Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is the biggest winner of the MLB playoffs so far, going on one of the greatest runs in playoffs history. Murphy has homered in five straight playoff games, and already taken the franchise lead for October home runs from Mike Piazza. So is Murphy having the greatest postseason of all-time?
Another ex-Met, Carlos Beltran, would beg to differ. He had a memorable postseason tear with the Astros in 2004 that ended in the NLCS because it's hard for a single man to defeat an entire baseball club. The Astros fell to the Cardinals, ending Beltran's opportunities. Still, it's regarded as the most dominant stretch of postseason play the sport has seen. Let's compare.
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| PLAYER | G | PA | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Beltran | 12 | 56 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 6 | .435 | .536 | 1.022 |
| Murphy | 8 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .364 | .382 | .989 |
The chart throws a bit of cold water on Murphy's case, since he doesn't have the edge in a single category. Beltran had 12 games to Murphy's eight, and the list of names Murphy has victimized for his six home runs is eye-popping. Check out the names and regular season numbers for the pitchers Murphy has taken deep.
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| PITCHER | W | L | ERA | WHIP | K |
| Clayton Kershaw | 16 | 7 | 2.13 | 0.88 | 301 |
| Zack Greinke | 19 | 3 | 1.66 | 0.84 | 200 |
| Jon Lester | 11 | 12 | 3.34 | 1.12 | 207 |
| Jake Arrieta | 22 | 6 | 1.77 | 0.86 | 236 |
| Kyle Hendricks | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 1.16 | 167 |
Alright, so Hendricks isn't great. But the other four had a combined record of 68-28, and struck out 944 batters. And Murphy is beating them like eggs in the morning.
Beltran's run gets the nod for now, but Murphy's still going. The Mets are up 3-0 on the Cubs, and in the entire history of baseball just one team has ever come back from such a daunting hole, the 2004 Red Sox. So while Murphy's incredible numbers are slightly less incredible than Beltran's so far, he is going to keep getting opportunities to tack on.
Don't miss Mets games folks, because history is happening.
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