which pitcher has the most strikeouts in one playoff run

Justin Verlander has fanned the most career hitters in the postseason when allowing 1+ run, with 244 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the most strikeouts in one or more playoff run?
NAME SO R G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER 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
244
93
38
17
12
.586
37
3.58
2
1
0
226.0
179
90
32
74
5
0
0
920
8
9.72
2.95
3.30
1.27
26.5
8.0
1.12
.260
3.70
7.13
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
213
102
39
13
13
.500
32
4.49
0
0
1
194.1
165
97
30
51
4
2
5
788
11
9.86
2.36
4.18
1.39
27.0
6.5
1.11
.276
4.72
7.64
3 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
199
67
41
15
4
.789
27
2.67
2
1
4
209.0
172
62
17
67
3
11
6
856
6
8.57
2.89
2.97
0.73
23.2
7.8
1.14
.272
2.89
7.41
4 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
183
121
44
19
11
.633
44
3.81
0
0
0
276.2
285
117
31
76
3
0
4
1,157
4
5.95
2.47
2.41
1.01
15.8
6.6
1.30
.294
3.94
9.27
5 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
173
87
35
12
8
.600
34
3.75
1
1
0
199.0
173
83
17
70
6
1
1
837
10
7.82
3.17
2.47
0.77
20.7
8.4
1.22
.273
3.93
7.82
6 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
171
63
30
7
8
.467
25
3.78
0
0
1
143.0
109
60
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
7 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
156
50
22
11
6
.647
22
2.77
0
0
0
133.1
100
41
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
8 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
145
56
23
7
8
.467
21
3.42
0
0
0
139.2
121
53
19
33
3
0
7
571
2
9.34
2.13
4.39
1.22
25.4
5.8
1.10
.275
3.61
7.80
9 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
143
91
35
14
16
.467
35
3.30
3
0
0
218.1
191
80
21
87
7
0
11
912
3
5.89
3.59
1.64
0.87
15.7
9.5
1.27
.260
3.75
7.87
10 Jon Lester
J. Lester
133
46
26
9
7
.563
22
2.51
0
0
0
154.0
117
43
15
40
3
2
0
610
4
7.77
2.34
3.33
0.88
21.8
6.6
1.02
.243
2.69
6.84
11 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
132
51
19
7
9
.438
16
3.50
3
2
0
121.0
106
47
15
32
0
2
2
493
0
9.82
2.38
4.13
1.12
26.8
6.5
1.14
.290
3.79
7.88
12 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
125
97
35
11
14
.440
30
3.27
2
0
1
198.0
195
72
14
51
9
2
16
836
4
5.68
2.32
2.45
0.64
15.0
6.1
1.24
.284
4.41
8.86
13 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
123
39
29
4
5
.444
16
2.83
1
0
4
114.1
105
36
11
22
2
9
1
464
4
9.68
1.73
5.59
0.87
26.5
4.7
1.11
.307
3.07
8.27
14 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
121
67
26
10
7
.588
23
4.28
1
0
0
130.1
137
62
15
63
8
0
9
586
5
8.36
4.35
1.92
1.04
20.6
10.8
1.53
.322
4.63
9.46
15 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
120
37
19
11
2
.846
19
2.23
4
2
0
133.1
104
33
12
25
3
0
0
525
1
8.10
1.69
4.80
0.81
22.9
4.8
0.97
.252
2.50
7.02
16 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
114
34
19
4
4
.500
18
3.04
0
0
1
94.2
73
32
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
17 John Lackey
J. Lackey
114
58
29
8
6
.571
23
3.44
0
0
0
144.0
135
55
7
47
4
2
6
601
10
7.13
2.94
2.43
0.44
19.0
7.8
1.26
.298
3.63
8.44
18 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
110
13
96
8
1
.889
0
0.70
0
0
42
141.0
86
11
2
21
3
78
4
527
3
7.02
1.34
5.24
0.13
20.9
4.0
0.76
.215
0.83
5.49
19 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
107
32
19
9
3
.750
14
2.55
0
0
0
106.0
77
30
10
55
4
0
3
443
1
9.08
4.67
1.95
0.85
24.2
12.4
1.25
.251
2.72
6.54
20 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
100
55
22
4
6
.400
21
4.14
0
0
0
113.0
103
52
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
21 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
99
32
14
7
3
.700
13
3.07
3
3
0
93.2
67
32
11
21
4
0
1
366
3
9.51
2.02
4.71
1.06
27.0
5.7
0.94
.242
3.07
6.44
22 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
97
43
22
8
3
.727
18
2.59
4
2
1
132.0
103
38
8
43
6
2
5
533
6
6.61
2.93
2.26
0.55
18.2
8.1
1.11
.251
2.93
7.02
23 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
96
37
16
6
4
.600
14
3.46
0
0
0
96.1
74
37
10
30
8
1
0
391
1
8.97
2.80
3.20
0.93
24.6
7.7
1.08
.259
3.46
6.91
24 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
95
45
17
7
6
.538
16
4.34
0
0
0
85.0
82
41
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
25 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
94
18
59
3
2
.600
0
2.20
0
0
20
65.1
34
16
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

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
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60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
4:40 PM
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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
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69
.574
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90
72
.556
3.0
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94
68
.580
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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
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87
75
.537
3.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
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
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
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HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM