Bob Gibson has struck out the most batters in a postseason game, with 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series versus the Tigers.
| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Gibson | 17 | 10/2/1968 |  STL | vs |  DET | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2 |  | K. Brown | 16 | 9/29/1998 |  SDP | @ |  HOU | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 10/5/2019 |  HOU | vs |  TBR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 15 | 10/14/2000 |  NYY | @ |  SEA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 5 |  | L. Hernandez | 15 | 10/12/1997 |  FLA | vs |  ATL | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 6 |  | M. Mussina | 15 | 10/11/1997 |  BAL | @ |  CLE | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | S. Koufax | 15 | 10/2/1963 |  LAD | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 8 |  | T. Lincecum | 14 | 10/7/2010 |  SFG | vs | ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 9 |  | M. Scott | 14 | 10/8/1986 |  HOU | vs |  NYM | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 10 | | M. Boddicker | 14 | 10/6/1983 |  BAL | vs |  CWS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 11 |  | J. Candelaria | 14 | 10/7/1975 |  PIT | vs |  CIN | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | J. Coleman | 14 | 10/10/1972 | DET | vs |  OAK | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 13 |  | C. Erskine | 14 | 10/2/1953 |  BKN | vs | NYY | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 14 |  | C. Kershaw | 13 | 10/1/2020 | LAD | vs |  MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 15 |  | G. Cole | 13 | 9/29/2020 | NYY | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 13 | 10/14/2017 | HOU | vs | NYY | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 17 |  | J. deGrom | 13 | 10/9/2015 | NYM | @ | LAD | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 |  | M. Scherzer | 13 | 10/13/2013 | DET | @ |  BOS | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | C. Lee | 13 | 10/18/2010 |  TEX | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 20 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 10/5/1997 | SEA | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 21 |  | T. Seaver | 13 | 10/6/1973 | NYM | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 2.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 22 | | B. Gibson | 13 | 10/12/1964 | STL | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| 23 |  | H. Ehmke | 13 | 10/8/1929 |  PHA | @ |  CHC | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 24 |  | M. King | 12 | 10/1/2024 |  SDP | vs | ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 25 |  | T. Bauer | 12 | 9/30/2020 | CIN | @ | ATL | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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