what nl pitchers have the most strikeouts in world series history

Bob Gibson has fanned the most career hitters in the NL in the World Series, with 92 strikeouts.

NAME SO SERIES 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 H/9
1 Bob 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
2 Sandy 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
3 John 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
4 Christy 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
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
41
World Series
7
3
2
.600
6
4.46
0
0
0
38.1
30
19
19
6
11
0
0
3
149
1
9.63
2.58
3.73
1.41
27.5
7.4
1.07
.264
4.46
7.04
6 Tom 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
7 Don 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
8 Curt 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
9 Mort 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
10 Rube 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
11 Orval 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
12 Mordecai 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
13 Steve 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
14 Warren 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
15 Carl 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
16 Madison 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
17 Carl 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
18 Paul 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
19 Grover 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
20 Art 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
21 Burleigh 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
22 Don 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
23 Tom 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
24 Bill 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
25 Al 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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