kerry wood most strikeouts in a single playoff game

Kerry Wood fanned his most batters in a postseason game in Game 1 of the 2003 NLDS versus the Braves, with 11 strikeouts.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
9/30/2003
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
2
2
2
1
5
0
0
0
30
1
2Kerry Wood
K. Wood
7
10/10/2003
CHC CHC
@
FLA FLA
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
7
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
3Kerry Wood
K. Wood
7
10/5/2003
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
4Kerry Wood
K. Wood
6
10/15/2003
CHC CHC
vs
FLA FLA
L
1
11.12
0
0
0
5.2
7
7
7
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
5Kerry Wood
K. Wood
5
10/3/1998
CHC CHC
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
22
0
6Kerry Wood
K. Wood
3
10/20/2010
NYY NYY
vs
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
7Kerry Wood
K. Wood
2
10/7/2010
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
8Kerry Wood
K. Wood
1
10/15/2010
NYY NYY
@
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
9Kerry Wood
K. Wood
1
10/6/2010
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
10Kerry Wood
K. Wood
1
10/6/2007
CHC CHC
vs
ARI ARI
0
9.00
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
5
0
11Kerry Wood
K. Wood
1
10/4/2007
CHC CHC
@
ARI ARI
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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