which al pitcher has the most strikeouts in a postseason

Gerrit Cole and Cliff Lee are tied for fanning the most batters in the AL in a postseason, with 47 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
47
2019
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
2Cliff Lee
C. Lee
47
2010
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
3Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
41
2023
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
4Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
41
1997
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
5Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
40
2020
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
6Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
39
2025
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
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2019
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
8Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
38
2017
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
9Blake Snell
B. Snell
37
2020
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
10Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
36
2025
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
11Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
35
2016
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
12Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
35
2007
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
13Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
35
1995
5
4
1
.800
5
1.53
0
0
0
35.1
20
6
8
3
9
1
0
2
137
2
8.92
2.29
3.89
0.76
25.5
6.6
0.82
.191
2.04
5.09
14Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34
2013
4
2
1
.667
3
2.82
0
0
0
22.1
12
7
7
1
11
2
0
1
89
2
13.70
4.43
3.09
0.40
38.2
12.4
1.03
.268
2.82
4.84
15Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
34
2003
5
3
1
.750
5
2.10
0
0
0
34.1
33
8
10
3
11
0
0
1
146
1
8.91
2.88
3.09
0.79
23.3
7.5
1.28
.306
2.62
8.65
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
34
2000
4
2
2
.500
4
3.21
1
1
0
28.0
16
10
10
1
10
1
0
1
110
2
10.93
3.21
3.40
0.32
30.9
9.1
0.93
.234
3.21
5.14
17Gavin Williams
G. Williams
33
2026
4
2
0
1.000
3
2.16
0
0
0
16.2
8
4
4
0
6
1
1
0
64
0
17.82
3.24
5.50
0.00
51.6
9.4
0.84
.333
2.16
4.32
18Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
33
2022
4
3
0
1.000
4
1.44
0
0
0
25.0
14
4
6
1
8
1
0
0
96
0
11.88
2.88
4.13
0.36
34.4
8.3
0.88
.245
2.16
5.04
19Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
32
2017
5
2
2
.500
5
3.58
0
0
0
27.2
25
11
12
2
8
0
0
0
113
0
10.41
2.60
4.00
0.65
28.3
7.1
1.19
.324
3.90
8.13
20CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
32
2009
5
3
1
.750
5
1.98
0
0
0
36.1
28
8
9
4
9
1
0
2
144
1
7.93
2.23
3.56
0.99
22.2
6.3
1.02
.245
2.23
6.94
21Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
32
2003
5
1
3
.250
4
3.38
0
0
0
29.1
30
11
11
5
8
0
0
3
123
0
9.82
2.45
4.00
1.53
26.0
6.5
1.30
.321
3.38
9.20
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
32
2001
5
1
1
.500
5
2.36
0
0
0
26.2
20
7
7
1
12
3
0
0
116
2
10.80
4.05
2.67
0.34
27.6
10.3
1.20
.279
2.36
6.75
23Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
31
2026
5
2
1
.667
5
2.20
0
0
0
28.2
21
7
7
2
5
1
0
0
110
0
9.73
1.57
6.20
0.63
28.2
4.5
0.91
.268
2.20
6.59
24Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
31
2013
3
1
1
.500
3
0.39
0
0
0
23.0
10
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
82
1
12.13
1.17
10.33
0.39
37.8
3.7
0.57
.191
0.39
3.91
25Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
31
2000
5
3
1
.750
4
3.94
0
0
0
29.2
27
13
13
4
16
0
0
2
126
0
9.40
4.85
1.94
1.21
24.6
12.7
1.45
.307
3.94
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