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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Your perception is faulty. Go look at his baseball reference page. Look at his career splits.
Find a "clutch" stat in which his numbers are not better or right in line with his career stats. Tie games is the only one with any sort of significant variance.
Looking at the clutch stats, one of his best numbers is actually in CLOSE AND LATE situations. Which speaks directly to ABs that matter the most. He's actually remarkably consistent regardless of situation.
If he was making hay when the royals were way behind, it would show up statistically. It doesn't. If he was making hay when the royals were way ahead, it would show up statistically. It doesn't.
Your perception is lazy, "counselor." And incorrect.
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Myself and Lex saw him play. We disagree with each other's lens.
You did not see him play. You and I will disagree that stats can be deceiving. When discussing Royals clutch hitting AO is waaaay down the list. Regardless of Royals batting average when discussing "clutch"- guys like Brett,W Wilson,F White,T Poquette, P Sheridan,A Cowans, U.L. L Smith, T Poquette, and I'm sure I missed a few were guys that were far more "clutch" than AO ever was.
Don't get me wrong, AO was a decent player at the time we acquired him and was a good starting point to building a competitive team he just never evolved into that "consistent gamer" that was needed to go to the next level.