A-Rod's clutchness ... episode 5,364
In the never-ending dissection of A-Rod's "clutchness," here is yet another look.
I took the players who amassed a minimum of 500 PAs with 2 outs and runners in scoring position since the beginning of the 2000 season (44 names), and compared their average to all other situations. I expressed the difference between the two averages not in terms of raw b.a. difference (.300 - .250 = .050), but in terms of one's percentage of the others (.300/.250 = +20%). This allows for a fairer baseline comparison of who boosts their individual baseline performance in clutch situations.
Here are the results:
| ALL OTHER | 2 OUT / RISP | ||||||
| Player | AB | H | BA | AB | H | BA | diff |
| Garret Anderson | 3600 | 1049 | .291 | 555 | 174 | .314 | 7.8% |
| Manny Ramirez | 3100 | 986 | .318 | 444 | 148 | .333 | 4.7% |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 3065 | 750 | .245 | 462 | 117 | .253 | 3.4% |
| Derek Jeter | 3811 | 1202 | .315 | 442 | 141 | .319 | 1.1% |
| Bobby Abreu | 3639 | 1089 | .299 | 384 | 116 | .302 | 0.9% |
| Richie Sexson | 3123 | 840 | .269 | 428 | 116 | .271 | 0.8% |
| Jeff Kent | 3376 | 1022 | .303 | 446 | 135 | .303 | 0.1% |
| Torii Hunter | 2983 | 807 | .271 | 508 | 137 | .270 | -0.2% |
| Joe Randa | 3026 | 851 | .281 | 464 | 130 | .280 | -0.4% |
| Brian Giles | 3486 | 1029 | .295 | 396 | 116 | .293 | -0.7% |
| Bernie Williams | 3165 | 914 | .289 | 435 | 124 | .285 | -1.3% |
| Lance Berkman | 3199 | 979 | .306 | 395 | 119 | .301 | -1.6% |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 3550 | 1170 | .330 | 367 | 118 | .322 | -2.3% |
| Pat Burrell | 3030 | 786 | .259 | 497 | 125 | .252 | -2.9% |
| Vinny Castilla | 2842 | 721 | .254 | 464 | 114 | .246 | -3.0% |
| Craig Biggio | 3557 | 955 | .268 | 413 | 107 | .259 | -3.5% |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 2789 | 757 | .271 | 402 | 105 | .261 | -3.8% |
| Troy Glaus | 2914 | 754 | .259 | 410 | 101 | .246 | -4.9% |
| Miguel Tejada | 3945 | 1179 | .299 | 537 | 151 | .281 | -6.0% |
| Preston Wilson | 2944 | 783 | .266 | 462 | 115 | .249 | -6.4% |
| Adrian Beltre | 3482 | 958 | .275 | 470 | 121 | .257 | -6.6% |
| Rafael Furcal | 3477 | 1003 | .288 | 435 | 117 | .269 | -6.7% |
| Jimmy Rollins | 3585 | 989 | .276 | 412 | 106 | .257 | -6.8% |
| Carlos Delgado | 3294 | 970 | .294 | 427 | 117 | .274 | -7.0% |
| Scott Rolen | 2900 | 842 | .290 | 493 | 133 | .270 | -7.0% |
| Mike Lowell | 3313 | 921 | .278 | 506 | 129 | .255 | -8.3% |
| Carlos Lee | 3586 | 1034 | .288 | 492 | 130 | .264 | -8.4% |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3745 | 1150 | .307 | 450 | 126 | .280 | -8.8% |
| Magglio Ordonez | 3051 | 955 | .313 | 426 | 120 | .282 | -9.9% |
| Jim Thome | 2908 | 818 | .281 | 424 | 105 | .248 | -11.8% |
| Edgar Renteria | 3502 | 1033 | .295 | 491 | 126 | .257 | -12.9% |
| Steve Finley | 3078 | 841 | .273 | 437 | 104 | .238 | -12.9% |
| Orlando Cabrera | 3535 | 969 | .274 | 467 | 111 | .238 | -13.2% |
| David Bell | 2913 | 762 | .262 | 454 | 103 | .227 | -13.2% |
| Jorge Posada | 2891 | 811 | .281 | 478 | 115 | .241 | -14.1% |
| Shawn Green | 3654 | 1041 | .285 | 469 | 114 | .243 | -14.7% |
| Jeff Conine | 2877 | 838 | .291 | 429 | 106 | .247 | -15.2% |
| Eric Chavez | 3374 | 939 | .278 | 437 | 102 | .233 | -16.3% |
| Paul Konerko | 3328 | 973 | .292 | 496 | 120 | .242 | -17.2% |
| Johnny Damon | 3913 | 1168 | .298 | 455 | 110 | .242 | -18.9% |
| Andruw Jones | 3589 | 993 | .277 | 568 | 127 | .224 | -19.0% |
| Derrek Lee | 3126 | 918 | .294 | 406 | 94 | .232 | -21.0% |
| Jim Edmonds | 2863 | 848 | .296 | 400 | 93 | .233 | -21.3% |
| Jermaine Dye | 3076 | 882 | .287 | 433 | 97 | .224 | -21.9% |
Garrett Anderson improves his batting average by about 8% in clutch situations, while Jermaine Dye may need a pinch-hitter in the clutch, losing nearly 22% off his "normal" BA.
A-Rod DOES lose a bit of his edge in these situations .... but he's far from a slouch.
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