who is the least clutch and most clutch batter

[ryanXL977]

least clutch , too easy

arod

most clutch
manny
joe mauer

[TPowell]

I take it your on the Yankees today? Saw A-rod was up with a runner on third and didnt get him in

[ryanXL977]

im on angels today
but i watch a lot of yanks games and the guy never ever does it when it counts
ever

[ryanXL977]

seriously
nobody gets more runners on in the top 3 of the order than the yanks
damon and abreau are bad asses
jeter sucks
but arod should have 200 rbis a year
whats he hit with risp and 2 outs? .190?

[TPowell]

same here, yeah nothing to argue about there

[zootiehead]

Carlos Lee is up there. The man just knows how to get runs in.

[ryanXL977]

yeah carlos lee is bad dude

[BadBeatBodog]

http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=batting&linesToDisplay=50&qual_filter=1&season_filter%5B0%5D=2008&league_filter%5B0%5D=All&pos_filter%5B0%5D=All&Submit=Submit&orderBy=clutch&direction=DESC&page=1

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/statpages/glossary/#clutch

As the definition says, that's just one way of looking at 'clutch.' 'Clutch' in baseball probably exists, but it's more of a year-to-year thing than a skill, and it matters about as much as base-running.

BA/RISP regresses just like BAbip does, i.e. if a player has a very high BA/RISP one year it will probably drop the next.

Only three players Blalock, Teixeira, and G. Anderson have appeared in the top five more than once since 2004 (as far back as the stat goes), and it was only twice each.

[element1286]

Not a big believer in clutch hitters.

[ryanXL977]

year after year arod comes up with runners on and 2 outs and he does not get the job done
we have all seen it
i dont givea shit what billy beane says
i have seen victor martinez, joe mauer, michael young, johnny damon, manny, ortiz, get hits with 2 outs
never seen arod do it

[BadBeatBodog]

Ryan that is a very selective and biased way of looking at it.

To further drive home the point that clutch is not really a consistent skill set, ARod is last in that clutch stat I showed this year. Last year he was fifth best.

Want more proof? David Ortiz, widely considered one of the 'clutchiest' players in MLB, was 11th best in 2004, 33rd best in 2005, 17th worst in 2006, and 40th best in 2007 (he doesn't qualify for this year).

[ryanXL977]

not all 2 out hits are equal either
if you get a 2 out hit up 10-4, is that clutch? no.
i know what you are saying, but arod is nevertheless not clutch

[ryanXL977]

manny does it again

[Dashwood Clipper]

Manny best 2 strike hitter, most clutch in baseball.
Lance Berkman, zero career walkoff hits, least clutch.