most pitcher strikeouts in one nlcs

Dwight Gooden has fanned the most hitters in an NLCS, with 20 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONSERIESTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
20
1988
NLCS
NYM NYM
3
0
0
2
2.95
0
0
0
18.1
10
6
6
1
8
1
0
2
74
2
9.82
3.93
2.50
0.49
27.0
10.8
0.98
.205
2.95
4.91
2Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
19
2003
NLCS
FLA FLA
3
1
0
1.000
2
3.26
1
1
0
19.1
11
7
7
3
2
0
0
0
71
0
8.84
0.93
9.50
1.40
26.8
2.8
0.67
.170
3.26
5.12
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
2001
NLCS
ARI ARI
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.13
1
1
0
16.0
10
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
62
0
10.69
1.69
6.33
0.56
30.6
4.8
0.81
.231
1.13
5.63
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
19
1993
NLCS
PHI PHI
2
0
0
2
1.69
0
0
0
16.0
11
3
4
0
5
0
0
0
63
0
10.69
2.81
3.80
0.00
30.2
7.9
1.00
.282
2.25
6.19
5John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
19
1992
NLCS
ATL ATL
3
2
0
1.000
3
2.66
0
0
0
20.1
14
6
7
1
10
0
0
2
83
1
8.41
4.43
1.90
0.44
22.9
12.0
1.18
.245
3.10
6.20
6Mike Scott
M. Scott
19
1986
NLCS
HOU HOU
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
8
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
65
0
9.50
0.50
19.00
0.00
29.2
1.5
0.50
.178
0.50
4.00
7Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
17
2023
NLCS
PHI PHI
3
2
0
1.000
2
1.84
0
0
0
14.2
9
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
55
1
10.43
1.23
8.50
1.23
30.9
3.6
0.75
.206
1.84
5.52
8Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
17
2018
NLCS
MIL MIL
3
1
1
.500
0
2.89
0
0
0
9.1
7
3
3
0
2
2
1
1
37
0
16.39
1.93
8.50
0.00
45.9
5.4
0.96
.438
2.89
6.75
9Steve Avery
S. Avery
17
1991
NLCS
ATL ATL
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
0
0
0
16.1
9
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
58
0
9.37
2.20
4.25
0.00
29.3
6.9
0.80
.243
0.00
4.96
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
17
1986
NLCS
HOU HOU
2
0
1
.000
2
3.86
0
0
0
14.0
9
6
6
1
1
0
0
0
52
0
10.93
0.64
17.00
0.64
32.7
1.9
0.71
.242
3.86
5.79
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
17
1973
NLCS
NYM NYM
2
1
1
.500
2
1.62
1
0
0
16.2
13
3
4
2
5
1
0
2
69
1
9.18
2.70
3.40
1.08
24.6
7.2
1.08
.250
2.16
7.02
12Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
16
2023
NLCS
ARI ARI
2
0
0
2
1.86
0
0
0
9.2
6
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
36
0
14.90
1.86
8.00
0.93
44.4
5.6
0.83
.294
1.86
5.59
13Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
16
2022
NLCS
PHI PHI
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.38
0
0
0
13.0
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
45
0
11.08
0.69
16.00
0.69
35.6
2.2
0.38
.115
1.38
2.77
14Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
16
2010
NLCS
SFG SFG
3
1
1
.500
2
3.14
0
0
0
14.1
12
5
6
2
4
1
0
0
59
0
10.05
2.51
4.00
1.26
27.1
6.8
1.12
.278
3.77
7.53
15Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
16
1997
NLCS
FLA FLA
2
2
0
1.000
1
0.84
1
0
0
10.2
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
38
0
13.50
1.69
8.00
0.84
42.1
5.3
0.66
.211
0.84
4.22
16Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
16
1997
NLCS
ATL ATL
2
0
2
.000
2
1.38
0
0
0
13.0
9
2
7
0
4
1
0
1
53
0
11.08
2.77
4.00
0.00
30.2
7.5
1.00
.281
4.85
6.23
17Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
16
1988
NLCS
LAD LAD
2
2
0
1.000
2
4.11
0
0
0
15.1
12
7
7
2
4
0
0
0
59
0
9.39
2.35
4.00
1.17
27.1
6.8
1.04
.270
4.11
7.04
18Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
15
2018
NLCS
LAD LAD
2
0
1
.000
2
3.86
0
0
0
11.2
12
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
47
1
11.57
0.77
15.00
1.54
31.9
2.1
1.11
.345
3.86
9.26
19John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
15
1991
NLCS
ATL ATL
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.76
1
1
0
15.1
14
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
64
0
8.80
1.76
5.00
1.17
23.4
4.7
1.11
.273
1.76
8.22
20Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
15
1990
NLCS
CIN CIN
2
1
0
1.000
2
4.38
0
0
0
12.1
10
6
6
2
7
0
0
1
52
0
10.95
5.11
2.14
1.46
28.8
13.5
1.38
.286
4.38
7.30
21Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
15
1988
NLCS
LAD LAD
4
1
0
1.000
3
1.09
1
1
1
24.2
18
3
5
0
7
2
1
1
98
2
5.47
2.55
2.14
0.00
15.3
7.1
1.01
.243
1.82
6.57
22Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
14
2023
NLCS
ARI ARI
2
1
1
.500
2
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
6
5
5
3
6
0
0
0
43
0
11.81
5.06
2.33
2.53
32.6
14.0
1.13
.150
4.22
5.06
23Max Fried
M. Fried
14
2020
NLCS
ATL ATL
2
0
1
.000
2
2.84
0
0
0
12.2
12
4
4
3
6
0
0
0
55
0
9.95
4.26
2.33
2.13
25.5
10.9
1.42
.281
2.84
8.53
24Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
14
2013
NLCS
LAD LAD
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.40
0
0
0
15.0
10
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
54
0
8.40
1.20
7.00
0.00
25.9
3.7
0.80
.263
2.40
6.00
25Roy Oswalt
R. Oswalt
14
2010
NLCS
PHI PHI
3
1
1
.500
2
1.84
0
0
0
14.2
14
3
4
1
3
1
1
0
60
0
8.59
1.84
4.67
0.61
23.3
5.0
1.16
.317
2.45
8.59
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