Taking a closer look at David Price’s postseason track record

David Price watches the game against the New York Yankees from the dugout in Game 1.David Price has been an outstanding regular-season pitcher over his 11-year career. His top statistical comparisons through age 31 include Max Scherzer, Johan Santana, Roy Halladay, and (ahem) Jon Lester. He has won a Cy Young award (2012) and finished second twice (’10, ’15).

Price has typically pitched for excellent teams, a tribute to him given his prominent contributions. Only the 2009 and ’12 Rays missed the postseason with Price on their roster and at the front of the rotation. (He was traded from the non-contending Tigers in 2015 to the Blue Jays, for whom he went 9-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 starts while…