what nl pitchers have the most strikeouts in world series history

Bob Gibson has struck out the most career batters in the NL in the World Series, with 92 strikeouts.

NAMESOSERIESGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
92
World Series
9
7
2
.778
9
1.89
8
2
0
81.0
55
17
19
6
17
2
0
3
312
2
10.22
1.89
5.41
0.67
29.5
5.4
0.89
.251
2.11
6.11
2Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
61
World Series
8
4
3
.571
7
0.95
4
2
0
57.0
36
6
10
2
11
0
0
1
213
0
9.63
1.74
5.55
0.32
28.6
5.2
0.82
.245
1.58
5.68
3John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
52
World Series
8
2
2
.500
8
2.47
0
0
0
51.0
44
14
16
1
21
1
0
1
215
2
9.18
3.71
2.48
0.18
24.2
9.8
1.27
.307
2.82
7.76
4Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
48
World Series
11
5
5
.500
11
0.97
10
4
0
101.2
75
11
22
1
10
1
0
3
391
1
4.25
0.89
4.80
0.09
12.3
2.6
0.84
.224
1.95
6.64
5Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
41
World Series
8
3
2
.600
6
4.42
0
0
0
38.2
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
150
1
9.54
2.56
3.73
1.40
27.3
7.3
1.06
.261
4.42
6.98
6Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
38
World Series
8
4
3
.571
8
2.16
3
0
0
58.1
33
14
18
8
20
0
0
0
223
1
5.86
3.09
1.90
1.23
17.0
9.0
0.91
.159
2.78
5.09
7Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
36
World Series
7
3
3
.500
6
2.95
3
1
0
39.2
36
13
17
8
12
1
1
2
162
0
8.17
2.72
3.00
1.82
22.2
7.4
1.21
.267
3.86
8.17
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
35
World Series
5
2
1
.667
5
2.45
1
1
0
36.2
25
10
11
4
7
1
0
0
138
1
8.59
1.72
5.00
0.98
25.4
5.1
0.87
.231
2.70
6.14
9Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
35
World Series
6
2
3
.400
6
3.00
2
1
0
45.0
37
15
17
3
12
0
0
0
183
1
7.00
2.40
2.92
0.60
19.1
6.6
1.09
.256
3.40
7.40
10Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
35
World Series
11
2
5
.286
8
3.07
2
0
0
58.2
52
20
28
4
15
0
2
1
242
2
5.37
2.30
2.33
0.61
14.5
6.2
1.14
.255
4.30
7.98
11Orval Overall
O. Overall
35
World Series
8
3
1
.750
5
1.58
3
1
0
51.1
37
9
11
0
15
1
2
0
203
2
6.14
2.63
2.33
0.00
17.2
7.4
1.01
.243
1.93
6.49
12Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
35
World Series
9
5
4
.556
7
2.97
5
3
0
57.2
50
19
26
0
13
1
2
0
236
2
5.46
2.03
2.69
0.00
14.8
5.5
1.09
.267
4.06
7.80
13Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
32
World Series
6
2
2
.500
4
2.56
0
0
0
31.2
29
9
12
2
15
0
0
0
134
3
9.09
4.26
2.13
0.57
23.9
11.2
1.39
.318
3.41
8.24
14Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
32
World Series
8
4
3
.571
6
3.05
3
1
0
56.0
47
19
19
5
13
0
2
1
224
1
5.14
2.09
2.46
0.80
14.3
5.8
1.07
.241
3.05
7.55
15Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
32
World Series
6
4
2
.667
6
1.79
4
0
0
50.1
40
10
18
3
12
1
0
2
204
1
5.72
2.15
2.67
0.54
15.7
5.9
1.03
.237
3.22
7.15
16Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
31
World Series
5
4
0
1.000
4
0.25
1
1
1
36.0
14
1
1
1
5
2
1
0
124
0
7.75
1.25
6.20
0.25
25.0
4.0
0.53
.153
0.25
3.50
17Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
31
World Series
11
2
2
.500
7
5.83
2
0
0
41.2
36
27
28
2
24
2
2
2
182
2
6.70
5.18
1.29
0.43
17.0
13.2
1.44
.276
6.05
7.78
18Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
30
World Series
11
2
4
.333
7
3.42
3
0
0
52.2
45
20
26
3
27
0
1
5
230
1
5.13
4.61
1.11
0.51
13.0
11.7
1.37
.247
4.44
7.69
19Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
29
World Series
7
3
2
.600
5
3.56
4
0
1
43.0
36
17
18
3
12
0
2
1
175
0
6.07
2.51
2.42
0.63
16.6
6.9
1.12
.252
3.77
7.53
20Art Nehf
A. Nehf
28
World Series
12
4
4
.500
9
2.16
6
2
0
79.0
50
19
23
2
32
1
1
2
310
2
3.19
3.65
0.88
0.23
9.0
10.3
1.04
.194
2.62
5.70
21Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
28
World Series
9
3
4
.429
7
4.29
4
1
0
56.2
49
27
28
8
26
1
1
2
238
1
4.45
4.13
1.08
1.27
11.8
10.9
1.32
.234
4.45
7.78
22Don Gullett
D. Gullett
27
World Series
8
2
1
.667
5
2.72
0
0
0
39.2
34
12
13
1
19
1
2
3
166
1
6.13
4.31
1.42
0.23
16.3
11.4
1.34
.280
2.95
7.71
23Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
27
World Series
4
1
2
.333
4
2.70
1
0
0
30.0
25
9
9
1
6
0
0
0
123
1
8.10
1.80
4.50
0.30
22.0
4.9
1.03
.270
2.70
7.50
24Bill Hallahan
B. Hallahan
27
World Series
7
3
1
.750
5
1.36
3
2
1
39.2
29
6
6
0
23
1
1
1
172
1
6.13
5.22
1.17
0.00
15.7
13.4
1.31
.240
1.36
6.58
25Al Leiter
A. Leiter
26
World Series
4
0
1
.000
4
3.76
0
0
0
26.1
22
11
15
3
16
0
0
2
116
0
8.89
5.47
1.63
1.03
22.4
13.8
1.44
.268
5.13
7.52
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