Bob Gibson has struck out the most hitters in a postseason game, with 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Tigers.
Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player in a single playoff game pitcher| 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 | vs | 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 | @ | 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 | vs | 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 | @ | 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 | vs | 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 | @ | 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 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | T. Skubal | 14 | 9/30/2025 | @ | W | 1 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | T. Lincecum | 14 | 10/7/2010 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Scott | 14 | 10/8/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | M. Boddicker | 14 | 10/6/1983 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Candelaria | 14 | 10/7/1975 | vs | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | J. Coleman | 14 | 10/10/1972 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Erskine | 14 | 10/2/1953 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | T. Skubal | 13 | 10/10/2025 | @ | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Kershaw | 13 | 10/1/2020 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | G. Cole | 13 | 9/29/2020 | @ | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Verlander | 13 | 10/14/2017 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | J. deGrom | 13 | 10/9/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | M. Scherzer | 13 | 10/13/2013 | @ | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | C. Lee | 13 | 10/18/2010 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 10/5/1997 | @ | L | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | T. Seaver | 13 | 10/6/1973 | @ | L | 1 | 2.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Gibson | 13 | 10/12/1964 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | H. Ehmke | 13 | 10/8/1929 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
STL
DET
SDP
HOU
HOU
TBR
NYY
SEA
FLA
ATL
BAL
CLE
LAD
CLE
SFG
HOU
NYM
BAL
CWS
PIT
CIN
OAK
BKN
MIL
BOS
TEX
PHA
CHCResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
More MLB News
Rangers put themselves in good position as only AL West team with a winning record
Astros take advantage of Angels meltdown to score 4 runs in 9th inning for 6-4 win
Ceddanne Rafaela's grand slam sends Red Sox past A's 4-2 for 18th victory in 20 games
Bregman breaks out of slump with a HR, 2 doubles as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3
Grant McCray's 2-run homer backs Tyler Mahle and leads the Giants to a 3-0 win over the Brewers
Ali Sánchez hits his 1st career homer as the Yankees beat the White Sox 9-5
More Cardinals Stats
Team Batting Leaders 
HR
22
Walker
RBI
77
Walker
AVG
.286
Burleson
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
11
Pallante
K
103
May
ERA
3.07
McGreevy
Team Rankings
HR
112
22nd
R
469
17th
SO
815
26th
ERA
4.16
14th
Cubs
TOR
MLB 2026 Batting Leaders
MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2026
MLB 2026 Betting
MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | 44 | .585 | ||
57 | 50 | .533 | 5.5 | |
54 | 53 | .505 | 8.5 | |
53 | 54 | .495 | 9.5 | |
45 | 62 | .421 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 40 | .623 | ||
60 | 46 | .566 | 6.0 | |
55 | 52 | .514 | 11.5 | |
53 | 53 | .500 | 13.0 | |
49 | 55 | .471 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 39 | .632 | ||
55 | 52 | .514 | 12.5 | |
53 | 53 | .500 | 14.0 | |
45 | 61 | .425 | 22.0 | |
42 | 65 | .393 | 25.5 |
Phillies
Nationals
Marlins
Diamondbacks
Padres
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | 43 | .590 | ||
60 | 46 | .566 | 2.5 | |
55 | 50 | .524 | 7.0 | |
52 | 55 | .486 | 11.0 | |
49 | 58 | .458 | 14.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
55 | 50 | .524 | ||
54 | 53 | .505 | 2.0 | |
53 | 54 | .495 | 3.0 | |
50 | 57 | .467 | 6.0 | |
45 | 62 | .421 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
54 | 52 | .509 | ||
53 | 55 | .491 | 2.0 | |
52 | 55 | .486 | 2.5 | |
44 | 62 | .415 | 10.0 | |
42 | 65 | .393 | 12.5 |
White Sox
Twins
Royals
Angels