Billy Beane: The Movie!

[Brock]

<!--quoteo(post=16742:date=Feb 8 2009, 04:19 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Feb 8 2009, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So, to those who believe the idea of being clutch is a myth, let's say we have 2 players:

Player A:
.280/.350/.875 full season.
.333/.400/1.200 with RISP

Player B:

.300/.375/.900 full season
.265/.340/.750 with RISP

You're telling me that there's no proof that player A is more clutch than player B? Do situational stats mean nothing? I'm sorry, but it does matter, and lack of clutch hitting is magnified in playoff situations when the quality of pitching is higher and stress can be unbearable for some players, A-Roid and Alf included. I've watched enough baseball over my lifetime to know this, and the stats do nothing to disprove this notion.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think that to say a player is "clutch" (hits well with RISP for example) you would have to show that he does so not just for one season but for most seasons in his career. If I'm not mistaken (been a while since I've read up on this) the studies that have been done on the topic show that an overwhelming majority of players that are "clutch" one season don't actually show a tendency to be "clutch" during most of their seasons.