most strikeouts in the world series, active pitchers

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters by an active pitcher in the World Series, with 50 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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
50
World Series
9
1
6
.143
9
5.63
0
0
0
48.0
45
30
33
10
20
1
0
0
208
2
9.38
3.75
2.50
1.88
24.0
9.6
1.35
.276
6.19
8.44
2 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
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
25
World Series
4
1
1
.500
4
2.36
0
0
0
26.2
19
7
12
3
7
0
0
0
106
0
8.44
2.36
3.57
1.01
23.6
6.6
0.98
.225
4.05
6.41
4 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
24
World Series
4
2
0
1.000
3
0.47
0
0
1
19.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
64
0
11.37
1.42
8.00
0.00
37.5
4.7
0.53
.189
0.47
3.32
5 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
21
World Series
4
2
1
.667
4
6.35
0
0
0
17.0
18
12
12
5
8
1
0
0
75
0
11.12
4.24
2.63
2.65
28.0
10.7
1.53
.325
6.35
9.53
6 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
20
World Series
4
1
1
.500
3
3.71
0
0
0
17.0
13
7
7
1
4
2
1
0
69
1
10.59
2.12
5.00
0.53
29.0
5.8
1.00
.286
3.71
6.88
7 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
19
World Series
5
1
1
.500
2
2.89
0
0
0
18.2
13
6
7
2
7
0
1
0
77
0
9.16
3.38
2.71
0.96
24.7
9.1
1.07
.224
3.38
6.27
8 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
19
World Series
4
1
0
1.000
4
3.26
0
0
0
19.1
21
7
7
2
10
0
0
0
86
2
8.84
4.66
1.90
0.93
22.1
11.6
1.60
.345
3.26
9.78
9 Blake Snell
B. Snell
18
World Series
2
0
0
2
2.70
0
0
0
10.0
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
38
0
16.20
3.60
4.50
0.90
47.4
10.5
0.80
.200
2.70
3.60
10 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
15
World Series
4
1
1
.500
1
4.00
0
0
0
9.0
4
4
4
3
4
0
0
0
35
1
15.00
4.00
3.75
3.00
42.9
11.4
0.89
.077
4.00
4.00
11 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
15
World Series
2
0
2
.000
2
9.64
0
0
0
9.1
9
10
10
3
9
0
0
0
46
4
14.46
8.68
1.67
2.89
32.6
19.6
1.93
.316
9.64
8.68
12 José Urquidy
J. Urquidy
15
World Series
5
3
0
1.000
2
1.23
0
0
0
14.2
11
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
56
2
9.20
0.61
15.00
0.61
26.8
1.8
0.82
.256
1.23
6.75
13 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
13
World Series
11
0
2
.000
0
4.40
0
0
2
14.1
11
7
8
5
4
1
7
0
58
0
8.16
2.51
3.25
3.14
22.4
6.9
1.05
.171
5.02
6.91
14 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
13
World Series
7
1
0
1.000
0
3.86
0
0
1
9.1
7
4
4
1
3
1
3
0
37
0
12.54
2.89
4.33
0.96
35.1
8.1
1.07
.316
3.86
6.75
15 Max Fried
M. Fried
12
World Series
2
1
1
.500
2
4.91
0
0
0
11.0
11
6
6
0
1
0
0
0
44
1
9.82
0.82
12.00
0.00
27.3
2.3
1.09
.355
4.91
9.00
16 Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
12
World Series
6
2
0
1.000
0
5.14
0
0
1
7.0
7
4
4
0
3
1
2
1
32
1
15.43
3.86
4.00
0.00
37.5
9.4
1.43
.438
5.14
9.00
17 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
11
World Series
2
0
1
.000
2
3.18
0
0
0
11.1
7
4
4
0
5
0
0
0
45
0
8.74
3.97
2.20
0.00
24.4
11.1
1.06
.241
3.18
5.56
18 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
11
World Series
3
1
1
.500
3
7.50
0
0
0
12.0
13
10
10
5
5
4
0
0
55
0
8.25
3.75
2.20
3.75
20.0
9.1
1.50
.267
7.50
9.75
19 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
11
World Series
2
1
1
.500
2
7.45
0
0
0
9.2
8
8
8
2
8
1
0
2
45
0
10.24
7.45
1.38
1.86
24.4
17.8
1.66
.261
7.45
7.45
20 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
10
World Series
3
1
1
.500
1
3.60
0
0
0
10.0
10
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
40
0
9.00
1.80
5.00
0.90
25.0
5.0
1.20
.333
3.60
9.00
21 Chris Sale
C. Sale
10
World Series
2
0
0
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
5
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
22
0
18.00
3.60
5.00
1.80
45.5
9.1
1.40
.444
5.40
9.00
22 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
9
World Series
1
1
0
1.000
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
11.57
0.00
1.29
37.5
0.0
0.43
.143
1.29
3.86
23 Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
9
World Series
4
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
19
0
16.20
3.60
4.50
0.00
47.4
10.5
0.60
.143
0.00
1.80
24 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9
World Series
2
0
1
.000
2
8.64
0
0
0
8.1
13
8
8
2
2
1
0
0
40
0
9.72
2.16
4.50
2.16
22.5
5.0
1.80
.423
8.64
14.04
25 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
9
World Series
3
0
3
.000
2
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
5
2
5
0
0
1
33
0
11.57
6.43
1.80
2.57
27.3
15.2
1.71
.294
6.43
9.00
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