I live on Planet Earth, so I would never question the validity of Derek Jeter being called a "clutch" player. He seemingly spent his teen years playing in huge playoff games, making plays that will live longer than any of us, maybe the game itself (Mr. November, Giambi flip, etc etc) But on a hunch I just looked up the numbers:
Regular Season Career BA: .316
Postseason Career BA: .309
Post-season, clutch hitting is made up of moments, not numbers. But still. A drop in BA tends to make people think a player is feeling the heat a bit, no?
DJ's a player for all time. Just sayin, there's a weird point in sports where numbers and perception ignore each other (I'm sure everyone has their own examples of this?)
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