Daily Archives: September 25, 2011

Reggie Jackson, Mr. October (bleacherreport.com)

As we gear up for the 2011 MLB Postseason – Yeah ! – let’s take a look at the record books for the best hitters in playoff history.  Thanks to baseball-reference.com for these stats – the top 10 postseason players in numerous offensive categories.

Now, it’s important to note that today’s players play more playoff games in general – there are more playoff rounds today, so those players today that make the postseason a number of times similar to those players of yesteryear have more chances (especially in some teams’ cases) to play more playoff games.

I gave a rundown of how the playoff systems have changed over the years in a previous post.

So for the below, many records are held by Derek Jeter, for example, who of course is good, but also has played in the most playoff games.  It helps to be a New York Yankee, too. The number on the far right of the tables are each player’s plate appearances.

You have to give props then every time you see one of those earlier ballplayers (especially pre-1969 or 1995) on the lists.  Take Reggie Jackson, Mr. October, who’s on a few.

GAMES

BATTING AVERAGE

HITS

DOUBLES

TRIPLES

HOME RUNS

RBI

RUNS

ON BASE PCT

SLUGGING AVG

OPS (ON BASE + SLG)