most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in 1 division series game

Dave Righetti has fanned the most batters by a rookie in a League Division Series game, with 10 strikeouts versus the Brewers on October 8, 1981.

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 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
1981
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
2 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/10/2015
2015
NLDS
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
5
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
27
0
3 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
9
10/7/2013
2013
NLDS
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
4 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9
10/5/2013
2013
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
5 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
8
10/7/2020
2020
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
6 Dan Straily
D. Straily
8
10/8/2013
2013
ALDS
OAK OAK
@
DET DET
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
22
0
7 Miguel Gonzalez
M. Gonzalez
8
10/10/2012
2012
ALDS
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
8 Kyle Wright
K. Wright
7
10/8/2020
2020
NLDS
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
9 Michael Soroka
M. Soroka
7
10/6/2019
2019
NLDS
ATL ATL
@
STL STL
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
10 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
7
10/7/2018
2018
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
ATL ATL
1
9.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
5
5
1
3
0
0
1
20
0
11 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
7
10/12/2015
2015
ALDS
HOU HOU
vs
KCR KCR
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
25
0
12 Wade Davis
W. Davis
7
10/10/2010
2010
ALDS
TBR TBR
@
TEX TEX
W
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
7
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
24
0
13 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
6
10/11/2021
2021
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19
0
14 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
6
10/3/2014
2014
ALDS
LAA LAA
vs
KCR KCR
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
15 Jarrod Parker
J. Parker
6
10/11/2012
2012
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
L
1
5.68
0
0
0
6.1
7
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
27
2
16 Tommy Milone
T. Milone
6
10/7/2012
2012
ALDS
OAK OAK
@
DET DET
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
25
1
17 Josh Collmenter
J. Collmenter
6
10/4/2011
2011
NLDS
ARI ARI
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
26
0
18 Matt Moore
M. Moore
6
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
TBR TBR
@
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
26
1
19 Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
6
10/8/1999
1999
NLDS
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
20 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
6
10/6/1995
1995
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
L
1
9.00
0
0
0
5.0
7
5
5
2
2
0
0
1
24
1
21 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
6
10/6/1981
1981
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
HOU HOU
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
6
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
31
0
22 George Kirby
G. Kirby
5
10/15/2022
2022
ALDS
SEA SEA
vs
HOU HOU
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
23 Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
5
10/10/2021
2021
ALDS
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
W
0
11.57
0
0
0
2.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
24 Tanner Houck
T. Houck
5
10/8/2021
2021
ALDS
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
25 Matt Bush
M. Bush
5
10/9/2016
2016
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
L
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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