Brandon Belt has posted a .811 OPS and 124 OPS+ throughout his San Francisco Giants career. Both of these numbers suggest he is a well above-average hitter. However, a common criticism of his game is that he is not a clutch hitter. The Sabermetric community has long debated clutch hitting. They question whether it even exists.
However, instead of going down that rabbit hole, let’s evaluate how Belt does in a few commonly-perceived clutch situations. More specifically, whether his OPS fluctuates depending on the situation.
Certain stats such as home runs, hits, or RBI are counting stats.