The Cubs’ offense has been bad this postseason. Historically bad.
In the Wildcard era began in 1995, most division series winners have outperformed the Cubs through the first three games of the championship series. The Cubs rank dead last in hits, and near the bottom in runs and home runs.
Only once have the Cubs scored more than three runs this postseason, and that was the bizarre and epic Game 5 victory over the Nationals. Of the 96 playoff teams considered here, only one other struck out more.
Offensive performance and ranking of playoff teams
Through the first three championship series games, since 1995
- Cubs (2017)
- Dodgers (2017)
Hits
Per playoff game
Runs
Per playoff game
Extra base hits
Doubles and triples per playoff game
Home runs
Per playoff game
Walks
Per playoff game
Strikeouts
Per playoff game
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*Includes offensive statistics from the divisional series and first three championship games. Prior to 1995, there were no division series, with the exception of 1981.
Source: Baseball Reference
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