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Posted By: sagard

Many who study baseball statistics closely believe that clutch hitting ability would follow a players natural hitting ability given a large enough sample size.

My personal problem with some of the current measures of clutch hitting (Late Inning Pressure) is that they do not cover all clutch situations. In my opinion virtually all two out RBIs (as long as the score is close) are clutch hits irreguardless of what inning it is. If someone measured a players BA with two outs and runners in scoring position over a few seasons I would be a lot more comfortable making decision on whether or not they are a clutch player.