Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Bobby Witt Jr. had phenomenal 2024 campaigns -- but what does that mean for the postseason?
Aaron Judge, left, Bobby Witt Jr., right, and Shohei Ohtani, not pictured, had historically great regular seasons, but how does that translate to October? captain was the first player to slug .700 since 2004 and his wRC+ -- weighted runs created, which is league- and park-adjusted -- was thestar led the National League in home runs and RBIs and nearly won the Triple Crown. He became the first player with 400 total bases since 2001 and, you might have heard,, hitting .332/.389/.
To predict how far these players might take their teams -- and what else we could see from them this October -- let's dig into a few categories that they fit into, looking at how the biggest stars in the game have historically done in the postseason.
Narrowing it down a bit more, eight of the MVP winners reached the World Series. Here's how they fared throughout the postseason in which they made it to the Fall Classic:In one sense, small sample size trumps everything, but the collective postseason totals here feature over nearly 1,400 plate appearances and the MVP winners certainly didn't dominate.
Dave Winfield, 1981 : .182/.286/.273, 0 HR, 3 RBIs. After eight seasons with the Padres, Winfield signed a big free agent deal with the Yankees and struggled in the postseason, leading George Steinbrenner to call him"Mr. May." Carlos Beltran, 2004 : .435/.536/1.022, 8 HR, 14 RBIs. Traded from the Royals to the Astros at midseason, Beltran had one of the greatest postseasons ever.
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