most strikeouts by a rookie right-handed starting pitcher in 1 league championship series game

Livan Hernandez has struck out the most hitters by a right-handed rookie starting pitcher in a League Championship Series game, with 15 strikeouts against the Braves on October 12, 1997.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES 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
1997
NLCS
FLA FLA
vs
ATL 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
1983
ALCS
BAL BAL
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
3 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
1988
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
4 Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
2023
NLCS
ARI ARI
vs
PHI PHI
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
5 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
9
10/18/2015
2015
NLCS
NYM NYM
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
6 Charles Hudson
C. Hudson
9
10/7/1983
1983
NLCS
PHI PHI
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
34
0
7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
8
10/17/2024
2024
NLCS
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
19
0
8 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
8
10/15/2018
2018
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
28
1
9 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
8
10/12/2013
2013
NLCS
STL STL
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
26
0
10 Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
7
10/24/2023
2023
NLCS
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
1
4.50
0
0
0
4.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
18
0
11 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
7
10/22/2021
2021
ALCS
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
12 Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
7
10/13/2020
2020
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
10.38
0
0
0
4.1
3
5
5
1
3
0
0
0
19
0
13 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
7
10/20/2018
2018
NLCS
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
1
1.93
0
0
0
4.2
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
14 John Lackey
J. Lackey
7
10/12/2002
2002
ALCS
ANA ANA
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
15 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
6
10/20/2016
2016
NLCS
LAD LAD
vs
CHC CHC
1
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
17
0
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
6
10/19/2012
2012
NLCS
STL STL
vs
SFG SFG
L
1
0.00
0
0
0
3.2
4
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
18
0
17 Daisuke Matsuzaka
D. Matsuzaka
6
10/15/2007
2007
ALCS
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
L
1
7.71
0
0
0
4.2
6
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
22
1
18 Ubaldo Jimenez
U. Jimenez
6
10/12/2007
2007
NLCS
COL COL
@
ARI ARI
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
5
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
23
1
19 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
6
10/11/2006
2006
ALCS
DET DET
@
OAK OAK
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
5.1
7
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
24
1
20 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
6
10/10/1998
1998
ALCS
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
27
0
21 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
6
10/10/1988
1988
NLCS
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
W
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
7
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
22 Bryse Wilson
B. Wilson
5
10/15/2020
2020
NLCS
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
20
0
23 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
5
10/13/2020
2020
NLCS
ATL ATL
@
LAD LAD
1
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
18
1
24 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
5
10/18/2013
2013
NLCS
STL STL
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
25 John Maine
J. Maine
5
10/18/2006
2006
NLCS
NYM NYM
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
2
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
23
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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8/13
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CLE CLE
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