- Manny Ramirez has hit the most home runs in postseason history.
- Seventeen of the top 20 have played at least part of their career in the 21st century.
- Several active players could overtake Ramirez.
Due to MLB’s continued expansion of the playoffs, the list of the players with the most home runs in postseason history is dominated by recent big leaguers.
Players have had more games to post counting stats since the division series was added in 1994, and the expanded wild-card round has increased the potential number of plate appearances further.
Players still need to reach the playoffs, so being on a team consistently among the favourites in World Series odds is crucial. Since introducing the division series, some of the sport’s greatest hitters have had minimal postseason experience.
Most Career Postseason Home Runs
| Player | Team(s) | Home Runs |
| Manny Ramirez | Cleveland, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 |
| Jose Altuve | Houston Astros | 27 |
| Bernie Williams | New York Yankees | 22 |
| Kyle Schwarber | Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 20 |
| Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | 20 |
| Alex Bregman | Houston Astros | 19 |
| Corey Seager | Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers | 19 |
| Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 |
| George Springer | Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays | 19 |
| Carlos Correa | Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins | 18 |
| Nelson Cruz | Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays | 18 |
| Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, California Angels | 18 |
| Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees | 18 |
| David Ortiz | Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox | 17 |
| Jim Thome | Cleveland, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles | 17 |
| Bryce Harper | Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies | 16 |
| Carlos Beltran | Houston Astros, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers | 16 |
| Jayson Werth | Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals | 15 |
| Babe Ruth | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 15 |
| David Justice | Atlanta Braves, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics | 14 |
Manny Ramirez is the all-time playoff home run leader. Third in postseason plate appearances, tied for sixth in on-base percentage, and tied with Bernie Williams for the second-most total bases, Ramirez has an almost unrivalled playoff record.
Leading a Houston Astros team consistently at a short price in baseball odds to represent the American League in the World Series, Jose Altuve is only a couple of homers behind Ramirez. Altuve has scored the second-most runs in playoff history and is tied with Ramirez for the third-most postseason hits.
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Of the players in the top 20, Babe Ruth has the highest career postseason OPS. Ruth’s 1.214 is clear of Carlos Beltrán (1.021) and Bryce Harper (.996), respectively.
Derek Jeter leads the way with 32 doubles, putting him three ahead of Williams. The former New York Yankees shortstop also leads this group in triples with five (no one else has more than two).
One of the greatest hitters of his generation and a two-time World Series winner, Albert Pujols, has the most postseason intentional walks with 20. Pujols received eight of those intentional walks in the 2011 playoffs, the second-most in a single postseason (behind Bonds, of course).
Bonds is the only player with more intentional walks in the postseason than Pujols.
Interestingly, Mickey Mantle, George Springer, Reggie Jackson, and Nelson Cruz are the only players on this list to break the top 10 in career cWPA. The quartet ranks second, fifth, ninth, and 10th, respectively. David Ortiz and Carlos Correa are the top two in career WPA, while Pujols and Harper are fifth and sixth.