most strikeouts by a pitcher in a division series game

Kevin Brown has fanned the most batters in a League Division Series game, with 16 strikeouts versus the Astros on September 29, 1998.

	NAME	SO	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Kevin Brown K. Brown	16	9/29/1998	1998	NLDS	SDP	@	HOU	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	28	0
2	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	15	10/5/2019	2019	ALDS	HOU	vs	TBR	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
3	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	14	10/7/2010	2010	NLDS	SFG	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	13	10/9/2015	2015	NLDS	NYM	@	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	27	0
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	13	10/5/1997	1997	ALDS	SEA	@	BAL	L	1	3.38	1	0	0	8.0	7	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	33	0
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	12	10/6/2018	2018	ALDS	HOU	vs	CLE	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	24	0
7	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	12	10/11/2017	2017	NLDS	WSH	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
8	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	12	10/3/2013	2013	NLDS	LAD	@	ATL	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	1
9	Charles Nagy C. Nagy	12	10/5/1996	1996	ALDS	CLE	vs	BAL		1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	27	0
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	11	10/11/2016	2016	NLDS	LAD	vs	WSH		1	6.75	0	0	0	6.2	7	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
11	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	11	10/9/2015	2015	NLDS	LAD	vs	NYM	L	1	4.05	0	0	0	6.2	4	3	3	1	4	0	0	0	28	0
12	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	11	10/5/2013	2013	ALDS	DET	@	OAK		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
13	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	11	10/4/2013	2013	ALDS	DET	@	OAK	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	1
14	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	11	10/11/2012	2012	ALDS	DET	@	OAK	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
15	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	11	10/6/2012	2012	ALDS	DET	vs	OAK	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	28	0
16	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	11	10/3/2011	2011	ALDS	DET	vs	NYY	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	8.0	6	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	32	0
17	Cliff Lee C. Lee	11	10/12/2010	2010	ALDS	TEX	@	TBR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
18	Jonathan Sanchez J. Sanchez	11	10/10/2010	2010	NLDS	SFG	@	ATL		1	1.23	0	0	0	7.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
19	Kerry Wood K. Wood	11	9/30/2003	2003	NLDS	CHC	@	ATL	W	1	2.45	0	0	0	7.1	2	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	30	1
20	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	11	10/6/1999	1999	ALDS	CLE	vs	BOS		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
21	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	11	10/5/1999	1999	NLDS	ARI	vs	NYM	L	1	7.56	0	0	0	8.1	8	7	7	2	3	0	0	0	36	0
22	Sterling Hitchcock S. Hitchcock	11	10/4/1998	1998	NLDS	SDP	vs	HOU	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	0
23	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	11	10/3/1997	1997	NLDS	ATL	@	HOU	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	32	0
24	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	10	10/9/2023	2023	NLDS	PHI	@	ATL		1	2.84	0	0	0	6.1	3	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	24	0
25	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	10	10/11/2021	2021	NLDS	LAD	vs	SFG	L	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	25	0