{"id":1846,"date":"2024-11-22T17:43:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:35:19","slug":"top-5-leaders-in-postseason-home-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/br-blog\/2024\/11\/top-5-leaders-in-postseason-home-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Leaders in Postseason Home Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(last updated on November 29, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When fall arrives, that means October memories are around the corner. When a player hits a monumental postseason home run for his team and city, he can become instantly immortalized. Even a seemingly ordinary MLB player can acquire folk hero status with a bomb at the appropriate moment. Just ask Bill Mazeroski, Bucky Dent, Jim Leyritz, and Matt Stairs. These blasts are what make baseball such great theater and pure Americana. But what players have hit the most long balls when it matters most in the fall? This list will look at the all-time leaders in postseason home runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to note that all of the names in this group are relatively recent. That\u2019s simply because of the expansion of the MLB playoffs in the last 30 years. Ruth, DiMaggio, and Mantle only had the World Series to launch epic homers. Now the postseason has four rounds, so modern players have a lot more opportunities to build stats on the back of their card. That\u2019s not to discount any players on this list. It\u2019s just to help put things in perspective for baseball fans with a deep appreciation for the game\u2019s history. You\u2019ve heard enough preamble, so let\u2019s count down the most prolific power hitters in postseason history \u2026 the Legends of the Fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tDerek Jeter<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n

\n Position:<\/strong>\n Shortstop\n \n<\/p>\n\n

\n\tBats: <\/strong>Right\n  \u2022 \n\tThrows: <\/strong>Right\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n

6-3<\/span>, 195lb<\/span> (190cm, 88kg) <\/p>\n\n\n

\n Born:<\/a><\/strong>\n \n June 26<\/a>, 1974<\/a>\n <\/span> (Age: 50-201d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n\n \n \n \n in Pequannock, NJ<\/a>\n \n <\/span>\n us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Drafted by the New York Yankees<\/a> in the 1st round<\/a> (6th) of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central HS (Kalamazoo, MI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n

High School:<\/strong> Central HS (Kalamazoo, MI)<\/a><\/p>\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n

Debut:<\/a><\/strong>\n \n May 29, 1995\n <\/a>\n (Age 20-337d,\n 16,670th in major league history)\n
   vs. SEA<\/a> 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB\n \n <\/p>\n\n \n

Last Game:<\/a><\/strong>\n September 28, 2014<\/a>\n (Age 40-094d)\n
   vs. BOS<\/a> 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n

\n Hall of Fame<\/a>:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2020.\n (Voted by BBWAA on 396\/397 ballots)\n \n
   View Derek Jeter’s Page<\/a><\/strong> at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n\n

\n Rookie Status:<\/a><\/strong>\n \n Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season\n \n \n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n Agents<\/strong>: Casey Close (Excel Sports Management) \u2022 Previously<\/strong>: CAA Sports (Jennifer Brasile) <\/p>\n \n\n\n

\n National Team:<\/strong>\n us<\/span>\n USA (WBC)\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n

\n Full Name:<\/strong> Derek Sanderson Jeter \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n

\n Nicknames:<\/strong>\n Mr. November, The Captain, Captain Clutch or DJ<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n

Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\JEE-ter<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n \n\n \n\n

\n View Player Info<\/a> \n from the B-R Bullpen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n

\n View Player Bio<\/a> \n from the SABR BioProject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n