most career strikeouts post season all-time pitcher

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career batters in the postseason, with 244 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
244
38
17
12
.586
37
3.58
2
1
0
226.0
179
90
93
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
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
213
41
13
13
.500
32
4.62
0
0
1
196.2
171
101
107
32
54
4
2
6
803
11
9.75
2.47
3.94
1.46
26.5
6.7
1.14
.278
4.90
7.83
3John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
199
41
15
4
.789
27
2.67
2
1
4
209.0
172
62
67
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
4Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
183
44
19
11
.633
44
3.81
0
0
0
276.2
285
117
121
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
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
182
33
8
8
.500
28
3.78
0
0
1
157.1
121
66
69
23
62
9
1
4
652
8
10.41
3.55
2.94
1.32
27.9
9.5
1.16
.261
3.95
6.92
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
173
35
12
8
.600
34
3.75
1
1
0
199.0
173
83
87
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
7Gerrit 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
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
145
23
7
8
.467
21
3.42
0
0
0
139.2
121
53
56
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
9Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
143
35
14
16
.467
35
3.30
3
0
0
218.1
191
80
91
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
10Jon Lester
J. Lester
133
26
9
7
.563
22
2.51
0
0
0
154.0
117
43
46
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
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
132
19
7
9
.438
16
3.50
3
2
0
121.0
106
47
51
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
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
125
35
11
14
.440
30
3.27
2
0
1
198.0
195
72
97
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
13Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
123
29
4
5
.444
16
2.83
1
0
4
114.1
105
36
39
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
14CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
121
26
10
7
.588
23
4.28
1
0
0
130.1
137
62
67
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
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
120
19
11
2
.846
19
2.23
4
2
0
133.1
104
33
37
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
16Walker 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
17John Lackey
J. Lackey
114
29
8
6
.571
23
3.44
0
0
0
144.0
135
55
58
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
18Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
110
96
8
1
.889
0
0.70
0
0
42
141.0
86
11
13
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
19Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
107
19
9
3
.750
14
2.55
0
0
0
106.0
77
30
32
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
20Blake Snell
B. Snell
102
18
7
5
.583
15
3.27
0
0
1
82.2
59
30
30
10
36
1
1
0
331
5
11.10
3.92
2.83
1.09
30.8
10.9
1.15
.269
3.27
6.42
21Zack 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
22Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
99
14
7
3
.700
13
3.07
3
3
0
93.2
67
32
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
23Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
97
22
8
3
.727
18
2.59
4
2
1
132.0
103
38
43
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
24Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
96
16
6
4
.600
14
3.46
0
0
0
96.1
74
37
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
25Framber 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
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HR

26

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

82

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.282

McGonigle

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Montero

Keider Montero

K

116

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

1.71

Melton

Troy Melton
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HR

151

12th

R

573

11th

SO

1,030

19th

ERA

3.56

4th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
65
59
.524
Tigers Tigers
61
64
.488
4.5
Twins Twins
61
65
.484
5.0
Guardians Guardians
60
65
.480
5.5
Royals Royals
52
74
.413
14.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
8/18
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
8/19
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Fri
8/21
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Sat
8/22
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
7:15 PM
Sun
8/23
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

61 - 64

8

Final

5

PIT Pirates

61 - 66

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36

Olson

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RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

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91

Stewart

Sal Stewart

91

Abrams

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Batting Average Leaders

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.314

Arraez

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.310

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Hit Leaders

152

Lopez

Otto Lopez

150

Arraez

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143

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

89

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

88

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.556

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.552

Olson

Matt Olson
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

35

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

33

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

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16

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15

Gray

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14

Burns

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210

Misiorowski

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201

Cease

Dylan Cease

190

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1.75

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

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2.19

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

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0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

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13.60

Misiorowski

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13.14

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.48

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Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.78

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5.71

Sale

Chris Sale
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20

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23

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28

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Rays

70-54

Padres

70-56

Twins

69-57

Cardinals

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Mariners

47-78

Phillies

50-76

Dodgers

52-74

Rangers

54-71

Athletics

57-68

Mets

58-68

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Braves Braves
74
51
.592
Phillies Phillies
68
58
.540
6.5
Marlins Marlins
64
62
.508
10.5
Nationals Nationals
60
66
.476
14.5
Mets Mets
57
69
.452
17.5
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Brewers Brewers
77
48
.616
Cubs Cubs
73
53
.579
4.5
Cardinals Cardinals
64
62
.508
13.5
Pirates Pirates
61
66
.480
17.0
Reds Reds
60
65
.480
17.0
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Dodgers Dodgers
75
51
.595
Padres Padres
67
59
.532
8.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
66
60
.524
9.0
Giants Giants
51
73
.411
23.0
Rockies Rockies
50
75
.400
24.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
75
49
.605
Yankees Yankees
69
55
.556
6.0
Red Sox Red Sox
67
58
.536
8.5
Orioles Orioles
61
64
.488
14.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
61
65
.484
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
65
59
.524
Tigers Tigers
61
64
.488
4.5
Twins Twins
61
65
.484
5.0
Guardians Guardians
60
65
.480
5.5
Royals Royals
52
74
.413
14.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
63
62
.504
Rangers Rangers
61
64
.488
2.0
Mariners Mariners
59
66
.472
4.0
Athletics Athletics
49
76
.392
14.0
Angels Angels
49
76
.392
14.0

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Sun
8/2
AZ AZ
@
CLE CLE
0-5
Sun
8/2
KCR KCR
@
COL COL
1-8
Mon
8/3
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
3-6
Mon
8/3
STL STL
@
NYY NYY
13-7
Mon
8/3
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
4-3

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Tue
8/18
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
8/18
SFG SFG
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
8/18
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Tue
8/18
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Tue
8/18
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM