2010 postseason · rankings
2010 MLB Postseason Batting Leaders
56 players from 8 clubs qualified, ranked by OPS. October is short and uneven — one club plays two games, another nineteen — so the qualifier is 3.1 plate appearances per game the player's own club played, and never fewer than 10. None of it counts toward the regular-season leaders.
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| 1 | Brian McCann | United States | C | 26 | Division Series | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 |
| 2 | Robinson Canó | Dominican Republic | 2B | 28 | LCS | 9 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .343 | .361 | .771 | 1.133 |
| 3 | Carlos Pena | Dominican Republic | 1B | 32 | Division Series | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .714 | 1.126 |
| 4 | Curtis Granderson | United States | CF | 29 | LCS | 9 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .357 | .514 | .607 | 1.121 |
| 5 | Nelson Cruz | Dominican Republic | RF | 30 | World Series | 16 | 63 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .317 | .349 | .733 | 1.083 |
| 6 | Cody Ross | United States | CF | 30 | World Series | 15 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .294 | .390 | .686 | 1.076 |
| 7 | Jay Bruce | United States | RF | 23 | Division Series | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 |
| 8 | Brandon Phillips | United States | 2B | 29 | Division Series | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Jason Bartlett | United States | SS | 31 | Division Series | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .471 | .467 | .937 |
| 10 | Ian Kinsler | United States | 2B | 28 | World Series | 16 | 64 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .296 | .381 | .537 | .918 |
| 11 | Orlando Hudson | United States | 2B | 33 | Division Series | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| 12 | Ben Zobrist | United States | RF | 29 | Division Series | 5 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .550 | .914 |
| 13 | Mitch Moreland | United States | 1B | 25 | World Series | 15 | 51 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .348 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 14 | Delmon Young | United States | LF | 25 | Division Series | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
| 15 | Ryan Howard | United States | 1B | 31 | LCS | 9 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .303 | .395 | .424 | .819 |
| 16 | Josh Hamilton | United States | LF | 29 | World Series | 16 | 69 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | .190 | .319 | .466 | .784 |
| 17 | Jayson Werth | United States | RF | 31 | LCS | 9 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .200 | .324 | .433 | .758 |
| 18 | Buster Posey | United States | C | 23 | World Series | 15 | 65 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .288 | .354 | .390 | .744 |
| 19 | Carlos Ruiz | Panama | C | 31 | LCS | 9 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .192 | .382 | .346 | .729 |
| 20 | Michael Cuddyer | United States | 1B | 31 | Division Series | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .545 | .727 |
| 21 | Andres Torres | United States | CF | 32 | World Series | 15 | 63 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .276 | .323 | .397 | .719 |
| 22 | Nick Swisher | United States | RF | 30 | LCS | 9 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .441 | .704 |
| 23 | Rick Ankiel | United States | CF | 31 | Division Series | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 |
| 24 | Aubrey Huff | United States | 1B | 34 | World Series | 15 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .268 | .339 | .357 | .696 |
| 25 | Evan Longoria | United States | 3B | 25 | Division Series | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .238 | .450 | .688 |
| 26 | Elvis Andrus | Venezuela | SS | 22 | World Series | 16 | 75 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | .294 | .338 | .338 | .676 |
| 27 | Derek Jeter | United States | SS | 36 | LCS | 9 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .375 | .661 |
| 28 | Chase Utley | United States | 2B | 32 | LCS | 9 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .212 | .325 | .333 | .658 |
| 29 | Jorge Posada | Puerto Rico | C | 40 | LCS | 9 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
| 30 | Michael Young | United States | 3B | 34 | World Series | 16 | 69 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .254 | .275 | .343 | .619 |
| 31 | Denard Span | United States | CF | 26 | Division Series | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 |
| 32 | Danny Valencia | United States | 3B | 26 | Division Series | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .273 | .333 | .606 |
| 33 | Alex Rodriguez | United States | 3B | 35 | LCS | 9 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .219 | .316 | .281 | .597 |
| 34 | Freddy Sanchez | United States | 2B | 33 | World Series | 15 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .254 | .277 | .317 | .594 |
| 35 | Placido Polanco | Dominican Republic | 3B | 35 | LCS | 8 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .294 | .276 | .570 |
| 36 | Raul Ibanez | United States | LF | 38 | LCS | 8 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .226 | .273 | .290 | .563 |
| 37 | Shane Victorino | United States | CF | 30 | LCS | 9 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .216 | .293 | .270 | .563 |
| 38 | Joe Mauer | United States | C | 27 | Division Series | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 |
| 39 | Mark Teixeira | United States | 1B | 30 | LCS | 7 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .148 | .258 | .296 | .554 |
| 40 | Pat Burrell | United States | LF | 34 | World Series | 14 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .143 | .265 | .286 | .551 |
| 41 | Omar Infante | Venezuela | 2B | 29 | Division Series | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 |
| 42 | Jimmy Rollins | United States | SS | 32 | LCS | 9 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .206 | .289 | .235 | .525 |
| 43 | Vladimir Guerrero | Dominican Republic | DH | 35 | World Series | 15 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .220 | .242 | .271 | .513 |
| 44 | B.J. Upton | United States | CF | 26 | Division Series | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .286 | .476 |
| 45 | Juan Uribe | Dominican Republic | SS | 31 | World Series | 14 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .149 | .196 | .277 | .473 |
| 46 | Álex González | Venezuela | SS | 33 | Division Series | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| 47 | Brett Gardner | United States | LF | 27 | LCS | 9 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .185 | .258 | .185 | .443 |
| 48 | Carl Crawford | United States | LF | 29 | Division Series | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 |
| 49 | Jim Thome | United States | DH | 40 | Division Series | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .100 | .408 |
| 50 | Drew Stubbs | United States | CF | 26 | Division Series | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 |
Box-score and rate statistics only. wOBA, wRC+, FIP and dbWAR are all measured against a league season, and a dozen clubs playing each other's best pitchers for a month is not one — borrowing the regular season's baselines would print numbers that look comparable and are not. Reached is the last round the player's club played in. The Parquet holds every round as well as the October totals. See the methodology →