Thanks to Baseball Reference, we can easily find what Youkilis’ best games as a member of the Red Sox were.
The games are sorted by Win Probability Added, a metric that not only factors in a player’s production, but when. It adds in the clutch aspect of a player’s game, in other words. Check out Youkilis’ best regular-season WPA games below, then keep on looking for some other notable games by Youk.
| Rk | Date | Opp | Rslt | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-08-12 | TEX | W 19-17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.589 |
| 2 | 2006-06-02 | DET | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.581 |
| 3 | 2010-04-04 | NYY | W 9-7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.501 |
| 4 | 2010-07-17 | TEX | W 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.470 |
| 5 | 2009-04-24 | NYY | W 5-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.451 |
| 6 | 2008-06-14 | CIN | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.443 |
| 7 | 2011-05-16 | BAL | W 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.403 |
| 8 | 2006-06-26 | PHI | W 8-7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.397 |
| 9 | 2009-07-31 | BAL | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.392 |
| 10 | 2006-04-29 | TBD | W 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.392 |
Not a WPA fan? That’s OK — here’s a chart of Youkilis’ best games, sorted by total bases:
| Rk | Date | Opp | Rslt | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SF | ROE | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-08-22 | NYY | W 14-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.030 |
| 2 | 2009-07-11 | KCR | W 15-9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.129 |
| 3 | 2009-04-18 | BAL | W 6-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.263 |
| 4 | 2004-08-08 | DET | W 11-9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.181 |
| 5 | 2011-07-06 | TOR | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.121 |
| 6 | 2011-05-20 | CHC | W 15-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.113 |
| 7 | 2010-06-05 | BAL | W 8-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.208 |
| 8 | 2009-09-28 | TOR | L 5-11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.184 |
| 9 | 2009-05-31 | TOR | W 8-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.102 |
| 10 | 2008-08-12 | TEX | W 19-17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.589 |
| 11 | 2008-08-02 | OAK | W 12-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.132 |
| 12 | 2008-06-22 | STL | W 5-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 |
| 13 | 2008-05-07 | DET | L 9-10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.104 |
| 14 | 2008-05-04 | TBR | W 7-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.202 |
| 15 | 2008-04-14 | CLE | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 |
How about when games mattered? Youkilis was on two World Championship teams. Here’s his postseason gamelog, sorted by WPA. Check out how big his performance in the 2007 ALCS was.
| Rk | Date | Series | Gm# | Opp | Rslt | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-10-10 | ALCS | 1 | TBR | W 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.185 |
| 2 | 2007-10-18 | ALCS | 5 | CLE | W 7-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.127 |
| 3 | 2007-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | LAA | W 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.123 |
| 4 | 2007-10-20 | ALCS | 6 | CLE | W 12-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.092 |
| 5 | 2007-10-24 | WS | 1 | COL | W 13-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.070 |
| 6 | 2008-10-16 | ALCS | 5 | TBR | W 8-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.067 |
| 7 | 2007-10-21 | ALCS | 7 | CLE | W 11-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.066 |
| 8 | 2007-10-12 | ALCS | 1 | CLE | W 10-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.047 |
| 9 | 2008-10-05 | ALDS | 3 | LAA | L 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.045 |
| 10 | 2008-10-01 | ALDS | 1 | LAA | W 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.021 |
| 11 | 2007-10-16 | ALCS | 4 | CLE | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 12 | 2007-10-28 | WS | 4 | COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 13 | 2008-10-18 | ALCS | 6 | TBR | W 4-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.002 |
| 14 | 2007-10-27 | WS | 3 | COL | W 10-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.007 |
| 15 | 2007-10-15 | ALCS | 3 | CLE | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.007 |
| 16 | 2007-10-25 | WS | 2 | COL | W 2-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.025 |
| 17 | 2008-10-06 | ALDS | 4 | LAA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.028 |
| 18 | 2008-10-14 | ALCS | 4 | TBR | L 4-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.040 |
| 19 | 2008-10-19 | ALCS | 7 | TBR | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.041 |
| 20 | 2004-10-06 | ALDS | 2 | ANA | W 8-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.047 |
| 21 | 2009-10-11 | ALDS | 3 | LAA | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.060 |
| 22 | 2008-10-13 | ALCS | 3 | TBR | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.064 |
| 23 | 2009-10-09 | ALDS | 2 | LAA | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.067 |
| 24 | 2009-10-08 | ALDS | 1 | LAA | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.090 |
| 25 | 2007-10-07 | ALDS | 3 | LAA | W 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.100 |
| Rk | Date | Series | Gm# | Opp | Rslt | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | WPA |
| 26 | 2008-10-11 | ALCS | 2 | TBR | L 8-9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.128 |
| 27 | 2008-10-03 | ALDS | 2 | LAA | W 7-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.132 |
| 28 | 2007-10-13 | ALCS | 2 | CLE | L 6-13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.133 |
| 29 | 2007-10-05 | ALDS | 2 | LAA | W 6-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.154 |