Freddie Freeman has been a possessed man so far in this World Series. He turned Game 1 around with an instantly iconic grand slam and has since hit the mark in each of the next three games. He’s a big reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from beating the New York Yankees, and he’s a candidate for the World Series MVP award if that actually happens.

But that’s not the only thing that will concern Freeman over the next few days. While he’s locked in on capturing his second World Series ring, some individual history could also be rewritten if the first baseman can keep it up.

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Current record: 5 (George Springer, 2017; Chase Utley, 2009; Reggie Jackson, 1977)

As you may have heard by now, Freeman has struck out a record six consecutive World Series appearances (including the final two games of the 2021 Fall Classic with the Atlanta Braves). But we’re only interested in home runs in a single series here, so Freeman’s four home runs, one each in Games 1, 2, 3 and 4, are still some way off the all-time mark. That’s now in the hands of three players: Reggie Jackson, who threw three homers in a game against the Dodgers in 1977; Chase Utley, who led the Philadelphia Phillies offense in a loss to the Yankees in 2009; and George Springer, whose 2017 extraterrestrial run will appear on these lists multiple times.

Of course, Freeman isn’t done yet. He still has at least one more game to match or exceed that trio, and if the Yankees can find a way to win Game 5 and send this series back to Los Angeles, he could have six long balls in his sights.

Current record: 12 (Bobby Richardson, 1960)

Freeman currently sits at 10 RBIs. How ridiculous is this total? No other Dodger has more than this twoand the rest of the team only has eight people total. The first baseman was a one-man offense in this series; He had four RBIs in Game 1, a solo hit in Game 2, two runs scored in Game 3, and then three more in Game 4.

But still, this isn’t exactly a record. This one belongs to legendary Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson, who had a 12 home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 World Series. Exactly half of those came in Game 3, when Richardson went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in the first inning en route to six runs. (But he didn’t record a single RBI in Game 7, which the Yankees noticed. He lost on Bill Mazeroski’s iconic walk-off hit.)

Current record: 29 (George Springer, 2017)

We said we’d see Springer again. His barrage against the Dodgers in 2017 still defies belief: a .440/.533/1.160 slash line and at least one extra-base hit in each of seven games. Five of those extra-base hits were homers, including long balls to tie or take the lead in Games 1, 5 and 7. The Astros’ outfielder hit a total of five homers, three doubles and three singles, good for 29 total bases — one four shy of the previous record of 25 shared by Willie Stargell (in 1979) and Reggie Jackson (in 1977). times more.

Freeman has a lot of work to do to achieve that goal. He has 19 total bases in the series so far, adding another triple to those four home runs. But if he hits the ball out of the park now, he can get closer to Springer with a few more at-bats. Freeman would undoubtedly prefer the Dodgers wrap things up in Game 5, but that’s out of the question if those series go six or seven.

Current record: 1.2 (Willie Aikens, 1980)

WPA may seem risky, but it really isn’t: It measures the impact of each play on a team’s probability of winning and then expresses that impact in terms of wins. The current record holder is Kansas City Royals first baseman Willie Aikens, who went absolutely wild in the 1980 World Series, striking out twice each in Games 1 and 4; He was the only player to do this until Utley matched him in 2009. (Aikens also delivered the game-winning RBI in Game 3.)

Freeman is already at 1.0 under par, and much of that came from a walk-off grand slam in the WPA that was one of the biggest swings the World Series has ever seen. Freeman increased that total with his homer in Game 2 as well as go-ahead hits in Games 3 and 4. If Freeman pulls off any more late-inning heroics in Game 5 or beyond, Aikens’ mark is truly in jeopardy.