15
15
2
10
1
0
3
131
0
8.10
3.00
2.70
0.60
20.6
7.6
1.30
.297
4.50
8.70
23Jon Lester
J. Lester
27
ALCS
6
1
3
.250
4
3.86
0
0
0
28.0
30
12
13
4
7
2
2
0
119
0
8.68
2.25
3.86
1.29
22.7
5.9
1.32
.329
4.18
9.64
24Ryan Pressly
R. Pressly
26
ALCS
19
3
0
1.000
0
2.00
0
0
7
18.0
14
4
4
1
6
0
12
0
73
3
13.00
3.00
4.33
0.50
35.6
8.2
1.11
.325
2.00
7.00
25Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
26
ALCS
4
3
0
1.000
4
5.01
0
0
0
23.1
22
13
13
6
3
2
0
0
93
1
10.03
1.16
8.67
2.31
28.0
3.2
1.07
.286
5.01
8.49
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Astros Astros
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