Alex Rodriguez is getting a ton of criticism for his poor ALDS performance against the Tigers and the usual talk about how he isn’t “clutch” in the playoffs is once again very loud, so it’s worth noting how his career numbers in the postseason stack up to, say, Derek Jeter’s career numbers in the postseason:
Batting average:
Rodriguez - .277
Jeter - .307
On-base percentage:
Rodriguez - .386
Jeter - .374
Slugging percentage:
Rodriguez - .498
Jeter - .465
OPS:
Rodriguez - .884
Jeter - .839
Runs/RBIs per game:
Rodriguez - 1.22
Jeter - 1.09
To recap: For their playoff careers Jeter leads Rodriguez in batting average by a solid margin, but Rodriguez leads Jeter in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and combined runs and RBIs per game.
Just saying.
