Roger Clemens has struck out the most batters for the Yankees in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 2000 ALCS versus the Mariners.
| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | C. Schlittler | 12 | 10/2/2025 | NYY | vs |  BOS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | | O. Hernandez | 12 | 10/24/2000 | NYY | @ |  NYM | L | 1 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | | H. Kuroda | 11 | 10/14/2012 | NYY | vs |  DET | L | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | | D. Wells | 11 | 10/11/1998 | NYY | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 7 | | B. Turley | 11 | 10/9/1956 | NYY | @ |  BKN | L | 1 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| 8 | | M. Mussina | 10 | 10/13/2003 | NYY | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | | A. Pettitte | 10 | 10/2/2003 | NYY | vs |  MIN | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 10 | | R. Clemens | 10 | 11/4/2001 | NYY | @ |  ARI | 1 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Mussina | 10 | 11/1/2001 | NYY | vs | ARI | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | |
| 12 | | O. Hernandez | 10 | 10/23/1999 | NYY | @ |  ATL | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | B. Turley | 10 | 10/6/1958 | NYY | vs |  MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Reynolds | 10 | 10/4/1952 | NYY | vs | BKN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 16 | | R. Ruffing | 10 | 9/28/1932 | NYY | vs |  CHC | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| 17 |  | C. Rodón | 9 | 10/14/2024 | NYY | vs |  CLE | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 18 | | G. Cole | 9 | 10/9/2020 | NYY | @ |  TBR | 1 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | J. Paxton | 9 | 10/18/2019 | NYY | vs |  HOU | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 20 |  | CC Sabathia | 9 | 10/11/2017 | NYY | @ | CLE | 1 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | L. Severino | 9 | 10/9/2017 | NYY | vs | CLE | W | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 22 | | CC Sabathia | 9 | 10/12/2012 | NYY | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 23 | | A.J. Burnett | 9 | 10/29/2009 | NYY | vs |  PHI | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 24 | | M. Mussina | 9 | 10/21/2003 | NYY | @ |  FLA | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 25 | | R. Clemens | 9 | 10/30/2001 | NYY | vs | ARI | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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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