Stat Of The Night: Is Ryan Braun The Best Postseason Brewer?

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 6, 2011 1:01 AM CDT in Statistical Analysis

Following tonight's loss the Brewers are 3-5 in playoff games during Ryan Braun's career. It's hard to blame him for the team's results, though, as he's gone 12-for-31 and posted a .387/.406/.625 line. He hit a single and drew a walk tonight to earn game MVP status with a +.132 WPA.

Braun doesn't have the signature, series clinching moment yet, but career WPA numbers make a strong case for him as the best postseason position player in franchise history:

Player	Games	WPA
Ryan Braun	8	+.397
Cecil Cooper	17	+.374
Paul Molitor	17	+.196
Robin Yount	17	+.184
Charlie Moore	16	+.144

Meanwhile, Randy Wolf is also in rare company: His -.479 WPA performance tonight replaced Mike Caldwell's disaster start in Game 1 of the 1982 ALCS as the worst ever by a Brewer. Shaun Marcum's performance Tuesday night is now the sixth worst.

Hopefully, these last two nights are games we'll eventually talk about as bumps in the road en route to something greater.

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Emotionally...

It’s hard to beat Cooper’s 7th inning GWRBI single in the 1982 ALCS. That is still the most thrilling moment in Brewers’ history.

Molitor’s 5 for 5 and Yount’s 4 for 4 in Game 1 of the 1982 WS were great performances as well.

I will give props to Braun though for his 6 for 8 in games 1 & 2 of the NLDS this past weekend.

However the drama of the NLDS doesn’t compare to the that of the ALCS or WS. Once the Brewers move on to those series this season, then it will give Braun, Fielder and the other 21st century Brewers a chance to shine.

by ddloml on Oct 6, 2011 10:28 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah, Molitor's 5 hits in game 1 of the 82 series is the first thing that comes to mind

Molitor came through in the postseason. For his career he was .368/.435/.615/1.050 with 6 HR and 22 RBI in 132 PA, and was MVP of the ’93 World Series (with the Blue Jays).

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