most strikeouts by a pitcher in first postseason game

5 pitchers were tied for striking out the most hitters in their first game, with 14 strikeouts. The first three are Tim Lincecum, Mike Scott and Mike Boddicker.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
14
10/7/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
2Mike Scott
M. Scott
14
10/8/1986
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
3Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
14
10/6/1983
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
4John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
5Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
14
10/10/1972
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
6Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
10/9/2015
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
7Howard Ehmke
H. Ehmke
13
10/8/1929
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
8Cam 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
9Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
12
10/4/1924
vs
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
12.0
14
4
4
2
6
0
0
1
51
1
10Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
12
10/8/1907
@
1
0.75
1
0
0
12.0
10
1
3
0
3
2
0
0
48
0
11Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
12
10/11/1906
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
1
12Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
11
10/5/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
13Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
11
10/7/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
32
0
14Jonathan Sanchez
J. Sanchez
11
10/10/2010
@
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
15Moe Drabowsky
M. Drabowsky
11
10/5/1966
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
23
0
16Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
17Joe Wood
J. Wood
11
10/8/1912
@
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
36
0
18Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
11
10/2/1903
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
19Logan Webb
L. Webb
10
10/8/2021
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10
10/6/1995
vs
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
21Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
10
10/6/1993
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
22Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
vs
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
23Dave 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
24Jack Kramer
J. Kramer
10
10/6/1944
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
37
0
25Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
10
10/3/1933
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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