List of most common Major League Baseball post-season matchups

This is a list of most common Major League Baseball post-season matchups:

World Series matchups

1. Dodgers - Yankees (11)
2. Giants - Yankees (7)
3. Cardinals - Yankees (5)
4. Giants - Athletics (4)
4. Cubs - Tigers (4)
4. Braves - Yankees (4)
7. Reds - Yankees (3)
7. Cardinals - Red Sox (3)

National League post-season matchups

1. Pirates - Reds (5)
1. Astros - Braves (5)
3. Phillies - Dodgers (3)
3. Cardinals - Braves (3)
3. Cardinals - Padres (3)

American League post-season matchups

1. Red Sox - Athletics (4)
1. Red Sox - Indians (4)
1. Royals - Yankees (4)
4. Orioles - Athletics (3)
4. Red Sox - Angels (3)
4. Red Sox - Yankees (3)
4. Athletics - Yankees(3)
4. Mariners - Yankees (3)
4. Rangers - Yankees (3)

Wild Card era (since 1995) matchups

Five times

  • Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros (1997 NLDS, 1999 NLDS, 2001 NLDS, 2004 NLDS, 2005 NLDS)

Four times

  • Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians (1995 ALDS, 1998 ALDS, 1999 ALDS, 2007 ALCS)

Three times

  • Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees (1999 ALCS, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS)
  • Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees (1997 ALDS, 1998 ALCS, 2007 ALDS)
  • New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners (1995 ALDS, 2000 ALCS, 2001 ALCS)
  • New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers (1996 ALDS, 1998 ALDS, 1999 ALDS)
  • San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLDS, 2005 NLDS, 2006 NLDS)

Two times

  • Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals (2001 NLDS, 2002 NLDS)
  • Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs (1998 NLDS, 2003 NLDS)
  • Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees (1996 World Series, 1999 World Series)
  • Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLCS, 2000 NLDS)
  • Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians (1996 ALDS, 1997 ALCS)
  • Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners (1995 ALCS, 2001 ALDS)
  • Florida Marlins vs San Francisco Giants (1997 NLDS, 2003 NLDS)
  • Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals (2004 NLCS, 2005 NLCS)
  • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Boston Red Sox (2004 ALDS, 2007 ALDS)
  • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs New York Yankees (2002 ALDS, 2005 ALDS)
  • Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees (2003 ALDS, 2004 ALDS)
  • Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics (2002 ALDS, 2006 ALDS)
  • New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals (2000 NLCS, 2006 NLCS)
  • New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics (2000 ALDS, 2001 ALDS)