The most jaw-dropping metrics of the 2026 postseason

The 2026 postseason was full of memorable plays -- dominant aces doing their thing, superstar hitters launching clutch home runs, even one of the very best mano-a-mano showdowns we've ever seen.

We're here to bring you all the cool numbers behind those moments, thanks to Statcast powered by Google Cloud.

Here are the 11 top Statcast moments of the playoffs.

1) The Chourio walk-off

This is THE play of the playoffs. It's the play that made the single biggest impact on the Brewers winning the World Series: Jackson Chourio vs. Mason Miller, game on the line, with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS. The Brewers' budding superstar turned around a 101.3 mph fastball from the Padres closer and ripped a 109.5 mph walk-off single. It's the ONLY triple-digit heater hit for a walk-off in the postseason in the entire pitch-tracking era, which goes back to 2008. (The next-fastest pitch was a 99.5 mph fastball hit for a walk-off double by Jimmy Rollins in Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS.) From Miller's pitch to Chourio's hit to Sal Frelick's sprint home to Jackson Merrill's throw to the plate to try to get him, this play was pure speed.

2) Miz sets the postseason and World Series velo records

Jacob Misiorowski spent all year setting Statcast speed records, and he didn't stop in the postseason. The Brewers ace threw his very first pitch of the playoffs 104.8 mph -- the fastest postseason pitch of the pitch-tracking era (breaking Miller's mark of 104.5 mph from last October). Then he threw his very first pitch of the World Series 103.5 mph -- the fastest World Series pitch of the pitch-tracking era (breaking Aroldis Chapman's mark of 103.2 mph in 2016).

3) Caminero's looooooooooooong home run trot

When Rays superstar slugger Junior Caminero belted his first home run of the postseason -- a game-breaking shot off Guardians closer Cade Smith that helped send Tampa Bay to the World Series -- his celebration lived up to the moment. Caminero's home run trot took 38.66 seconds (or, a little over 10 Chandler Simpson bunt hits). Yes, that is the longest postseason home run trot of the Statcast era (since 2015). Even including the regular season, it's second only to a 40.65-second home run trot this September by … Caminero, of course.

4) Shohei's cathartic home run

Shohei Ohtani, almost impossibly, hadn't hit a home run since Aug. 18 when he stepped into the batter's box in Game 4 of the NLCS, with the Dodgers in desperate need of a big hit against the Brewers. Finally, the four-time MVP delivered a vintage Ohtani swing. Ohtani crushed a monster three-run homer off a 95.1 mph cutter from Dustin May -- 113.1 mph off his bat, 428 feet into the right-field bleachers at Dodger Stadium, with an elite bat speed of 81.7 mph. That ended up being the second-hardest home run of the 2026 postseason.

5) The unbeatable Brewers bullpen

The Brewers bullpen just finished one of the most dominant playoffs ever. There were too many lights-out moments to pick just one here. We could go with Trevor Megill closing out a World Series win with a ridiculous 88.6 mph, 2,832 rpm curveball strikeout. We could go with Aaron Ashby having the most valuable single postseason by a reliever in the pitch-tracking era, with his 18 scoreless innings worth a total of +10 runs prevented for Milwaukee. The point is, no one slammed the door like the Brew Crew.

6) J-Ram and Harris homer off their shoetops

You're not supposed to hit home runs off pitches like these. Heck, you're not even supposed to swing at them. But in a couple of winner-take-all games, José Ramírez and Michael Harris II took matters into their own hands.

Ramírez led the Guardians past the rival White Sox in Game 5 of the ALDS by golfing a scoreless tie-breaking homer off a Sean Burke curveball that was just 0.74 feet off the ground. Harris led the Braves past the rival Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series by turning around an Aaron Nola fastball that was only 1.11 feet off the ground. Those are two of the lowest pitches hit for home runs we've seen in the postseason.

7) Rasmussen and King's unhittable arsenals

We got two serious no-hit bids in these playoffs -- one from Rays ace Drew Rasmussen, one from Padres ace Michael King. Rasmussen dominated the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS, and King did the same to the Cubs in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. Both pitchers' arsenals were at their nastiest. Rasmussen generated swing-and-miss rates of over 40% on three different pitch types against the Bronx Bombers -- his fastball (50%), cutter (41%) and changeup (56%) -- on his way to 23 total whiffs in the game.

King raised his stuff to another level for the playoffs -- his signature sweeper, for example, jumped 2.5 mph in velocity and 142 rpm in spin compared to the regular season, averaging 84.5 mph and 2,970 rpm and getting three strikeouts against the Cubs.

8) Riley goes deep off 99.9 mph from Duran

The Braves had their backs against the wall in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, down a run in the eighth inning and facing Phillies star closer Jhoan Duran. But then Austin Riley stepped in -- and crushed a dramatic go-ahead three-run homer off a 99.9 mph heater. That's the second-fastest pitch hit for a go-ahead home run so late in a postseason game in the pitch-tracking era. (No. 1 is Mike Brosseau's homer off a 100.2 mph heater from Chapman in Game 5 of the 2002 ALDS.)

9) Sale hits triple digits to blow Harper away

It was one of the marquee matchups we saw in the playoffs: Chris Sale vs. Bryce Harper to open the NL Wild Card Series. (This was actually the same game as Riley's home run.) And their first showdown was awesome. Sale dialed up his heater to 100 mph to strike out Harper. At 37 years old, that's a rare sight for Sale. His last triple-digit strikeout was in the summer 2018, when he was about to lead the Red Sox to the World Series.

10) Schlittler dominates the Red Sox … again

Cam Schlittler is Boston's playoff nemesis. The AL Cy Young frontrunner dominated the Yankees' archrivals last postseason, and he dominated them again this postseason. In his Wild Card Series start at Yankee Stadium, Schlittler racked up 10 strikeouts and a postseason-high 24 whiffs with his overpowering stuff. He dialed his fastball up to 99 mph to strike out Roman Anthony. He dialed his cutter up to 97.7 mph to punch out Wilyer Abreu. And he even ripped his curveball at 87.1 mph to wipe out Trevor Story.

11) Schwarber and Harper hit 865 feet worth of back-to-back homers

The Phillies' two superstars sluggers brought out the lumber in a huge moment to force the Wild Card Series to a winner-take-all Game 3. With Philadelphia trailing by two runs in the eighth inning and on the verge of elimination, Kyle Schwarber and Harper crushed back-to-back home runs off Braves reliever Dylan Lee to tie the game. Two swings, two baseballs crushed a total of 865 feet -- 447 for Schwarb (the longest of the 2026 postseason), 418 for Harper.