Top 25 Career Worst Post-Season OPS – Min. 150 AB
Posted by Steve L. on October 15th, 2012 · Comments (5)
These stats are through yesterday’s games. It’s the “Top 25″ worst career post-season OPS totals for all players with at least 150 post-season At Bats. The data was pulled off this query. Of course, you have to remember that OPS is relative (and this is not OPS+ which is adjusted for era). So, if someone played in an era when offense was down, he would naturally have a low OPS as compared to someone who played in an era where offense was inflated. Also, it’s easier for a player today to collect post-season At Bats faster today since there are more rounds of the playoffs compared to the past.
| Rk | Player | PA | AB | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1 | Tony Womack | 167 | 156 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .212 | .250 | .276 | .526 |
| 2 | Frank White | 160 | 150 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 21 | .213 | .241 | .287 | .527 |
| 3 | Alfonso Soriano | 186 | 174 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 53 | .213 | .263 | .299 | .562 |
| 4 | Nick Swisher | 177 | 150 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 44 | .167 | .284 | .300 | .584 |
| 5 | Reggie Sanders | 251 | 221 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 79 | .195 | .283 | .326 | .609 |
| 6 | Sandy Alomar | 183 | 173 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 26 | .214 | .247 | .364 | .611 |
| 7 | Craig Biggio | 185 | 167 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | .234 | .295 | .323 | .618 |
| 8 | Mariano Duncan | 159 | 152 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 37 | .243 | .277 | .342 | .619 |
| 9 | Graig Nettles | 207 | 182 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 21 | .225 | .295 | .346 | .641 |
| 10 | Rafael Furcal | 285 | 247 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 34 | .227 | .306 | .336 | .642 |
| 11 | Omar Vizquel | 264 | 228 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 36 | .250 | .327 | .316 | .643 |
| 12 | Willie Wilson | 160 | 150 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 32 | .267 | .308 | .340 | .648 |
| 13 | Phil Rizzuto | 219 | 183 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 11 | .246 | .355 | .295 | .650 |
| 14 | Steve Finley | 192 | 165 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 29 | .248 | .335 | .315 | .650 |
| 15 | Willie Randolph | 184 | 162 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | .222 | .304 | .346 | .650 |
| 16 | Jeff Blauser | 197 | 168 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 46 | .208 | .321 | .333 | .655 |
| 17 | Terry Pendleton | 244 | 230 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 30 | .252 | .288 | .370 | .658 |
| 18 | Chuck Knoblauch | 282 | 244 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 31 | .258 | .339 | .324 | .663 |
| 19 | Vladimir Guerrero | 188 | 171 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 30 | .263 | .324 | .339 | .664 |
| 20 | Edgar Renteria | 278 | 242 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 39 | .252 | .327 | .339 | .666 |
| 21 | Kenny Lofton | 438 | 392 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 68 | .247 | .315 | .352 | .667 |
| 22 | Roger Maris | 171 | 152 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 21 | .217 | .298 | .368 | .667 |
| 23 | Tony Perez | 189 | 172 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 37 | .238 | .291 | .378 | .669 |
| 24 | Joe Morgan | 222 | 181 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 19 | .182 | .323 | .348 | .671 |
| 25 | Tino Martinez | 405 | 356 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 72 | .233 | .321 | .351 | .672 |
Wow Swish, don’t overdo it. 7 RBI in 177 PA, that’s really horrible.
Hurts to see Nettles on this list. He was my favorite. I did attend a playoff game against the Royals, way back in the 70′s, when Nettles and Roy White hit hr’s to win the game. My memory is probably wrong but the final was something like 2-0 or 2-1.
Tony Womack? Ugh, had to go there, Steve?
Well, that answers my question clearly: .167, the lowest batting average by a player in his career in the postseason ever. Thanks, Steve. Wow.
Brent wrote:
In 150+ ABs, just to be clear. There are probably lower BAs for guys with less than 150 AB.
I knew about Nettles and Willie being poor post-season hitters. Nettles is forgiven for his plays backing Guidry in the ALCS and World Series in 1978.
Willie is forgiven because he was an excellent fielder, and a nice guy, and not a jerk.