most strikeouts in a postseason by a single pitcher

Curt Schilling has struck out the most hitters in a postseason, with 56 strikeouts in 2001.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
56
2001
ARI ARI
6
4
0
1.000
6
1.12
3
1
0
48.1
25
6
6
3
6
1
0
0
176
0
10.43
1.12
9.33
0.56
31.8
3.4
0.64
.200
1.12
4.66
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
47
2019
HOU HOU
5
4
1
.800
5
1.72
0
0
0
36.2
21
7
7
4
11
0
0
0
138
0
11.54
2.70
4.27
0.98
34.1
8.0
0.87
.224
1.72
5.15
3Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
47
2019
WSH WSH
6
5
0
1.000
5
1.98
0
0
0
36.1
30
8
9
4
4
0
0
1
142
1
11.64
0.99
11.75
0.99
33.1
2.8
0.94
.299
2.23
7.43
4Cliff Lee
C. Lee
47
2010
TEX TEX
5
3
2
.600
5
2.78
1
0
0
35.2
27
11
12
2
2
1
0
0
138
0
11.86
0.50
23.50
0.50
34.1
1.4
0.81
.291
3.03
6.81
5Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
47
2003
FLA FLA
6
2
2
.500
5
2.11
2
2
0
42.2
21
10
10
3
12
1
0
1
160
1
9.91
2.53
3.92
0.63
29.4
7.5
0.77
.186
2.11
4.43
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
47
2001
ARI ARI
6
5
1
.833
5
1.52
2
2
0
41.1
25
7
7
2
8
0
1
0
156
0
10.23
1.74
5.88
0.44
30.1
5.1
0.80
.232
1.52
5.44
7Kevin Brown
K. Brown
46
1998
SDP SDP
6
2
2
.500
5
2.52
1
1
0
39.1
24
11
11
1
17
3
0
2
157
1
10.53
3.89
2.71
0.23
29.3
10.8
1.04
.256
2.52
5.49
8Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
45
2014
SFG SFG
7
4
1
.800
6
1.03
2
2
1
52.2
28
6
7
3
6
2
1
0
195
0
7.69
1.03
7.50
0.51
23.1
3.1
0.65
.180
1.20
4.78
9Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
43
2010
SFG SFG
6
4
1
.800
5
2.43
1
1
0
37.0
25
10
11
3
9
1
0
0
145
0
10.46
2.19
4.78
0.73
29.7
6.2
0.92
.247
2.68
6.08
10Blake Snell
B. Snell
41
2025
LAD LAD
6
3
2
.600
5
3.18
0
0
0
34.0
21
12
12
3
13
1
0
0
130
2
10.85
3.44
3.15
0.79
31.5
10.0
1.00
.250
3.18
5.56
11Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
41
2023
TEX TEX
6
5
0
1.000
6
2.95
0
0
0
36.2
31
12
12
3
10
1
0
1
153
0
10.06
2.45
4.10
0.74
26.8
6.5
1.12
.286
2.95
7.61
12Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
41
1997
BAL BAL
4
2
0
1.000
4
1.24
0
0
0
29.0
11
4
4
3
7
0
0
0
105
0
12.72
2.17
5.86
0.93
39.0
6.7
0.62
.148
1.24
3.41
13Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
40
2020
TBR TBR
6
2
3
.400
6
6.28
0
0
0
28.2
26
20
20
9
17
0
0
0
126
6
12.56
5.34
2.35
2.83
31.7
13.5
1.50
.283
6.28
8.16
14Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
39
2025
TOR TOR
6
3
1
.750
5
3.58
0
0
0
27.2
18
11
11
4
11
2
0
1
109
1
12.69
3.58
3.55
1.30
35.8
10.1
1.05
.264
3.58
5.86
15Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
39
2020
LAD LAD
5
2
0
1.000
5
1.80
0
0
0
25.0
18
5
5
2
12
0
0
0
104
1
14.04
4.32
3.25
0.72
37.5
11.5
1.20
.314
1.80
6.48
16Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2019
HOU HOU
6
1
4
.200
6
4.33
0
0
0
35.1
30
17
17
8
14
0
0
0
146
0
9.68
3.57
2.71
2.04
26.0
9.6
1.25
.256
4.33
7.64
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2017
HOU HOU
6
4
1
.800
5
2.21
1
0
0
36.2
22
9
9
3
8
2
0
0
136
0
9.33
1.96
4.75
0.74
27.9
5.9
0.82
.224
2.21
5.40
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
37
2020
LAD LAD
5
4
1
.800
5
2.93
0
0
0
30.2
23
10
10
4
5
0
0
0
114
0
10.86
1.47
7.40
1.17
32.5
4.4
0.91
.279
2.93
6.75
19Blake Snell
B. Snell
37
2020
TBR TBR
6
2
2
.500
6
3.03
0
0
0
29.2
20
10
10
5
14
0
0
0
118
2
11.22
4.25
2.64
1.52
31.4
11.9
1.15
.242
3.03
6.07
20Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
37
2019
WSH WSH
6
3
0
1.000
5
2.40
0
0
0
30.0
21
8
8
4
15
0
0
1
125
1
11.10
4.50
2.47
1.20
29.6
12.0
1.20
.246
2.40
6.30
21Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
36
2025
DET DET
3
1
0
1.000
3
1.74
0
0
0
20.2
10
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
75
0
15.68
1.74
9.00
0.87
48.0
5.3
0.68
.242
1.74
4.35
22Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
36
2019
WSH WSH
8
2
3
.400
3
5.79
0
0
0
23.1
21
15
16
2
12
1
0
1
103
0
13.89
4.63
3.00
0.77
35.0
11.7
1.41
.365
6.17
8.10
23Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
35
2023
PHI PHI
5
3
0
1.000
4
1.95
0
0
0
27.2
17
6
7
3
3
0
0
0
103
1
11.39
0.98
11.67
0.98
34.0
2.9
0.72
.226
2.28
5.53
24Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
35
2016
CLE CLE
6
4
1
.800
6
1.83
0
0
0
34.1
28
7
7
3
8
3
0
0
138
0
9.17
2.10
4.38
0.79
25.4
5.8
1.05
.281
1.83
7.34
25Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
35
2007
BOS BOS
4
4
0
1.000
4
1.20
1
1
0
30.0
19
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
110
2
10.50
0.60
17.50
0.30
31.8
1.8
0.70
.254
1.20
5.70
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13

Carroll

Corbin Carroll

RBI

44

Marte

Ketel Marte

AVG

.280

Carroll

Corbin Carroll
Team Pitching Leaders

W

8

Soroka

Michael Soroka

K

79

Soroka

Michael Soroka

ERA

2.45

Rodriguez

Eduardo Rodriguez
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68

26th

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ERA

4.32

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
49
28
.636
Padres Padres
39
36
.520
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
39
37
.513
9.5
Giants Giants
31
45
.408
17.5
Rockies Rockies
30
47
.390
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
6/21
MIN MIN
@
AZ AZ
3:15 PM
Mon
6/22
AZ AZ
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
6/23
AZ AZ
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/24
AZ AZ
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
6/25
AZ AZ
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
MIN Twins

37 - 41

16

Final

8

AZ Diamondbacks

39 - 37

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HR Leaders

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24

Alvarez

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24

Buxton

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RBI Leaders

58

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

58

Walker

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57

Pages

Andy Pages
Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.331

Lee

Jung Hoo Lee

.322

Díaz

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Hit Leaders

100

Lopez

Otto Lopez

94

Arraez

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90

Alvarez

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Run Leaders

68

Wood

James Wood

55

Turang

Brice Turang

54

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz
OBP Leaders

.437

Kurtz

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.424

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.416

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
SLG Leaders

.630

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.604

Rice

Ben Rice

.595

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber
SB Leaders

28

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

27

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

24

Ramírez

José Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

9

Williams

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9

Sánchez

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Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

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121

Sánchez

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110

Cease

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1.71

Schlittler

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1.80

Sánchez

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0.75

Misiorowski

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0.87

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

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K/9 Leaders

13.35

Misiorowski

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10.94

Skenes

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10.67

deGrom

Jacob deGrom
K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

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6.06

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

6.05

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Cristopher Sánchez
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13

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14

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Nick Martinez

16

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803

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Nationals

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Cardinals

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Rays

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White Sox

43-32

Braves

43-32

Brewers

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Worst Record ATS
Phillies

28-48

Mariners

29-49

Cubs

29-48

Red Sox

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Mets

32-44

Giants

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
48
27
.640
Phillies Phillies
41
35
.539
7.5
Nationals Nationals
40
37
.519
9.0
Marlins Marlins
39
38
.506
10.0
Mets Mets
34
42
.447
14.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
45
29
.608
Cardinals Cardinals
40
34
.541
5.0
Cubs Cubs
40
37
.519
6.5
Pirates Pirates
38
39
.494
8.5
Reds Reds
36
39
.480
9.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
49
28
.636
Padres Padres
39
36
.520
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
39
37
.513
9.5
Giants Giants
31
45
.408
17.5
Rockies Rockies
30
47
.390
19.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Yankees Yankees
46
29
.613
Rays Rays
42
31
.575
3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
39
.494
9.0
Orioles Orioles
36
42
.462
11.5
Red Sox Red Sox
31
43
.419
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
41
36
.532
White Sox White Sox
39
36
.520
1.0
Twins Twins
37
41
.474
4.5
Tigers Tigers
32
44
.421
8.5
Royals Royals
32
45
.416
9.0
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Mariners Mariners
39
39
.500
Athletics Athletics
38
39
.494
0.5
Rangers Rangers
36
40
.474
2.0
Astros Astros
36
42
.462
3.0
Angels Angels
31
47
.397
8.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
6/5
SFG SFG
@
CHC CHC
18-3
Fri
6/5
CWS CWS
@
PHI PHI
6-8
Fri
6/5
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
5-3
Fri
6/5
BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
13-3
Fri
6/5
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
1-5

Schedule

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Sun
6/21
MIL MIL
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/21
CIN CIN
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
6/21
SFG SFG
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM
Sun
6/21
WSH WSH
@
TBR TBR
1:40 PM
Sun
6/21
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
1:40 PM