most strikeouts in one game by a rookie pitcher playoff history

Livan Hernandez has fanned the most hitters by a rookie in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 5 of the 1997 NLCS against the Braves.

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most strikeouts by a player in one game by a rookie pitcher playoff history

	NAME	SO	DATE	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	FLA	vs	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	31	0
2	Mike Boddicker 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
3	John Candelaria 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
4	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	11	10/5/1949	BKN	@	NYY	L	1	1.13	1	0	0	8.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	29	0
5	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	10	10/5/1988	LAD	vs	NYM	W	1	3.24	0	0	0	8.1	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
6	Dave Righetti D. Righetti	10	10/8/1981	NYY	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
7	Brandon Pfaadt B. Pfaadt	9	10/19/2023	ARI	vs	PHI		1	0.00	0	0	0	5.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
8	Ian Anderson I. Anderson	9	10/1/2020	ATL	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
9	Noah Syndergaard N. Syndergaard	9	10/18/2015	NYM	vs	CHC	W	1	1.59	0	0	0	5.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	1
10	Noah Syndergaard N. Syndergaard	9	10/10/2015	NYM	@	LAD	L	1	4.26	0	0	0	6.1	5	3	3	0	4	0	0	1	27	0
11	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	9	10/7/2013	STL	@	PIT	W	1	1.23	0	0	0	7.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	0
12	Sonny Gray S. Gray	9	10/5/2013	OAK	vs	DET		1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
13	Charles Hudson C. Hudson	9	10/7/1983	PHI	vs	LAD	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	34	0
14	Paul Derringer P. Derringer	9	10/1/1931	SLN	vs	PHA	L	1	7.71	0	0	0	7.0	11	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	34	0
15	Jack Pfiester J. Pfiester	9	10/11/1906	CHC	vs	CWS	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	34	0
16	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	8	10/17/2024	LAD	@	NYM		1	4.15	0	0	0	4.1	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	19	0
17	Ian Anderson I. Anderson	8	10/7/2020	ATL	vs	MIA	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	5.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
18	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	8	10/17/2018	MIL	@	LAD	L	0	5.06	0	0	0	5.1	5	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	22	0
19	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	8	10/15/2018	LAD	vs	MIL	L	1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	28	1
20	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	8	10/12/2013	STL	vs	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	26	0
21	Dan Straily D. Straily	8	10/8/2013	OAK	@	DET		1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	4	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	22	0
22	Miguel Gonzalez M. Gonzalez	8	10/10/2012	BAL	@	NYY		1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
23	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	8	10/21/2006	DET	vs	STL	L	1	10.80	0	0	0	5.0	6	6	7	2	2	0	0	0	23	0
24	Jim Beattie J. Beattie	8	10/15/1978	NYY	vs	LAD	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	0
25	Ryne Duren R. Duren	8	10/8/1958	NYY	@	MIL	W	0	1.93	0	0	0	4.2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	0