2026 Postseason NUT Leaders — The Best Hitters and Pitchers of October
Every number below is POSTSEASON NUT through the end of the Championship Series on Monday, October 19. The World Series starts Friday, October 23. For the live board, see the Postseason NUT leaders.
Twelve clubs played 10 series from September 29 to October 19. Two are left: the Milwaukee Brewers, who swept the Dodgers 4-0 in the NLCS, and the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat Cleveland 4-2 in the ALCS.
NUT is one number for production against league average: hitters by wOBA, pitchers by FIP, with defense left out. Gavin Williams leads October pitchers at +0.7, the only S on either board. Ben Rice leads hitters at +0.5 in five games.
Top 10 Hitters of the 2026 Postseason by NUT
Six hitters reached an A (+0.25 or better). Ben Rice hit 4 home runs in 5 games before the Yankees were swept 3-0 by Tampa Bay in the ALDS.
Top 10 Pitchers of the 2026 Postseason by NUT
Gavin Williams struck out 33 in 16.2 innings with no home runs allowed: +0.7, an S. Drew Rasmussen threw the most innings of the top 10, 21.0, with a 1.29 ERA.
Why a 1.08 ERA grades C
Pitcher NUT is built on FIP: strikeouts, walks, hit batters and home runs, the outcomes a pitcher controls. Tampa Bay’s Freddy Peralta has a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 innings, but 12 strikeouts against 7 walks, so his POSTSEASON NUT is +0.1, a C. Foster Griffin has a 3.48 ERA with 15 strikeouts and 0 walks in 10.1 innings: +0.4, an A.
World Series 2026: Brewers and Rays Leaders by Postseason NUT
Milwaukee’s best October bat is William Contreras, #2 among all postseason hitters. Tampa Bay’s best October arm is Drew Rasmussen, #2 among all postseason pitchers.
How Postseason NUT Is Graded
A postseason is 2 to 22 games per club, so October NUT values are small: +0.5 in October is a stronger run than +0.5 over a full season. The Postseason board grades on its own scale, set from the 2023–2025 postseasons:
The same letters mean the same thing on every scale in the app: an A in October and an A over a full season both put a player near the top of his group.
Quick Answers
Who is the best hitter of the 2026 MLB postseason?
Ben Rice of the Yankees, at +0.5 POSTSEASON NUT (A), with 4 home runs and a 1.605 OPS in 5 games. Among hitters still playing, William Contreras of the Brewers leads at +0.4 (A).
Who is the best pitcher of the 2026 MLB postseason?
Gavin Williams of Cleveland, at +0.7 (S): 33 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. Among pitchers still playing, Drew Rasmussen of the Rays leads at +0.4 (A).
Do these numbers include the World Series?
Not yet. They run through October 19. The live Postseason board updates after every game.