most strikeouts in a world series game by a pitcher since 1970

Since 1970, Orlando Hernandez and Tom Seaver are tied for striking out the most hitters in a World Series game, with 12 strikeouts.

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 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
12
10/24/2000
2000
World Series
NYY NYY
@
NYM NYM
L
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
2 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
12
10/16/1973
1973
World Series
NYM NYM
vs
OAK OAK
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/24/2017
2017
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11
10/28/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
5 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
11
10/27/1999
1999
World Series
ATL ATL
@
NYY NYY
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
6
3
3
0
3
0
0
1
30
0
6 Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
11
10/18/1972
1972
World Series
OAK OAK
vs
CIN CIN
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
7 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
10
10/23/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
8 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
10
10/28/2013
2013
World Series
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
9 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
10
11/1/2010
2010
World Series
SFG SFG
@
TEX TEX
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
29
0
10 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/28/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
11 Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
10
10/21/2003
2003
World Series
FLA FLA
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
3
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
29
0
12 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10
11/4/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
@
ARI ARI
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
13 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
10
11/1/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
ARI ARI
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
32
1
14 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
10
10/23/1999
1999
World Series
NYY NYY
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
23
0
15 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
10
10/24/1996
1996
World Series
ATL ATL
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
31
0
16 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
10
10/15/1980
1980
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
10
3
4
0
6
0
0
0
38
1
17 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
10
10/11/1971
1971
World Series
BAL BAL
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
7
3
3
1
8
0
0
0
40
0
18 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
9
10/28/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
@
TEX TEX
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
19 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
9
11/5/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
22
0
20 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
9
11/2/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
21 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
9
10/29/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
24
0
22 Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/27/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
23 Julio Urías
J. Urías
9
10/24/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
1
24 Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/21/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
2
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
20
0
25 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
9
10/27/2019
2019
World Series
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
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