most strikeout in a game pitcher playoff yankees

Roger Clemens has struck out the most hitters for the Yankees in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 2000 ALCS versus the Mariners.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
10/14/2000
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13
9/29/2020
@
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
3Cam 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
4Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
12
10/24/2000
@
L
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
5Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
11
10/14/2012
vs
L
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
6David Wells
D. Wells
11
10/11/1998
@
W
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
29
1
7Bob Turley
B. Turley
11
10/9/1956
@
L
1
0.93
1
0
0
9.2
4
1
1
0
8
0
0
2
40
0
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
10/13/2003
@
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
27
0
9Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
10
10/2/2003
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
29
1
10Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10
11/4/2001
@
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
11Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
11/1/2001
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
32
1
12Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
10
10/23/1999
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
23
0
13Dave 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
14Bob Turley
B. Turley
10
10/6/1958
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
15Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
10
10/4/1952
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
32
0
16Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
10
9/28/1932
vs
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
6
0
6
0
0
1
44
0
17Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
9
10/14/2024
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
21
0
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9
10/9/2020
@
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
21
0
19James Paxton
J. Paxton
9
10/18/2019
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
26
1
20CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/11/2017
@
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
21Luis Severino
L. Severino
9
10/9/2017
vs
W
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
26
0
22CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/12/2012
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
23A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
9
10/29/2009
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
26
0
24Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
9
10/21/2003
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
29
0
25Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
10/30/2001
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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