The More Powerful the Hitter, the Less Clutch They Are. No, Really.

by Bill Petti on Jan 11, 2012 6:55 AM CST on Beyond the Box Score

A while back, our own Julian Levine noticed something odd when perusing the leaderboards at FanGraphs--historically, power hitters seemed to be worse when it came to their Clutch score. I took a quick look at roughly 800+ players (≥3000 plate appearances for their career), and sure enough, the...

Slaughter-ing the Myth of Clutch

by bgh on Jan 17, 2011 7:00 AM CST on Viva El Birdos

Last Monday, in "What a Difference a Year Makes (in Run Distribution)," we took a look at why the 2010 Cardinals ball club wound up with only 86 team wins despite having a Pythagorean Record of 91-71, which was the exact same Pythagorean Record and actual record of the 2009 incarnation of the...

Who Has Been Clutch?

by James Kannengieser on Aug 25, 2009 5:00 AM CDT on Amazin' Avenue

The are seemingly infinite ways to measure "clutchness" -- performance w/RISP, late and close situations, September, RISP and 2 outs, etc. Beyond the Boxscore suggested one other method, which I will use to look at the Mets' performance in the clutch. The method entails comparing Batting Runs (BR,...

Testing Conventional Wisdom: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the Playoffs

by Jack Moore on Jun 16, 2009 7:00 AM CDT on Beyond the Box Score

Derek Jeter - the Captain, the True YankeeTM He took his first 12 teams in New York to the playoffs, winning the world series 4 times. A .309 playoff batting average and a .302 World Series average among other memorable playoff exploits earned him the name Mr. November. On the other hand, we...

Regarding Heart, Grit, Fire

by Sam Page on Apr 24, 2009 7:00 AM CDT on Amazin' Avenue

While I openly mock the sentiment that the Mets lack some sort of "killer instinct," I understand it. Watching hit after hit fall in with the bases empty and then a series of double plays and strikeouts with the bases loaded seems inexplicable. The whole ordeal recalls a great Joe Posnanski quote...

Opening Day? Not Clutch.

by larry on Apr 7, 2009 4:29 PM CDT

I'm back!

by Scott Christ on May 26, 2008 9:12 PM CDT on Camden Chat

And all I can say is, "Baltimore Orioles, number one!" Needless to say I missed the last two games entirely. I read the box scores. And the game threads. I had a pretty solid Memorial Day weekend. How about you? I also now believe in clutch thanks to my softball game on Saturday. Trailing 13-10 in...