most strikeouts thrown in a single playoff game in mlb history

5 players are tied for the most strikeouts in a postseason game, with 5 strikeouts. The first three are Jose Siri, Andrés Giménez and Harrison Bader.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player thrown in a single playoff game in MLB history
NAMESODATETMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Jose Siri
J. Siri
5
10/8/2022
@
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Andrés Giménez
A. Giménez
5
10/8/2022
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Harrison Bader
H. Bader
5
9/30/2020
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Reggie Sanders
R. Sanders
5
10/6/1995
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5George Pipgras
G. Pipgras
5
10/1/1932
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
6Will Smith
W. Smith
4
10/27/2025
vs
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
7Teoscar Hernández
T. Hernández
4
10/25/2025
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Spencer Torkelson
S. Torkelson
4
10/10/2025
@
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
4
10/4/2025
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Trent Grisham
T. Grisham
4
9/30/2025
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Matt Vierling
M. Vierling
4
10/12/2024
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Chris Taylor
C. Taylor
4
10/9/2024
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Evan Carter
E. Carter
4
11/1/2023
@
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
14Ketel Marte
K. Marte
4
10/24/2023
@
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
15Adolis García
A. García
4
10/22/2023
@
5
1
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
16Yainer Diaz
Y. Diaz
4
10/10/2023
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Robbie Grossman
R. Grossman
4
10/7/2023
@
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
18Adolis García
A. García
4
10/7/2023
@
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
19Rhys Hoskins
R. Hoskins
4
11/3/2022
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Matt Carpenter
M. Carpenter
4
10/19/2022
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Jarred Kelenic
J. Kelenic
4
10/15/2022
vs
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Aaron Judge
A. Judge
4
10/14/2022
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Dansby Swanson
D. Swanson
4
10/11/2022
vs
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
24Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
4
10/16/2021
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Mike Zunino
M. Zunino
4
10/10/2021
@
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results 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.

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