based on walk-off hits and walk-off home runs
2006-08-16 06:17:49 · 31 answers · asked by Scoobydooby 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
mr october....reggie jackson
2006-08-19 05:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
A lot of the New York Yankees from the 1970's were clutch hitters. Reggie Jackson was "Mr. October." Thurman Munson got a hit in every World Series game in which he played. Craig Nettles and Chris Chambliss were excellent clutch hitters as well. Keith Hernandez was good in the clutch. Derek Jeter is good in the clutch. It's hard to say who was the best all-time. George Brett had a knack for coming through.
I think there's more to being clutch than hitting a walk off home run.
2006-08-16 08:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by ulbud k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk off anything don’t really mean much unless you are the home team. What if you hit a homerun in the top of the 9th to win the game? In addition, what about the guy who scores from second on a single down the line that wins or ties the game in the late innings isn’t that being a clutch player? Walk off homeruns are great but how much better is it to single in the winning run in the top of the 9th and know your closer is going to save the game and you can see their fans walking away when the game isn’t over yet. That is like driving a nail into a team’s coffin. I myself think Reggie Jackson was the best clutch hitter of my lifetime 357 lifetime World Series batting average and 10 home run in only 5 series that pretty good.
2006-08-16 07:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know all the Boston fans will come out of the woodwork on this one and claim Manny Ortiz (as John Kerry called him)... I know it is David dont be mad. Truth be told Ortiz has been clutch for a little over a year and a half when others did it so often. How quickly we forget about Mr. October Reggie Jackson...Or Mr. September Derrick Jeter... I hate the Yankees but these guys in the playoffs were unreal. I do understand regular season gets you to the platyoffs, but a guy who helps a club win 7-8 extra games a season does not stack up to someone who helps win several games and ultimately winning multiple titles. Again I am a Cardinals fan all the way, and Ortiz is awesome...but he has a ways to go still...and being a Yankee killer doesnt make you the most clutch all time... maybe in the rivalry... but not all-time
2006-08-16 06:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by Gregg P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson and Babe Ruth each had 12 walk off homeruns to wins games in their careers. Also one of the deadliest clutch hitters was Yogi Berra of the Yankees is well known.
2006-08-16 06:25:04 · answer #5 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
David Ortiz.
Out of the 16 chances over the last year where he had a chance to walk off win the game, he only produced one out! And in that game he hit an 11th inning walk off anyways!
No one has ever had a span like that ever!
2006-08-16 07:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew A 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure he likes for fans to remember him but it's GRAIG Nettles not Craig...
George Brett is the best big game/situation hitter that I have ever seen..Yes, I grew up watching Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Stan Musial is my all time favorite.
The bigger the game the tougher the situation the better the pitcher the better Brett hit...Life time BA of .305 - ALCS(6) BA of 340 - World Series(2) BA of 373 - When David Ortiz starts consitantly beating up on HOF pitchers at the top of their game in playoff and World Series games then we can talk...Brett hit 3 HR off Catfish Hunter in one ALCS game at Yankee stadium ..Brett went 3 for 8 off Steve Carlton in the 80 WS..Brett hit a 3 run blast into the upper deck in Yankee Stadium off Goose Gossage to win the ALCS and send KC to its first WS..Brett is the last ML player to hit over .450 with runners in scoring position for an entire season...Brett has a SLG% .728 for 6 ALCS...on and on and on...the numbers are staggering....
If it was the 7th game of the World Series, bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases loaded, down by one, and take your pick(of great relievers).. I'll take George Brett
Reggie Jackson "Mr October" hahaha that's one of the biggest misperceptions in the history of baseball.."Mr October" played in 11 ALCS, you know that little series in which great players lead their team on to the World Series...Jackson's BA for those 11 ALCS was .227 his OB%-.298 and SLG-.380...Those are some real legendary numbers...LOL
2006-08-16 13:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by jack 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
David Ortiz
Big Papi
Senor October
Thank You very Much
2006-08-16 07:19:54 · answer #8 · answered by redsoxalldaway 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mickey Mantle
2006-08-16 07:55:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can measure clutch-hitting ability based simply on the number of walkoff hits. If you did that, then Dusty Baker would be considered one of the most "clutch" guys of the last fifty years, which doesn't really stand up:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/66
2006-08-16 06:25:22 · answer #10 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. October - Reggie Jackson
2006-08-16 08:43:11 · answer #11 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋