which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a playoff game for the guardian

Charles Nagy has fanned the most hitters for the Cleveland Indians in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 1996 ALDS versus the Orioles.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
12
10/5/1996
vs
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
2Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
11
10/6/1999
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
3Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
10
10/9/2001
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
4Mike Clevinger
M. Clevinger
9
10/8/2018
vs
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
22
0
5Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9
10/25/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
6Gavin Williams
G. Williams
8
9/30/2025
vs
L
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
7Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
8
10/8/2022
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
8Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
8
10/7/2022
vs
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
9Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
8
10/5/2017
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
1
10Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
8
10/15/1995
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
11Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
10/14/2022
@
1
3.18
0
0
0
5.2
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
25
1
12Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
9/29/2020
vs
L
1
13.50
0
0
0
4.2
9
7
7
2
2
0
0
0
25
0
13Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
7
10/8/2017
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
22
0
14Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
7
10/30/2016
@
L
1
6.75
0
0
0
4.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
18
0
15Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/18/2016
@
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
16Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/7/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
17Chuck Finley
C. Finley
7
10/15/2001
@
L
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
20
1
18Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7
10/26/1997
@
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
19Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1997
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
20Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/21/1995
@
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
23
0
21Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1995
@
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
31
1
22Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/4/1995
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
28
1
23Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
6
10/1/2025
vs
1
1.93
0
0
0
4.2
5
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
22
1
24Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
6
10/5/2024
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
19
0
25Sam Hentges
S. Hentges
6
10/8/2022
vs
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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