Derek Jeter’s postseason heroics are legendary in the hearts of Yankee fans and also, literally, in the history books. Through a whopping 158 games, he had a slash line of .308/.374/.465 with a .838 OPS, exactly 200 hits, and 20 home runs. Most players, especially these days, don’t retire with essentially a full season’s worth of postseason games. But Jeter did, and his large sample size is essentially in line with his regular season stats that made him an obvious first ballot member of the Hall of Fame.
Jeter’s been done as a player for a long time now, though, and new playoff stars always will come to fill the stage.