what pitcher has the most postseason games with 12+ strikeouts

Gerrit Cole has the most games pitched in the postseason when striking out 12+ batters, with 3 games.

NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3
40
3
0
1.000
3
1.25
0
0
0
21.2
13
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
78
1
16.62
0.42
40.00
0.83
51.3
1.3
0.65
.314
1.25
5.40
2Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
2
27
1
0
1.000
2
1.32
0
0
0
13.2
5
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
48
0
17.78
1.98
9.00
0.00
56.3
6.3
0.59
.278
1.32
3.29
3Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
2
24
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
0
0
0
14.0
10
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
53
0
15.43
1.29
12.00
0.00
45.3
3.8
0.86
.370
0.64
6.43
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2
25
2
0
1.000
2
0.60
0
0
0
15.0
6
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
53
1
15.00
2.40
6.25
0.00
47.2
7.5
0.67
.250
0.60
3.60
5Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2
25
0
1
.000
2
2.20
1
0
0
16.1
13
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
64
0
13.78
0.55
25.00
1.10
39.1
1.6
0.86
.314
2.20
7.16
6Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2
24
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
12
1
1
0
8
0
0
0
72
0
12.00
4.00
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
1.11
.300
0.50
6.00
7Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2
30
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
2
1
0
19.0
11
0
2
1
3
1
0
1
71
0
14.21
1.42
10.00
0.47
42.3
4.2
0.74
.278
0.95
5.21
8Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
15.43
0.00
1.29
50.0
0.0
0.43
.200
1.29
3.86
9Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
41.4
0.0
0.63
.294
0.00
5.63
10Michael King
M. King
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
15.43
0.00
0.00
46.2
0.0
0.71
.357
0.00
6.43
11Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
1
12
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
14.09
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.26
.143
0.00
2.35
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
21.60
5.40
4.00
1.80
54.5
13.6
1.40
.500
7.20
7.20
13Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1
13
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
13.00
1.00
13.00
0.00
40.6
3.1
0.67
.278
1.00
5.00
14Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1
13
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
16.71
1.29
13.00
0.00
48.1
3.7
0.86
.385
0.00
6.43
15Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
13
0
0
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
16.71
2.57
6.50
0.00
52.0
8.0
0.57
.222
1.29
2.57
16Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
25
2
18.00
9.00
2.00
0.00
48.0
24.0
1.00
.000
0.00
0.00
17Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1
13
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
14.62
1.13
13.00
0.00
48.1
3.7
0.38
.154
0.00
2.25
18Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
1
14
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
14.00
1.00
14.00
0.00
46.7
3.3
0.33
.133
0.00
2.00
19Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
12.00
2.00
6.00
0.00
37.5
6.3
0.67
.222
1.00
4.00
20Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
1
12
0
1
.000
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
14.73
3.68
4.00
1.23
35.3
8.8
1.64
.444
4.91
11.05
21Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1
15
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
15.00
2.00
7.50
0.00
50.0
6.7
0.33
.077
0.00
1.00
22Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1
12
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
15.43
2.57
6.00
0.00
48.0
8.0
0.57
.182
0.00
2.57
23Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1
16
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
18.00
2.25
8.00
0.00
57.1
7.1
0.50
.222
0.00
2.25
24Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
1
15
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
15.00
2.00
7.50
1.00
48.4
6.5
0.56
.154
1.00
3.00
25Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1
15
0
0
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
19.29
2.57
7.50
0.00
57.7
7.7
0.71
.333
1.29
3.86
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