most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in a postseason game

Livan Hernandez has fanned the most hitters by a rookie in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 5 of the 1997 NLCS versus the Braves.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
FLA FLA
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
2 Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
14
10/6/1983
BAL BAL
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
3 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
4 Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
12
10/2/2025
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
5 Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
11
10/5/2025
TOR TOR
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
6 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
7 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
8 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
9 Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
9
10/16/2025
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
L
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
10 Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
ARI ARI
vs
PHI PHI
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
11 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
9
10/1/2020
ATL ATL
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
12 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/18/2015
NYM NYM
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
13 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/10/2015
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
5
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
27
0
14 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
9
10/7/2013
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
15 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9
10/5/2013
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
16 Charles Hudson
C. Hudson
9
10/7/1983
PHI PHI
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
34
0
17 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
9
10/1/1931
SLN SLN
vs
PHA PHA
L
1
7.71
0
0
0
7.0
11
6
6
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
18 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
9
10/11/1906
CHC CHC
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
34
0
19 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
8
10/17/2024
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
19
0
20 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
8
10/7/2020
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
21 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
8
10/17/2018
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
L
0
5.06
0
0
0
5.1
5
3
3
0
1
2
0
0
22
0
22 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
8
10/15/2018
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
28
1
23 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
8
10/12/2013
STL STL
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
26
0
24 Dan Straily
D. Straily
8
10/8/2013
OAK OAK
@
DET DET
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
22
0
25 Miguel Gonzalez
M. Gonzalez
8
10/10/2012
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
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