Posted By:
nbrazil"Does being good in a clutch situation mean that you are just underperforming in non-clutch situations? "
Dont think so. Media likes to present it that way. Whenever a guy comes up with a paltry .240 BA, announcers make sure to mention that he's a .300 hitter with 2 outs/men in scoring position/late innings/etc. The better comparison is the player's stats in those situations relative to the major league average (basically, compared to the distribution of those stats among all major leaguers past and present).