Bob Gibson has struck out the most batters in a World Series game, with 17 strikeouts versus the Tigers on October 2, 1968.
| NAME | SO | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Gibson | 17 | 10/2/1968 | 1968 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | S. Koufax | 15 | 10/2/1963 | 1963 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Erskine | 14 | 10/2/1953 | 1953 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | B. Gibson | 13 | 10/12/1964 | 1964 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | H. Ehmke | 13 | 10/8/1929 | 1929 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | T. Yesavage | 12 | 10/29/2025 | 2025 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | O. Hernandez | 12 | 10/24/2000 | 2000 | World Series | @ | L | 1 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | T. Seaver | 12 | 10/16/1973 | 1973 | World Series | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | M. Cooper | 12 | 10/8/1944 | 1944 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | W. Johnson | 12 | 10/4/1924 | 1924 | World Series | vs | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | B. Donovan | 12 | 10/8/1907 | 1907 | World Series | @ | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | E. Walsh | 12 | 10/11/1906 | 1906 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 13 |  | C. Kershaw | 11 | 10/24/2017 | 2017 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | R. Johnson | 11 | 10/28/2001 | 2001 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Smoltz | 11 | 10/27/1999 | 1999 | World Series | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | B. Moon Odom | 11 | 10/18/1972 | 1972 | World Series | vs | L | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | M. Drabowsky | 11 | 10/5/1966 | 1966 | World Series | @ | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | D. Drysdale | 11 | 10/10/1965 | 1965 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | B. Turley | 11 | 10/9/1956 | 1956 | World Series | @ | L | 1 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Newcombe | 11 | 10/5/1949 | 1949 | World Series | @ | L | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Wood | 11 | 10/8/1912 | 1912 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | C. Bender | 11 | 10/14/1911 | 1911 | World Series | @ | L | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Dinneen | 11 | 10/2/1903 | 1903 | World Series | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | W. Buehler | 10 | 10/23/2020 | 2020 | World Series | @ | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | A. Wainwright | 10 | 10/28/2013 | 2013 | World Series | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
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