The MLB postseason is where a player's abilities in the clutch really come to the forefront and when a team's high-priced stars are asked to earn their hefty contracts.
Judging a player's performance in the clutch is certainly not an exact science, but the following two situations are when the pressure is really on:
- RISP: Plate appearances with runner(s) in scoring position
- Late/Close: Plate appearances in the seventh inning or later when hitting team is either tied, leading by one or has tying run on-deck
With those stats in mind, we've decided to take a post-League Championship Series look at how some of the star players suiting up in this year's playoffs have performed.
Players were given a clutch rating from 1-5, with 1 being the least clutch and 5 being the most, based on their overall performance and, in particular, their performance in the above situations.
Included are the top five players from each of the four teams taking part in the LCS round, with those top five players determined by the top 500 players for 2015 article from B/R's Zachary Rymer in his MLB 500 series.
To clarify, this is not meant to simply be a list of the top performers of the postseason. However, if that is something that interests you, I wrote an article to that effect Thursday morning.
Instead, this is a look at how the players considered to be the best on their respective teams have fared under the bright lights of October.
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