Jake Arrieta and Kerry Wood are tied for striking out the most hitters for the Cubs in a postseason game, with 11 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Arrieta | 11 | 10/7/2015 |  CHC | @ |  PIT | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2 |  | K. Wood | 11 | 9/30/2003 | CHC | @ |  ATL | W | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 3 | | O. Overall | 10 | 10/14/1908 |  CHC | @ |  DET | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 4 |  | J. Lester | 9 | 10/2/2018 | CHC | vs |  COL | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Arrieta | 9 | 10/18/2017 | CHC | vs |  LAD | W | 1 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 6 | | J. Arrieta | 9 | 11/1/2016 | CHC | @ |  CLE | W | 1 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | | J. Arrieta | 9 | 10/12/2015 | CHC | vs |  STL | W | 1 | 6.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. Lester | 9 | 10/9/2015 | CHC | @ | STL | L | 1 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 9 | | J. Pfiester | 9 | 10/11/1906 |  CHC | vs |  CWS | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 10 | | J. Arrieta | 8 | 10/18/2015 | CHC | @ |  NYM | L | 1 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | | C. Zambrano | 8 | 10/3/2007 | CHC | @ |  ARI | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Bielecki | 8 | 10/9/1989 | CHC | @ |  SFG | L | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 | | R. Sutcliffe | 8 | 10/2/1984 | CHC | vs |  SDP | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 14 | | K. Hendricks | 7 | 10/12/2017 | CHC | @ |  WSH | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Quintana | 7 | 10/9/2017 | CHC | vs | WSH | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Lester | 7 | 10/25/2016 | CHC | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | | K. Hendricks | 7 | 10/10/2015 | CHC | @ | STL | 1 | 5.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Zambrano | 7 | 10/2/2008 | CHC | vs | LAD | L | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | | K. Wood | 7 | 10/10/2003 | CHC | @ |  FLA | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 20 | | K. Wood | 7 | 10/5/2003 | CHC | @ | ATL | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | | M. Prior | 7 | 10/3/2003 | CHC | vs | ATL | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 22 | | L. French | 7 | 10/7/1935 |  CHC | @ | DET | L | 1 | 4.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| 23 | | L. Warneke | 7 | 9/29/1932 | CHC | @ |  NYY | L | 1 | 5.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| 24 | | H. Vaughn | 7 | 9/7/1918 |  CHC | vs |  BSA | L | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Brown | 7 | 10/23/1910 | CHC | vs |  PHA | 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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