which pitcher has the most home runs in a playoff game

Lance McCullers Jr. has given up the most home runs in a postseason game, with 5 HR in Game 3 of the 2022 World Series against the Phillies.

NAME HR DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
5
11/1/2022
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
L
1
14.54
5
0
0
0
4.1
6
7
7
1
0
0
0
20
0
2 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
4
10/11/2023
LAD LAD
@
ARI ARI
1
13.50
1
0
0
0
2.2
6
4
4
0
0
0
0
14
0
3 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
4
10/7/2022
NYM NYM
vs
SDP SDP
L
1
13.50
4
0
0
0
4.2
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
21
0
4 José Urquidy
J. Urquidy
4
10/7/2020
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
1
8.31
3
0
0
0
4.1
5
4
4
1
0
0
0
19
0
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4
10/6/2017
LAD LAD
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
5.68
7
0
0
0
6.1
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
26
0
6 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
4
10/7/2016
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
9.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
5
5
5
1
1
0
0
22
0
7 Rick Reed
R. Reed
4
10/4/2002
MIN MIN
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
7.20
8
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
2
0
0
0
23
0
8 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
4
10/9/1998
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
L
1
11.57
1
0
0
0
4.2
8
6
6
3
0
0
0
25
0
9 Dave McNally
D. McNally
4
10/7/1973
BAL BAL
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
5.87
7
0
0
0
7.2
7
5
5
2
0
0
0
32
1
10 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
4
10/4/1971
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
L
1
5.63
6
1
0
0
8.0
7
5
5
2
0
0
0
32
0
11 Dick Hughes
D. Hughes
4
10/11/1967
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
1
9.82
2
0
0
0
3.2
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
16
0
12 Junior Thompson
J. Thompson
4
10/7/1939
CIN CIN
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
13.50
3
0
0
0
4.2
5
7
7
4
0
0
0
23
1
13 Charlie Root
C. Root
4
10/1/1932
CHC CHC
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
10.38
4
0
0
0
4.1
6
5
6
3
0
0
0
22
0
14 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
3
10/26/2024
NYY NYY
@
LAD LAD
L
1
10.80
3
0
0
0
3.1
6
4
4
0
0
0
0
16
0
15 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
3
10/17/2023
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
L
1
6.35
6
0
0
0
5.2
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
22
0
16 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
3
10/16/2023
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
L
1
9.00
4
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
5
2
1
0
0
25
2
17 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
3
10/12/2023
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
L
1
4.76
7
0
0
0
5.2
7
3
3
3
0
0
1
25
0
18 AJ Smith-Shawver
AJ Smith-Shawver
3
10/11/2023
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
0
10.13
3
0
0
0
2.2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
12
0
19 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3
10/3/2023
MIL MIL
vs
ARI ARI
L
1
9.00
5
0
0
0
4.0
5
4
4
2
0
0
0
19
0
20 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
3
10/12/2022
SDP SDP
@
LAD LAD
W
1
5.40
7
0
0
0
5.0
7
3
3
2
0
0
0
23
0
21 Julio Urías
J. Urías
3
10/20/2021
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
9.00
3
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
5
2
0
0
1
25
0
22 Grant Dayton
G. Dayton
3
10/14/2020
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
0
36.00
2
0
0
0
2.0
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
16
0
23 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
3
10/5/2020
HOU HOU
@
OAK OAK
1
9.00
5
0
0
0
4.0
8
4
5
1
0
0
0
20
0
24 Blake Snell
B. Snell
3
10/5/2020
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
7.20
4
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
2
0
0
0
23
1
25 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3
10/7/2019
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
L
1
14.73
5
0
0
0
3.2
5
6
6
1
1
0
0
18
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for home runs allowed going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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