most strikeouts by pitcher in a world series game

Bob Gibson has struck out the most hitters in a World Series game, with 17 strikeouts against the Tigers on October 2, 1968.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Bob Gibson
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
2Sandy Koufax
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
3Carl Erskine
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
4Bob Gibson
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
5Howard Ehmke
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
6Trey Yesavage
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
7Orlando Hernandez
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
8Tom Seaver
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
9Mort Cooper
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
10Walter Johnson
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
11Bill Donovan
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
12Ed Walsh
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
13Clayton Kershaw
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
14Randy Johnson
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
15John Smoltz
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
16Blue Moon Odom
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
17Moe Drabowsky
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
18Don Drysdale
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
19Bob Turley
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
20Don Newcombe
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
21Joe Wood
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
22Chief Bender
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
23Bill Dinneen
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
24Walker Buehler
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
25Adam Wainwright
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
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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