most strikeout pitcher game yankees playoff

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

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
10/14/2000
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13
9/29/2020
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
3 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
12
10/24/2000
NYY NYY
@
NYM NYM
L
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
4 Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
11
10/14/2012
NYY NYY
vs
DET DET
L
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
5 David Wells
D. Wells
11
10/11/1998
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
29
1
6 Bob Turley
B. Turley
11
10/9/1956
NYY NYY
@
BKN BKN
L
1
0.93
1
0
0
9.2
4
1
1
0
8
0
0
2
40
0
7 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
10/13/2003
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
27
0
8 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
10
10/2/2003
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
29
1
9 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10
11/4/2001
NYY NYY
@
ARI ARI
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
10 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
11/1/2001
NYY NYY
vs
ARI ARI
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
32
1
11 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
10
10/23/1999
NYY NYY
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
23
0
12 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
13 Bob Turley
B. Turley
10
10/6/1958
NYY NYY
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
14 Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
10
10/4/1952
NYY NYY
vs
BKN BKN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
32
0
15 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
10
9/28/1932
NYY NYY
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
6
0
6
0
0
1
44
0
16 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
9
10/14/2024
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
21
0
17 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9
10/9/2020
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
21
0
18 James Paxton
J. Paxton
9
10/18/2019
NYY NYY
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
26
1
19 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/11/2017
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
20 Luis Severino
L. Severino
9
10/9/2017
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
26
0
21 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
9
10/12/2012
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
22 A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
9
10/29/2009
NYY NYY
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
26
0
23 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
9
10/21/2003
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
29
0
24 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
10/30/2001
NYY NYY
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
25 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
10/22/2000
NYY NYY
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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