1961 MLB Postseason Strikeouts Leaders
Batters struck out
Whitey Ford led the postseason in strikeouts in 1961 with 7, tied with Ralph Terry. It was one of 4 times Whitey Ford led in strikeouts.
Led the postseason in 1961
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
7
Strikeouts
Tied with Ralph Terry
Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | SO | W | L | ERA | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Whitey Ford
|
NYA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 2 |
 Ralph Terry
|
NYA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 3 |
 Joey Jay
|
CIN | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5.59 | 2 |
| 4 |
 Jim Brosnan
|
CIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 |
| 5 |
 Bob Purkey
|
CIN | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.64 | 2 |
| 6 |
 Bill Stafford
|
NYA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 |
| 7 |
 Jim O'Toole
|
CIN | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 8 |
 Luis Arroyo
|
NYA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
| 9 |
 Bud Daley
|
NYA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 10 |
 Bill Henry
|
CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 |
| 11 |
 Jim Coates
|
NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Ken Hunt | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 13 |
 Jim Maloney
|
CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| 14 |
 Ken Johnson
|
CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 15 |
 Sherman Jones
|
CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |