The New York Yankees are down 3-0 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. In the minds of many it is already over. Aaron Judge, who had one of the best offensive regular seasons ever, has shrunk under the October lights.

The slugger is 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts in the Fall Classic. Through three playoff rounds, he is 6-for-43 (.140) and has blown 20 times. This withering has put him in the crosshairs of one of the toughest media markets in the world, and the criticism has also spread to areas typically oblivious to baseball.

Like First recordingwhere Stephen A. Smith took aim Tuesday morning.

“This is one of the most atrocious performances we’ve ever seen from a baseball player, from a postseason hitter in baseball history,” Smith said.

Make no mistake about it. The judge wasn’t great. In fact, he’s been disastrously bad considering how much the Yankees depend on him. But he has walked eight times in the postseason and hit two home runs in the American League Championship to help his team get to this point. You can certainly make the argument that if the Yankees play in the World Series, it can’t be the worst of all time.

But more than that, if this is truly a statement to consider, Judge’s production isn’t even historically bad for this postseason. He ranks 45th among all hitters in this year’s playoffs in terms of OPS (.580). That’s one spot behind his teammate Alex Verdugo (.600) and six spots ahead of Dodgers catcher Will Smith (.542). Jazz Chisholm is more than 100 points behind Judge at .475 and Austin Wells is at .315. Comparing Judge to last year’s postseason would also have him ranked 54th, right between Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras of the World Series champion Texas Rangers.

Judge’s swinging at-bats are a big story and will likely be a big reason why the Yankees don’t achieve the ultimate prize. To say he’s been worse than anyone else in October isn’t even close to true. He should definitely be held to a higher standard than pretty much everyone else, but it’s not like he didn’t do anything.