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2016 postseason · rankings

2016 MLB Postseason Batting Leaders

54 players from 10 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.

PositionLeaguePool
Who
Born in
54 of 54 qualifiedDownload Parquet
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1Brock HoltUnited StatesLF28Division Series31014111020.400.400.8001.200
2Jayson WerthUnited StatesLF37Division Series52347213491.389.522.6671.188
3Elvis AndrusVenezuelaSS28Division Series31124011000.364.364.8181.182
4Joe PanikUnited States2B26Division Series41736202340.462.529.6151.145
5Josh DonaldsonUnited States3B31LCS939615615370.417.462.6671.128
6Conor GillaspieUnited States3B29Division Series51938016050.421.421.6841.105
7Daniel MurphyUnited States2B31Division Series52237006512.438.545.438.983
8Justin TurnerUnited States3B32LCS1146610028751.286.457.514.971
9Edwin EncarnaciónDominican RepublicDH33LCS939510139450.286.359.571.930
10Kris BryantUnited States3B24World Series177511205389211.308.400.523.923
11Ryan ZimmermanUnited States1B32Division Series52016202330.353.450.471.921
12Anthony RizzoUnited States1B27World Series1775111853108132.277.373.492.866
13Ezequiel CarreraVenezuelaRF29LCS935610013281.303.343.515.858
14Rougned OdorVenezuela2B22Division Series31222012210.200.333.500.833
15Francisco LindorPuerto RicoSS23World Series15625183264161.310.355.466.820
16Denard SpanUnited StatesCF32Division Series42035201141.263.300.474.774
17Bryce HarperUnited StatesRF24Division Series52444101663.235.458.294.752
18Jason KipnisUnited States2B29World Series15649143482160.230.266.475.741
19Dexter FowlerUnited StatesCF30World Series177511185362171.250.280.444.724
20Roberto PérezPuerto RicoC28World Series1552581377150.186.300.419.719
21Joc PedersonUnited StatesCF24LCS1140592143142.250.325.389.714
22José BautistaDominican RepublicRF36LCS939561256120.182.308.394.702
23Buster PoseyUnited StatesC29Division Series52215102310.278.364.333.697
24Carlos SantanaDominican RepublicDH30World Series15616101348110.192.311.385.696
25Javier BáezPuerto Rico2B24World Series17718184282212.265.282.412.693
26Brandon CrawfordUnited StatesSS29Division Series52135301151.250.286.400.686
27Ben ZobristUnited States2B35World Series17729165057110.250.319.359.679
28Hanley RamirezDominican Republic1B33Division Series31203202040.250.250.417.667
29José RamírezDominican Republic3B24World Series1559615213380.268.305.357.662
30Trea TurnerUnited StatesCF23Division Series524570011112.318.333.318.652
31Troy TulowitzkiUnited StatesSS32LCS93738015240.229.270.371.642
32Mookie BettsUnited StatesRF24Division Series31212100210.200.333.300.633
33Corey SeagerUnited StatesSS22LCS1147391242130.205.255.364.619
34Addison RussellUnited StatesSS22World Series176871323132130.203.235.375.610
35Adrián GonzálezUnited States1B34LCS114438026381.195.250.341.591
36Sandy LeónVenezuelaC27Division Series31111011150.100.182.400.582
37Lonnie ChisenhallUnited StatesRF28World Series1447490152130.214.261.286.547
38Dustin PedroiaUnited States2B33Division Series31422100250.167.286.250.536
39Adrian BeltréDominican Republic3B37Division Series31212100120.182.250.273.523
40Mike NapoliUnited States1B35World Series1556393134211.173.232.288.521
41Yasmani GrandalCubaC28LCS1136130137110.107.286.214.500
42Ian DesmondUnited StatesCF31Division Series31403102030.214.214.286.500
43Xander BogaertsArubaSS24Division Series31213000040.250.250.250.500
44Anthony RendonUnited States3B26Division Series52113014160.150.190.300.490
45Danny EspinosaUnited StatesSS29Division Series51832001180.143.333.143.476
46David OrtizDominican RepublicDH41Division Series31201101210.111.250.222.472
47Carlos BeltránPuerto RicoDH39Division Series31202001110.182.250.182.432
48Carlos GómezDominican RepublicCF31Division Series31412001151.154.214.154.368
49Hunter PenceUnited StatesRF33Division Series52214000050.182.182.182.364
50Kevin PillarUnited StatesCF27LCS93513112261.094.143.219.362
Reading this table

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 →