We are so lucky to witness Shohei Ohtani . That has been true for a while, but never has it been more prominently on display than on Friday night in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

This was his magnum opus, the greatest all-around single-game performance he has had, especially considering that it came on a night when the Dodgers captured the NL pennant with a 5-1 win over the Brewers.

But we can look beyond Ohtani. This was the most impressive performance we have ever seen in the postseason -- and perhaps in any game, given the stakes.

Here are 13 reasons this was the best single-game output in baseball history:

The history

The Statcast history

Ohtani dominated the Baseball Savant leaderboards in Game 4.

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