Postseason: Konerko vs Beltran/Upton Home Run Decimal Sabermetrics
By Brian Draus
Carlos Beltran Postseason 2004
10/6 (NLDS Game 1): @ Atlanta Braves: W 9-3, HRD: 0.7204
10/9 (NLDS Game 3): vs Atlanta Braves: W 8-5, HRD: 1.1302
10/11 (NLDS Game 5): @ Atlanta Braves: W 12-3, HRD: 0.6808
10/11 (NLDS Game 5): @ Atlanta Braves: W 12-3, HRD: 0.6889
10/13 (NLCS Game 1): @ St. Louis Cardinals: L 10-7, HRD: 1.1302
10/14 (NLCS Game 2): @ St. Louis Cardinals: L 6-4, HRD: 0.7993
10/16 (NLCS Game 3): vs St. Louis Cardinals: W 5-2, HRD: 0.8063
10/17 (NLCS Game 4): vs St. Louis Cardinals: W 6-5, HRD: 0.8280
For the entire postseason of 2004, Carlos Beltran had a HRD of 6.7841. While that is a strong HRD for only twelve games, it isn’t going to produce a very good DPA. That came in at 0.8480, meaning each Beltran home run is well below one in this formula.
Beltran’s 2004 Postseason was phenomenal, as he homered in five straight games, not to mention hit six home runs in those five games. The Astros played well in games where Beltran left the yard, as they went 5-2 in those such games. Unfortunately for Houston, they fell in seven games to the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. On the flip side, that offseason Beltran signed a 7-year, $119 million deal with the Mets.