Are CLUTCH PLAYERS a real thing?

[BT3100]

Yep
I know a few.
The one who lives under my roof has that 5th gear during games, warrior mode.
If she could bring that same level of intensity to practice she could be something very special

 

[JayW]

who is more clutch - the batter who hits a hard line drive straight at the 3rd baseman for the 3rd out or the batter who bloops one over the 2nd baseman for the game winning hit?

 

[BigSkyHi]

who is more clutch - the batter who hits a hard line drive straight at the 3rd baseman for the 3rd out or the batter who bloops one over the 2nd baseman for the game winning hit?

Depends on the pitch. If batter turned on one and knocked the 3rd base person down (clutch) or if batter hit changeup down & on the black over opposite field infielder (clutch)

 

[Rolling Hard]

I think my DD is clutch not because she rises to the occasion so much but because she is level headed and calm. Never too high or low. We work on breathing and visualizaton. If she is leading off against a team we are supposed to beat (she rarely knows this) or it is 7 to 7 in the 6th inning, To her, it is just work. Get in the box and work. I don't talk to her about it much. It is just who she is.

 

[JayW]

Depends on the pitch. If batter turned on one and knocked the 3rd base person down (clutch) or if batter hit changeup down & on the black over opposite field infielder (clutch)

not sure if that is clutch or skill. in any event, stats don’t always reflect reality.

 

[radness]

A base hit is a base hit !
Call those shallow bloopy hits
"Dumpy Do's"
Out of the or over the infield with a runner on third often creates a challenging play at the plate!
Sometimes no play if the runner reads the hit well.

 

[BigSkyHi]

A base hit is a base hit !
Call those shallow bloopy hits
"Dumpy Do's"
Out of the or over the infield with a runner on third often creates a challenging play at the plate!
Sometimes no play if the runner reads the hit well.

All you have to do 'clutch' to get a double instead of a bloopy is hit it a quarter inch higher

 

[Sweet Lou]

A few good articles on clutch most against the idea of clutch from a statistical point of view and at least one arguing clutch is in fact a skill.

Debunking the Myth of Clutch in the NBA Once and for All

We NBA fans have all been there. Our team is down by one point with the final seconds of a crucial game ticking away slowly as the shot clock continues its maddening march to zero...

bleacherreport.com

The Statistical Mirage of Clutch Hitting

Society for American Baseball Research - Research Journal Archives

research.sabr.org

The Myth of Clutch

If I took 100 pennies and I threw them up in the air, about half of them would land heads and the other half tails, right? Now, if I looked around closely, I’d probably find some heads grouped toge…

npinopunintended.wordpress.com

The two truths of clutch-hitting

The first rule is you don't talk about clutch-hitting. The second rule is ...

www.sbnation.com

Does Clutch Hitting Truly Exist? Not in the stats community--but don't try telling that to the guys on the field

The most dangerous intersection of the artistic and scientific views of baseball is the territory of clutch hitting--unless you count the spot behind the

vault.si.com

Why Clutch Is Overrated

Sports fans shouldn't value the fourth quarter more than the second—but they do.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[FP26]

The funny thing is that I believe in "clutch players", but I was a statistics major in college. Go figure... To me it is all a matter of confidence level. Is there a correlation between the more talented players and those that perform at the most opportune times? Sure. Absolutely. But for some reason certain individuals do have better statistics (overall) when playing at the biggest moments, while others seem to struggle. The attached article has some interesting stats. Someone mentioned it before, but Barry Bonds playoff batting average is significantly lower than his regular season average. By comparison, Carl Yastrzemski and Cal Ripken have significantly higher batting averages in the playoffs. Yes, they were pretty good players in the regular season as well, but they seemed to find another gear, whether real or not. As a Cowboys fan, there has been a great deal of discussion over the years about Tony Romo. Statistically he was consistently one of the better QBs in the NFL, but once the playoffs started... Well, I'm still a Cowboys fan anyway Could the results be tainted by sample size? Yes, that's a possibility. Unfortunately, the sample size available is all we have.

MLB Postseason: Top 50 All-Time Hitters You'd Want Up with the Game on the Line

OK, here's the situation. No, your parents didn't go away on a week's vacation. Welcome to Game 7 of the World Series. It's the bottom of the ninth, two outs, and your team is down by one with two runners in scoring position...

bleacherreport.com

 

[radness]

The funny thing is that I believe in "clutch players", but I was a statistics major in college. Go figure... To me it is all a matter of confidence level. Is there a correlation between the more talented players and those that perform at the most opportune times? Sure. Absolutely. But for some reason certain individuals do have better statistics (overall) when playing at the biggest moments, while others seem to struggle. The attached article has some interesting stats. Someone mentioned it before, but Barry Bonds playoff batting average is significantly lower than his regular season average. By comparison, Carl Yastrzemski and Cal Ripken have significantly higher batting averages in the playoffs. Yes, they were pretty good players in the regular season as well, but they seemed to find another gear, whether real or not. As a Cowboys fan, there has been a great deal of discussion over the years about Tony Romo. Statistically he was consistently one of the better QBs in the NFL, but once the playoffs started... Well, I'm still a Cowboys fan anyway Could the results be tainted by sample size? Yes, that's a possibility. Unfortunately, the sample size available is all we have.

MLB Postseason: Top 50 All-Time Hitters You'd Want Up with the Game on the Line

OK, here's the situation. No, your parents didn't go away on a week's vacation. Welcome to Game 7 of the World Series. It's the bottom of the ninth, two outs, and your team is down by one with two runners in scoring position...

bleacherreport.com

Good read!
Was thinking also that perhaps because it is not exactly a measurable statistic (or is it) because of~
How do you prove the point that something is a clutch moment?
Is that only at the end of the game? Or could that clutch moment have actually been in the first inning? Is that the same earlier in the game say down by runs and hitting to take the lead.
The clutch runs!

I do think that because if we were to use the word "clutch" people understand what that description is and perhaps simply because of that it is a thing.

Also agree YES
Performing under pressure,
(Would call it) participating in a critical moment to change the outcome....
Has an added element.
That tests reliability with skill !