most strikeouts by a pitcher in a division series game

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

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kevin Brown
K. Brown
16
9/29/1998
1998
NLDS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
10/5/2019
2019
ALDS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
3Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
14
10/7/2010
2010
NLDS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
4Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
13
10/10/2025
2025
ALDS
@
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
5Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
10/9/2015
2015
NLDS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
10/5/1997
1997
ALDS
@
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
7Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12
10/6/2018
2018
ALDS
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
8Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/11/2017
2017
NLDS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
9Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
12
10/3/2013
2013
NLDS
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
10Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
12
10/5/1996
1996
ALDS
vs
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
11Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
11
10/5/2025
2025
ALDS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
12Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/11/2016
2016
NLDS
vs
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/9/2015
2015
NLDS
vs
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/5/2013
2013
ALDS
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
15Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/4/2013
2013
ALDS
@
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
26
1
16Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/6/2012
2012
ALDS
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
18Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/3/2011
2011
ALDS
vs
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
6
4
4
0
3
1
0
0
32
0
19Cliff Lee
C. Lee
11
10/12/2010
2010
ALDS
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
20Jonathan Sanchez
J. Sanchez
11
10/10/2010
2010
NLDS
@
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
21Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
9/30/2003
2003
NLDS
@
W
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
2
2
2
1
5
0
0
0
30
1
22Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
11
10/6/1999
1999
ALDS
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
23Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11
10/5/1999
1999
NLDS
vs
L
1
7.56
0
0
0
8.1
8
7
7
2
3
0
0
0
36
0
24Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
11
10/4/1998
1998
NLDS
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
21
0
25John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
11
10/3/1997
1997
NLDS
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
32
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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