most strikeouts pitcher in the mlb playoffs since 2010 by player in their career

Since 2010, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters 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 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
73
46
3
4
.429
0
2.26
0
0
11
51.2
39
13
16
4
21
3
29
1
213
3
12.72
3.66
3.48
0.70
34.3
9.9
1.16
.313
2.79
6.79
18 Max Fried
M. Fried
72
21
2
5
.286
13
4.66
0
0
0
73.1
86
38
40
10
21
2
0
0
325
4
8.84
2.58
3.43
1.23
22.2
6.5
1.46
.345
4.91
10.55
19 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
20 Blake Snell
B. Snell
70
13
5
3
.625
11
3.23
0
0
1
55.2
42
20
20
7
24
0
1
0
227
3
11.32
3.88
2.92
1.13
30.8
10.6
1.19
.278
3.23
6.79
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
63
11
2
6
.250
10
5.51
0
0
0
47.1
44
29
30
10
27
0
0
0
212
7
11.98
5.13
2.33
1.90
29.7
12.7
1.50
.304
5.70
8.37

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Team Rankings

HR

182

16th

R

686

21st

SO

1,504

2nd

ERA

3.86

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
Last Game
LAA Angels

72 - 90

2

Final

6

HOU Astros

87 - 75

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
2-1
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
4:08 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:03 PM
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM