most strikeouts by a pitcher in the playoffs since 2010

Since 2010, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters in the postseason, with 221 strikeouts.

NAME SO 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
221
34
16
10
.615
33
3.35
2
1
0
204.1
153
76
76
27
64
5
0
0
820
5
9.73
2.82
3.45
1.19
27.0
7.8
1.06
.250
3.35
6.74
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
202
34
13
12
.520
30
4.37
0
0
1
179.0
150
87
92
27
42
3
2
4
720
7
10.16
2.11
4.81
1.36
28.1
5.8
1.07
.276
4.63
7.54
3 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
171
30
7
8
.467
25
3.78
0
0
1
143.0
109
60
63
20
56
9
1
4
594
8
10.76
3.52
3.05
1.26
28.8
9.4
1.15
.263
3.97
6.86
4 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
156
22
11
6
.647
22
2.77
0
0
0
133.1
100
41
50
19
36
3
0
1
537
1
10.53
2.43
4.33
1.28
29.1
6.7
1.02
.251
3.38
6.75
5 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
114
19
4
4
.500
18
3.04
0
0
1
94.2
73
32
34
9
36
2
1
2
388
3
10.84
3.42
3.17
0.86
29.4
9.3
1.15
.282
3.23
6.94
6 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
101
19
3
5
.375
15
3.26
1
0
0
96.2
95
35
38
10
19
1
0
1
397
3
9.40
1.77
5.32
0.93
25.4
4.8
1.18
.320
3.54
8.84
7 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
100
22
4
6
.400
21
4.14
0
0
0
113.0
103
52
55
19
33
3
0
0
469
2
7.96
2.63
3.03
1.51
21.3
7.0
1.20
.268
4.38
8.20
8 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
95
17
7
6
.538
16
4.34
0
0
0
85.0
82
41
45
14
34
4
1
0
360
0
10.06
3.60
2.79
1.48
26.4
9.4
1.36
.319
4.76
8.68
9 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
94
59
3
2
.600
0
2.20
0
0
20
65.1
34
16
18
7
18
3
47
3
250
0
12.95
2.48
5.22
0.96
37.6
7.2
0.80
.211
2.48
4.68
10 Jon Lester
J. Lester
94
18
7
4
.636
16
2.49
0
0
0
112.0
83
31
32
10
27
3
0
0
435
4
7.55
2.17
3.48
0.80
21.6
6.2
0.98
.243
2.57
6.67
11 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
92
18
7
5
.583
17
3.60
0
0
0
80.0
67
32
34
8
33
7
1
0
343
5
10.35
3.71
2.79
0.90
26.8
9.6
1.25
.291
3.83
7.54
12 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
87
16
8
3
.727
14
2.11
3
3
1
102.1
74
24
25
8
18
5
1
2
398
0
7.65
1.58
4.83
0.70
21.9
4.5
0.90
.236
2.20
6.51
13 David Price
D. Price
83
18
4
9
.308
14
4.80
0
0
0
93.2
89
50
51
15
24
3
0
1
390
1
7.98
2.31
3.46
1.44
21.3
6.2
1.21
.279
4.90
8.55
14 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
82
17
9
3
.750
12
3.05
0
0
0
79.2
65
27
28
6
18
1
1
3
325
0
9.26
2.03
4.56
0.68
25.2
5.5
1.04
.271
3.16
7.34
15 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
80
19
2
3
.400
12
3.47
0
0
1
72.2
60
28
34
15
22
10
1
0
301
3
9.91
2.72
3.64
1.86
26.6
7.3
1.13
.259
4.21
7.43
16 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
77
12
4
3
.571
11
2.18
0
0
0
70.1
37
17
19
5
14
5
0
0
264
1
9.85
1.79
5.50
0.64
29.2
5.3
0.73
.196
2.43
4.73
17 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
71
9
6
2
.750
8
1.46
0
0
0
55.1
44
9
13
4
8
1
0
1
218
1
11.55
1.30
8.88
0.65
32.6
3.7
0.94
.299
2.11
7.16
18 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
68
44
3
4
.429
0
2.37
0
0
10
49.1
35
13
16
4
21
3
27
1
202
3
12.41
3.83
3.24
0.73
33.7
10.4
1.14
.292
2.92
6.39
19 Max Fried
M. Fried
66
20
2
5
.286
12
5.10
0
0
0
67.0
82
38
40
10
18
2
0
0
300
4
8.87
2.42
3.67
1.34
22.0
6.0
1.49
.353
5.37
11.01
20 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
66
9
5
3
.625
9
3.08
1
1
0
52.2
36
18
19
6
21
5
0
1
218
3
11.28
3.59
3.14
1.03
30.3
9.6
1.08
.250
3.25
6.15
21 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
65
13
5
2
.714
6
2.40
1
1
0
56.1
34
15
16
3
14
1
0
0
217
0
10.38
2.24
4.64
0.48
30.0
6.5
0.85
.231
2.56
5.43
22 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
65
16
5
3
.625
13
4.17
1
0
0
69.0
76
32
36
7
32
4
0
3
316
3
8.48
4.17
2.03
0.91
20.6
10.1
1.57
.332
4.70
9.91
23 Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
64
11
3
6
.333
10
2.93
0
0
0
61.1
51
20
22
9
19
2
0
1
256
4
9.39
2.79
3.37
1.32
25.0
7.4
1.14
.259
3.23
7.48
24 Rich Hill
R. Hill
62
12
1
1
.500
11
2.70
0
0
0
50.0
35
15
15
4
30
3
1
3
216
1
11.16
5.40
2.07
0.72
28.7
13.9
1.30
.265
2.70
6.30
25 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
61
10
2
6
.250
10
5.72
0
0
0
45.2
43
29
30
10
25
0
0
0
204
7
12.02
4.93
2.44
1.97
29.9
12.3
1.49
.306
5.91
8.47

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Team Rankings

HR

53

18th

R

225

17th

SO

501

4th

ERA

3.38

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
23
.566
Astros Astros
29
25
.537
1.5
Rangers Rangers
27
29
.482
4.5
Angels Angels
25
29
.463
5.5
Athletics Athletics
23
32
.418
8.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/30
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
5/31
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
4:10 PM
Sun
6/1
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Tue
6/3
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

29 - 25

11

Final

1

ATH Athletics

23 - 32

Tue 27 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
34
20
.630
Rays Rays
28
27
.509
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
23
.566
Astros Astros
29
25
.537
1.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
21
.618
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
34
21
.618
Cardinals Cardinals
31
24
.564
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
22
.585
1.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/12
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
0-2
Mon
5/12
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
5-1
Mon
5/12
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
11-9
Mon
5/12
COL COL
@
TEX TEX
1-4
Mon
5/12
LAA LAA
@
SDP SDP
4-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
MIA MIA
@
SDP SDP
4:10 PM
Wed
5/28
STL STL
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
5/28
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
5/28
TOR TOR
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Wed
5/28
COL COL
@
CHC CHC
8:05 PM