But one more thing I should mention here about clutch that is often misunderstood. When comparing clutch, you can compare a lot of different things, the most well known being how did a player improve when they were in those clutch situations? And usually we are talking about a good to great player.

But what about the .350 hitter who hits .333 in the clutch over a season? He is still better than almost all hitters in whatever clutch situation you are looking at, but his normal performance declined in the most pressure-filled situations. So it’s all really on a sliding scale.

If you want to compare players in the clutch make sure you are basing it on even ground, such as who improved more or declined less as a percentage to their normal performance throughout the season? Don’t compare A-Rod to Adam Everett and without evidence say that A-Rod is the better clutch player if you look at his X compared to Everett’s Y - A-rod’s offensive skill level is far superior to Everett, everyone knows that. Grade them relative to how they go above or below their normal rates of production.