last pitcher to strike out more than 12 in a playoff game

Clayton Kershaw got 13 strikeouts in Game 2 of the 2020 NL Wild Card Series against the Brewers on October 1, 2020.

NAME DATE SO TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10/1/2020
13
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9/29/2020
13
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10/5/2019
15
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
4 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10/14/2017
13
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
5 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10/9/2015
13
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
6 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10/13/2013
13
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
7 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10/18/2010
13
TEX TEX
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
8 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
10/7/2010
14
SFG SFG
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
9 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10/14/2000
15
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
10 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
9/29/1998
16
SDP SDP
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
11 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
10/12/1997
15
FLA FLA
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
12 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10/11/1997
15
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10/5/1997
13
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
14 Mike Scott
M. Scott
10/8/1986
14
HOU HOU
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
15 Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
10/6/1983
14
BAL BAL
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
16 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
10/7/1975
14
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
17 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
10/6/1973
13
NYM NYM
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.16
1
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
18 Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
10/10/1972
14
DET DET
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
19 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10/2/1968
17
STL STL
vs
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
20 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10/12/1964
13
STL STL
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
10.0
6
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
39
0
21 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10/2/1963
15
LAD LAD
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
36
0
22 Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
10/2/1953
14
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
0
3
2
0
0
38
1
23 Howard Ehmke
H. Ehmke
10/8/1929
13
PHA PHA
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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