most strikeouts in a nlcs game by a pitcher

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

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 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
1997
NLCS
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 Scott
M. Scott
14
10/8/1986
1986
NLCS
HOU HOU
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
3 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
1975
NLCS
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
4 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
13
10/6/1973
1973
NLCS
NYM NYM
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.16
1
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
5 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
12
10/15/2019
2019
NLCS
WSH WSH
vs
STL STL
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
6 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/14/2019
2019
NLCS
WSH WSH
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
7 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
12
10/19/2001
2001
NLCS
ARI ARI
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
12
10/14/1986
1986
NLCS
HOU HOU
@
NYM NYM
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
9 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
WSH WSH
@
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
10 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
STL STL
vs
WSH WSH
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
11 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
11
10/12/2003
2003
NLCS
FLA FLA
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
12 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11
10/16/2001
2001
NLCS
ARI ARI
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
13 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
11
10/8/1998
1998
NLCS
SDP SDP
@
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
32
1
14 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
10
10/11/2013
2013
NLCS
LAD LAD
@
STL STL
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
15 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/18/2009
2009
NLCS
PHI PHI
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
16 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
10
10/10/1993
1993
NLCS
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
L
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.1
8
0
2
0
5
0
0
0
33
0
17 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
10
10/6/1993
1993
NLCS
PHI PHI
vs
ATL ATL
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
18 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
1988
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
19 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
10
10/4/1988
1988
NLCS
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
27
0
20 Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
2023
NLCS
ARI ARI
vs
PHI PHI
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
21 Max Fried
M. Fried
9
10/12/2020
2020
NLCS
ATL ATL
@
LAD LAD
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
24
0
22 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9
10/17/2018
2018
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
23 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
9
10/18/2017
2017
NLCS
CHC CHC
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
3
1
1
1
5
1
0
0
28
1
24 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/18/2015
2015
NLCS
NYM NYM
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
25 Matt Harvey
M. Harvey
9
10/17/2015
2015
NLCS
NYM NYM
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
2.35
0
0
0
7.2
4
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
29
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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