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Originally Posted by rats60
Barry Bonds .191 with 1 HR and 3 RBI without steroids was a total zero.
Willie Mays .248/.343/.325 1 HR in 134 PA was almost as bad.
Clayton Kershaw 4.22 ERA in 194 is the worst for pitchers with 100+ innings.
Roger Clemens was almost as bad with his 3.75 ERA (3.88 ERA 1-2 in 9 starts without steroids).
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Its true that Mays was not his dominant self with the bat in the postseason. Unfortunately for him, much of his postseason experience was well before and after his prime. I believe the stat line you sight includes the Negro League World Series, when Willie was just 17 years old. Mays also struggled in the WS during his rookie year in the MLB in 1951 when he was 20. In limited playing time, he also wasn't his dominant self with the Mets in 1973, his final season, at age 42.
But if you look at his other postseason appearances (ages 23, 31 and 40) he was was a little better. His slash line for those years was .263/.353/.403. Not great for Willie, but not a total disaster either.