mlb pitchers, most strikeouts in post season in one game, last 5 years

Between October 23, 2020 and October 23, 2025, Tarik Skubal has struck out the most batters in a postseason game, with 14 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 2025 AL Wild Card Series versus the Guardians.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
14
9/30/2025
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
2Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
13
10/10/2025
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
3Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
12
10/2/2025
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
4Michael King
M. King
12
10/1/2024
SDP SDP
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
5Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
11
10/5/2025
TOR TOR
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
6Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
11
9/30/2025
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/19/2022
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
24
0
8Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
10
10/17/2025
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
9Blake Snell
B. Snell
10
10/13/2025
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
10Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
10
10/9/2023
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
11Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10
10/11/2021
LAD LAD
vs
SFG SFG
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
12Logan Webb
L. Webb
10
10/8/2021
SFG SFG
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
13Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
10
10/23/2020
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
14Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
9
10/16/2025
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
L
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
15Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/6/2025
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
22
0
16Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
9
10/5/2025
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
27
0
17Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
9
10/4/2025
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
23
0
18Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
9
10/4/2025
MIL MIL
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
3.18
0
0
0
5.2
4
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
24
0
19Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
9
10/1/2025
LAD LAD
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
4
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
20Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
9
9/30/2025
SDP SDP
@
CHC CHC
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
18
0
21Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
9/30/2025
LAD LAD
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
22Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
9
10/14/2024
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
21
0
23Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9
10/5/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYM NYM
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
26
0
24Hunter Brown
H. Brown
9
10/2/2024
HOU HOU
vs
DET DET
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
25Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
9
10/28/2023
ARI ARI
@
TEX TEX
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
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@
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9/16
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@
STL STL
6-2
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@
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@
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/24
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
8:00 PM
Sat
10/25
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
TOR TOR
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
TOR TOR
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
TOR TOR
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM