what pitcher has the most postseason games with 9+ strikeouts

Justin Verlander has the most games pitched in the postseason when striking out 9+ batters, with 10 games.

NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10
106
6
3
.667
10
1.68
2
1
0
75.0
39
14
14
5
13
3
0
0
277
1
12.72
1.56
8.15
0.60
38.3
4.7
0.69
.227
1.68
4.68
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
8
86
4
3
.571
8
3.60
0
0
0
55.0
35
22
22
5
14
0
0
0
210
2
14.07
2.29
6.14
0.82
41.0
6.7
0.89
.286
3.60
5.73
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
7
74
3
4
.429
7
2.67
3
2
0
57.1
40
17
17
7
14
0
0
0
222
0
11.62
2.20
5.29
1.10
33.3
6.3
0.94
.260
2.67
6.28
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
7
67
3
0
1.000
7
1.26
3
1
0
57.1
33
8
9
3
10
0
0
0
213
0
10.52
1.57
6.70
0.47
31.5
4.7
0.75
.226
1.41
5.18
5Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
7
78
6
1
.857
7
1.86
6
1
0
63.0
42
13
15
6
15
2
0
2
243
2
11.14
2.14
5.20
0.86
32.1
6.2
0.90
.254
2.14
6.00
6Blake Snell
B. Snell
6
55
4
0
1.000
6
1.23
0
0
0
36.2
11
5
5
1
11
0
0
0
129
0
13.50
2.70
5.00
0.25
42.6
8.5
0.60
.161
1.23
2.70
7Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
6
68
5
0
1.000
6
1.29
0
0
0
42.0
19
6
6
5
7
1
0
0
151
1
14.57
1.50
9.71
1.07
45.0
4.6
0.62
.200
1.29
4.07
8Cliff Lee
C. Lee
6
63
5
1
.833
6
1.34
2
0
0
47.0
34
7
8
1
3
0
0
0
176
0
12.06
0.57
21.00
0.19
35.8
1.7
0.79
.303
1.53
6.51
9Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
6
59
4
2
.667
6
0.95
2
2
0
47.1
23
5
5
0
13
1
0
1
176
1
11.22
2.47
4.54
0.00
33.5
7.4
0.76
.223
0.95
4.37
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
6
63
2
1
.667
6
1.85
0
0
0
43.2
27
9
9
6
10
0
0
4
167
1
12.98
2.06
6.30
1.24
37.7
6.0
0.85
.239
1.85
5.56
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
6
60
2
4
.333
6
2.53
1
0
0
42.2
32
12
16
2
22
0
0
4
183
0
12.66
4.64
2.73
0.42
32.8
12.0
1.27
.303
3.38
6.75
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
5
55
3
1
.750
5
1.34
0
0
0
33.2
11
5
5
2
9
1
0
0
121
1
14.70
2.41
6.11
0.53
45.5
7.4
0.59
.167
1.34
2.94
13Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
5
52
3
0
1.000
5
1.16
1
1
0
38.2
21
5
5
1
9
2
0
0
148
1
12.10
2.09
5.78
0.23
35.1
6.1
0.78
.238
1.16
4.89
14Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
4
36
4
0
1.000
4
1.07
0
0
0
25.1
13
3
5
1
8
1
0
0
95
0
12.79
2.84
4.50
0.36
37.9
8.4
0.83
.245
1.78
4.62
15Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
4
44
3
1
.750
4
0.33
0
0
0
27.0
16
1
4
0
3
0
0
0
100
0
14.67
1.00
14.67
0.00
44.0
3.0
0.70
.302
1.33
5.33
16Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
4
38
4
0
1.000
4
2.33
1
1
0
27.0
16
7
7
3
10
5
0
0
109
1
12.67
3.33
3.80
1.00
34.9
9.2
0.96
.245
2.33
5.33
17Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
4
40
1
2
.333
4
2.67
0
0
0
27.0
24
8
8
2
5
0
0
1
108
1
13.33
1.67
8.00
0.67
37.0
4.6
1.07
.361
2.67
8.00
18Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
4
44
3
1
.750
4
0.82
3
2
0
33.0
19
3
4
1
8
0
0
0
123
0
12.00
2.18
5.50
0.27
35.8
6.5
0.82
.257
1.09
5.18
19Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
3
36
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
20Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
3
28
1
1
.500
3
1.89
0
0
0
19.0
10
4
4
0
8
0
0
1
73
1
13.26
3.79
3.50
0.00
38.4
11.0
0.95
.270
1.89
4.74
21Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
3
31
2
1
.667
3
2.53
0
0
0
21.1
15
6
6
3
9
0
0
0
88
0
13.08
3.80
3.44
1.27
35.2
10.2
1.13
.267
2.53
6.33
22Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
3
34
3
0
1.000
3
1.38
2
1
0
26.0
19
4
4
1
16
0
0
0
112
0
11.77
5.54
2.13
0.35
30.4
14.3
1.35
.295
1.38
6.58
23Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
2
23
2
0
1.000
2
0.73
0
0
0
12.1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
42
0
16.78
0.73
23.00
0.73
54.8
2.4
0.32
.125
0.73
2.19
24Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
2
19
2
0
1.000
2
2.25
0
0
0
12.0
5
3
3
0
4
1
0
0
45
0
14.25
3.00
4.75
0.00
42.2
8.9
0.75
.238
2.25
3.75
25Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
2
19
0
0
2
1.35
0
0
0
13.1
4
2
3
1
5
1
0
0
50
0
12.83
3.38
3.80
0.68
38.0
10.0
0.68
.125
2.03
2.70
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