chicago cubs most pitcher strikeouts by a player in single game playoffs

Jake Arrieta and Kerry Wood are tied for striking out the most batters for the Cubs in a postseason game, with 11 strikeouts.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
11
10/7/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
32
0
2Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
9/30/2003
@
W
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
2
2
2
1
5
0
0
0
30
1
3Orval Overall
O. Overall
10
10/14/1908
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
34
1
4Jon Lester
J. Lester
9
10/2/2018
vs
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
5Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
9
10/18/2017
vs
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
3
1
1
1
5
1
0
0
28
1
6Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
9
11/1/2016
@
W
1
3.18
0
0
0
5.2
3
2
2
1
3
1
0
0
24
0
7Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
9
10/12/2015
vs
W
1
6.35
0
0
0
5.2
5
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
25
0
8Jon Lester
J. Lester
9
10/9/2015
@
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
28
2
9Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
9
10/11/1906
vs
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
34
0
10Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
8
10/18/2015
@
L
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
2
0
0
1
21
0
11Carlos Zambrano
C. Zambrano
8
10/3/2007
@
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
22
0
12Mike Bielecki
M. Bielecki
8
10/9/1989
@
L
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
13Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
8
10/2/1984
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
28
0
14Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
7
10/12/2017
@
1
9.00
0
0
0
4.0
9
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
22
0
15Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
7
10/9/2017
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
16Jon Lester
J. Lester
7
10/25/2016
@
L
1
4.76
0
0
0
5.2
6
3
3
1
3
1
0
0
26
0
17Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
7
10/10/2015
@
1
5.79
0
0
0
4.2
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
18
0
18Carlos Zambrano
C. Zambrano
7
10/2/2008
vs
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
6
3
7
1
2
1
0
0
30
0
19Kerry Wood
K. Wood
7
10/10/2003
@
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
7
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
20Kerry Wood
K. Wood
7
10/5/2003
@
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
21Mark Prior
M. Prior
7
10/3/2003
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
0
4
1
0
0
34
1
22Larry French
L. French
7
10/7/1935
@
L
1
4.15
1
0
0
8.2
12
4
4
0
2
0
0
2
40
0
23Lon Warneke
L. Warneke
7
9/29/1932
@
L
1
5.63
1
0
0
8.0
10
5
5
0
4
0
0
1
34
0
24Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
7
9/7/1918
vs
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
34
0
25Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
7
10/23/1910
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
7
0
3
0
0
0
40
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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