Cliff Politte
Bats R Throws R5'11" 185 lbBorn 1974 Kirkwood, USADebut 1998Team CWSDraft 1995 R54 #1438 St. Louis Cardinals, Jefferson CC, MO
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2006 | CWS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2005 | CWS | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 480.7 |
| 2004 | CWS | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2003 | TOR | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2002 | TOR | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -133.8 |
| 2001 | PHI | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 35.6 |
| 2000 | PHI | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.133 | 0.176 | 0.200 | 0.376 | -13.4 |
| 1999 | PHI | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1998 | STL | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.071 | 0.133 | 0.071 | 0.205 | -55.0 |
| Career | | 330 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.121 | 0.189 | 0.152 | 0.341 | -17.0 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2006 | CWS | 2 | 2 | 8.70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 151 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 65.6 | | |
| 2005 | CWS | 7 | 1 | 2.00 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 | 262 | 7 | 21 | 57 | 122.6 | | |
| 2004 | CWS | 0 | 3 | 4.38 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 51.3 | 225 | 6 | 22 | 48 | | | |
| 2003 | TOR | 1 | 5 | 5.66 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 49.3 | 216 | 11 | 17 | 40 | | | |
| 2002 | TOR | 3 | 3 | 3.67 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 73.7 | 304 | 5 | 28 | 72 | | | |
| 2001 | PHI | 2 | 3 | 2.42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 109 | 2 | 8 | 23 | | | |
| 2000 | PHI | 4 | 3 | 3.66 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 59.0 | 251 | 8 | 27 | 50 | | | |
| 1999 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 7.13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 85 | 2 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| 1998 | STL | 2 | 3 | 6.32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 37.0 | 172 | 6 | 18 | 22 | | | |
| Career | | 22 | 23 | 4.40 | 330 | 16 | 15 | 411.3 | 1775 | 56 | 171 | 342 | 101.7 | | 101.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2006 | CWS | P | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | CWS | P | 68 | 67 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | |
| 2004 | CWS | P | 54 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | TOR | P | 54 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2002 | TOR | P | 68 | 74 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2001 | PHI | P | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | |
| 2000 | PHI | P | 12 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1999 | PHI | P | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1998 | STL | P | 8 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.90 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.90 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2006 | CWS | $1,200,000 |
| 2005 | CWS | $1,000,000 |
| 2004 | CWS | $800,000 |
| 2003 | TOR | $845,000 |
| 2002 | PHI | $245,000 |
| 2001 | PHI | $225,000 |
| 1998 | STL | $170,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.