most pitcher strikeouts in a playoff game

Pitchers struck out their most hitters in a postseason game in Game 3 of the 2022 ALDS against the Mariners, with 42 strikeouts.

	POSITION	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Pitcher	42	10/15/2022	HOU	@	SEA	W	2	0.25	0	0	0	36.0	18	1	1	1	4	5	2	0	133	1
2	Pitcher	39	10/8/2022	CLE	vs	TBR		2	0.31	0	0	0	29.0	11	1	1	1	8	2	2	0	104	0
3	Pitcher	37	9/30/2020	ATL	vs	CIN		2	0.36	0	0	0	25.1	17	1	1	0	5	2	2	1	99	2
4	Pitcher	34	10/26/2018	LAD	vs	BOS		2	1.03	0	0	0	35.0	18	4	5	3	12	0	2	1	131	0
5	Pitcher	34	10/4/2014	WSH	vs	SFG		2	0.75	0	0	1	36.0	17	3	3	1	8	0	2	2	129	0
6	Pitcher	33	10/11/1997	BAL	@	CLE		2	1.16	0	0	0	23.1	14	3	3	0	11	0	2	2	90	1
7	Pitcher	33	10/5/1996	BAL	@	CLE		2	2.63	0	0	1	24.0	21	7	7	3	8	0	2	2	100	0
8	Pitcher	32	10/16/2018	MIL	@	LAD		2	1.05	0	0	0	25.2	15	3	3	0	9	2	2	0	101	1
9	Pitcher	32	10/17/1999	NYM	vs	ATL		2	2.15	0	0	0	29.1	24	7	7	1	15	1	2	6	126	0
10	Pitcher	31	10/11/2017	CLE	vs	NYY		2	3.00	0	0	1	18.0	13	6	7	2	5	0	2	0	71	0
11	Pitcher	30	10/9/2005	HOU	vs	ATL		2	3.31	0	0	0	35.1	23	13	13	5	17	2	2	3	144	1
12	Pitcher	30	10/8/1999	ATL	@	HOU		2	3.00	0	0	1	24.0	21	8	8	1	12	1	2	3	102	1
13	Pitcher	29	10/10/2021	HOU	@	CWS		2	9.53	0	0	0	17.0	22	18	18	3	9	1	2	0	84	0
14	Pitcher	29	10/2/2018	COL	@	CHC		2	1.04	0	0	0	26.0	17	3	3	0	8	0	2	1	102	2
15	Pitcher	28	10/10/2021	TBR	@	BOS	L	2	3.55	0	0	0	25.1	25	10	10	5	7	0	2	1	106	0
16	Pitcher	28	10/12/2015	KCR	@	HOU		2	6.50	0	0	1	18.0	17	13	15	6	10	3	2	1	84	0
17	Pitcher	28	10/18/2004	BOS	vs	NYY	W	2	2.93	0	0	0	27.2	25	9	9	2	15	2	2	1	122	0
18	Pitcher	28	9/29/1998	HOU	vs	SDP		2	1.00	0	0	1	18.0	13	2	3	1	4	2	2	0	71	1
19	Pitcher	27	10/23/2021	LAD	@	ATL		2	3.18	0	0	1	17.0	14	6	6	1	9	1	2	1	74	0
20	Pitcher	27	10/27/2020	LAD	vs	TBR		2	2.12	0	0	1	17.0	10	4	4	2	4	0	2	1	65	1
21	Pitcher	27	10/14/2019	WSH	vs	STL		2	4.24	0	0	0	17.0	18	8	9	1	3	0	2	0	72	1
22	Pitcher	27	10/9/2015	LAD	vs	NYM		2	2.00	0	0	1	18.0	12	4	4	1	5	0	2	1	71	0
23	Pitcher	27	10/7/2000	NYM	vs	SFG	W	2	1.78	0	0	0	25.1	20	5	5	1	13	1	2	3	107	0
24	Pitcher	26	10/12/2024	CLE	vs	DET		2	5.29	0	0	1	17.0	18	10	10	1	7	2	2	1	78	1
25	Pitcher	26	10/10/2023	HOU	@	MIN	W	2	4.50	0	0	0	18.0	17	9	10	4	10	1	2	0	82	0

Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.

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