most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single lcs before 2005

Before 2005, Mike Mussina fanned the most batters in a League Championship Series, with 25 strikeouts.

NAME SO SEASON SERIES TM G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
25
1997
ALCS
BAL BAL
2
0
0
2
0.60
0
0
0
15.0
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
53
0
15.00
2.40
6.25
0.00
47.2
7.5
0.53
.167
0.60
2.40
2 Dwight 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
3 Josh 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
4 Randy 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
5 Curt 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
6 John 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
7 Mike 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
8 David Wells
D. Wells
18
1998
ALCS
NYY NYY
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.87
0
0
0
15.2
12
5
5
3
2
2
0
0
60
1
10.34
1.15
9.00
1.72
30.0
3.3
0.89
.257
2.87
6.89
9 Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
18
1985
ALCS
TOR TOR
3
1
1
.500
3
3.10
0
0
0
20.1
11
7
7
1
10
1
0
2
81
0
7.97
4.43
1.80
0.44
22.2
12.3
1.03
.196
3.10
4.87
10 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
17
2003
ALCS
NYY NYY
3
0
2
.000
2
4.11
0
0
0
15.1
16
7
7
5
4
0
0
1
64
0
9.98
2.35
4.25
2.93
26.6
6.3
1.30
.289
4.11
9.39
11 Steve 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
12 Nolan 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
13 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
17
1986
ALCS
BOS BOS
3
1
1
.500
3
4.37
0
0
0
22.2
22
11
12
1
7
2
0
0
99
0
6.75
2.78
2.43
0.40
17.2
7.1
1.28
.292
4.76
8.74
14 Tom 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
15 Livan 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
16 Greg 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
17 Tim 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
18 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
15
2004
ALCS
NYY NYY
2
1
0
1.000
2
4.26
0
0
0
12.2
10
6
6
0
2
0
0
0
51
0
10.66
1.42
7.50
0.00
29.4
3.9
0.95
.294
4.26
7.11
19 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
2000
ALCS
NYY NYY
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
15.00
2.00
7.50
0.00
50.0
6.7
0.33
.077
0.00
1.00
20 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
15
1995
ALCS
CLE CLE
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.29
0
0
0
14.0
9
2
3
1
3
1
0
1
57
1
9.64
1.93
5.00
0.64
26.3
5.3
0.86
.216
1.93
5.79
21 John 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
22 Jose 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
23 Orel 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
24 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
15
1973
ALCS
BAL BAL
3
1
0
1.000
2
1.84
1
1
0
14.2
11
3
3
0
8
0
1
1
62
0
9.20
4.91
1.88
0.00
24.2
12.9
1.30
.282
1.84
6.75
25 Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
14
2004
NLCS
HOU HOU
4
1
0
1.000
0
0.00
0
0
2
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
28
0
15.75
2.25
7.00
0.00
50.0
7.1
0.38
.091
0.00
1.13
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