Postseason stats are often a crapshoot, much like the playoffs themselves. That said, there are still labels that prevail when it comes to ‘clutch’ performers or players who ‘crumble’ under the pressures of October.
Even Reggie Jackson, who carries a nickname for his postseason mastery, labored through dreadful playoff series during his career. He went 3-for-21 in the 1973 ALCS, 2-for-12 in the 1974 ALCS, 2-for-16 in the 1977 ALCS, and you get the idea. One poor performance through a few random games in the fall shouldn’t be a scarlet letter on a player’s legacy.
But for fun, and because we need to keep killing time before the Bombers are back in action on Friday, let’s have a look at the current Yankees who have enjoyed the most postseason success to date:
Judge went 2-for-4 with a home run in his first-ever postseason game, then labored through a dreadful ALDS in 2017 before turning into an October monster.