most pitcher strikeouts by a rookie in a postseason game

Livan Hernandez has struck out the most hitters by a rookie in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 5 of the 1997 NLCS against the Braves.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
2Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
14
10/6/1983
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
3John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
4Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
12
10/29/2025
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
5Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
12
10/2/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
6Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
11
10/5/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
7Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
8Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
vs
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
9Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
10Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
9
10/16/2025
@
L
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
11Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
12Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
9
10/1/2020
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
13Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/18/2015
vs
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
14Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/10/2015
@
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
5
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
27
0
15Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
9
10/7/2013
@
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
16Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9
10/5/2013
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
17Charles Hudson
C. Hudson
9
10/7/1983
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
34
0
18Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
9
10/1/1931
vs
L
1
7.71
0
0
0
7.0
11
6
6
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
19Jack 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
20Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
8
10/17/2024
@
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
19
0
21Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
8
10/7/2020
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
22Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
8
10/17/2018
@
L
0
5.06
0
0
0
5.1
5
3
3
0
1
2
0
0
22
0
23Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
8
10/15/2018
vs
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
28
1
24Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
8
10/12/2013
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
26
0
25Dan Straily
D. Straily
8
10/8/2013
@
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
22
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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