most strikeouts in a nlcs game by a pitcher

Livan Hernandez has fanned the most hitters in an NLCS game, with 15 strikeouts versus the Braves on October 12, 1997.

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NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
1997
NLCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
2Mike Scott
M. Scott
14
10/8/1986
1986
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
3John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
1975
NLCS
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
4Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
13
10/6/1973
1973
NLCS
@
L
1
2.16
1
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
5Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
12
10/15/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
6Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/14/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
12
10/19/2001
2001
NLCS
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
12
10/14/1986
1986
NLCS
@
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
10Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
11Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
11
10/12/2003
2003
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11
10/16/2001
2001
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
11
10/8/1998
1998
NLCS
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
32
1
14Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
10
10/17/2025
2025
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
10
10/13/2025
2025
NLCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
16Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
10
10/11/2013
2013
NLCS
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
17Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/18/2009
2009
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
18John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
10
10/10/1993
1993
NLCS
vs
L
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.1
8
0
2
0
5
0
0
0
33
0
19Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
10
10/6/1993
1993
NLCS
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
20Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
1988
NLCS
vs
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
21Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
10
10/4/1988
1988
NLCS
@
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
27
0
22Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/14/2026
2026
NLCS
vs
L
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
24
0
23Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
9
10/16/2025
2025
NLCS
@
L
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
24Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
2023
NLCS
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
25Max Fried
M. Fried
9
10/12/2020
2020
NLCS
@
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
24
0

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