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Cliff
Politte		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 27, 1974 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 CHA AL $ 560,000 2 7 9 8 4 8 6 7 5 6
2005 31 TOR AL $ 1,200,000 2 7 9 8 4 8 6 6 5 6
2006 32 CHN NL $ 1,200,000 2 7 9 8 4 8 6 6 5 6
2007 33 CHN NL $ 1,200,000 2 7 9 8 3 7 5 6 5 6
2008 34 LAN NL $ 6,106,800 2 7 9 8 3 7 5 5 4 5
2009 35 LAN NL $ 6,106,800 2 7 9 8 2 6 4 5 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 560,000 2 7 9 8 2 6 4 5 4 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,106,800 2 7 9 8 4 8 6 7 5 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 CHA AL $ 560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 31 TOR AL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 32 CHN NL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 33 CHN NL $ 1,200,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 34 LAN NL $ 6,106,800   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 35 LAN NL $ 6,106,800   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,106,800   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 30 CHA AL 7 4 .636 62 0 0 0 1 67.0 78 47 14 32 46 6.31 .305 .384 .559 .942 2.4
2005 31 TOR AL 3 0 1.000 35 4 0 0 2 44.0 50 28 6 28 36 5.73 .282 .385 .441 .825 1.0
2006 32 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 1 10.0 14 5 1 4 6 4.50 .341 .400 .488 .888 0.8
  CHN NL 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 13.0 8 3 0 4 11 2.08 .178 .255 .178 .433 1.3
  TOT   1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 1 23.0 22 8 1 8 17 3.13 .256 .323 .326 .648 2.0
2007 33 CHN NL 2 3 .400 47 0 0 0 8 40.7 41 14 0 16 29 3.10 .263 .329 .308 .637 6.8
2008 34 LAN NL 3 4 .429 52 0 0 0 1 50.0 43 24 10 19 47 4.32 .230 .304 .428 .732 3.2
2009 35 LAN NL 0 0 .000 22 0 0 0 0 29.7 34 20 6 10 25 6.07 .288 .349 .492 .840 0.0
6 Years Sim 16 12 .571 237 4 0 0 13 254.3 268 141 37 113 200 4.99 .273 .351 .444 .795 15.4
Season Average 2 2 .500 39 0 0 0 2 42.4 44 23 6 18 33 4.99 .273 .351 .444 .795  
Career Highs 7 4 1.000 62 4 0 0 8 67.0 78 47 14 32 47 6.31 .305 .385 .559 .942  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   137 78 18 45 129   .255 .312 .414 .727
vs LH   131 63 19 68 71   .296 .390 .480 .870
Home 7 8 .467 124 2 0 0 3 128.7 142 75 17 59 102 5.25 .282 .358 .445 .803
Away 9 4 .692 113 2 0 0 11 125.7 126 66 20 54 98 4.73 .264 .339 .442 .781
Mar/Apr 6 0 1.000 35 1 0 0 2 40.0 40 18 3 14 32 4.05 .260 .321 .396 .718
May 4 0 1.000 52 3 0 0 0 51.7 64 41 15 33 40 7.14 .306 .401 .593 .994
June 2 2 .500 41 0 0 0 1 41.0 49 24 5 20 34 5.27 .299 .375 .439 .814
July 2 1 .667 35 0 0 0 0 34.6 31 15 3 12 25 3.90 .248 .314 .368 .682
August 2 5 .286 47 0 0 0 5 58.0 58 27 9 22 47 4.19 .266 .333 .431 .765
Sep/Oct 0 4 .000 27 0 0 0 6 29.0 26 16 2 12 22 4.97 .236 .311 .345 .657
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2006 32 CHN NL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2007 33 CHN NL 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2008 34 LAN NL 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2009 35 LAN NL 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 130 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
162 Game Average 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0  
Career Highs 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Home 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 30 CHA AL P 62 0 67.0 8 12 1 1 .952 2.69    
2005 31 TOR AL P 35 4 44.0 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.45    
2006 32 TOR AL P 10 0 10.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.90    
  CHN NL P 9 0 13.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 2.08    
  TOT   P 19 0 23.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.57    
2007 33 CHN NL P 47 0 40.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.99    
2008 34 LAN NL P 52 0 50.0 3 12 1 0 .938 2.70    
2009 35 LAN NL P 22 0 29.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 1.82    
Career Totals   237 4 254.3 21 45 2 4 .971 2.34    
Career Highs   62 4 67.0 8 12 1 1 1.000 2.70    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2007 33 CHN NL 1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 1 8.3 11 3 1 2 8 3.24 .306 .342 .444 .787
2008 34 LAN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .250 .333 .250 .583
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 1 11.0 13 3 1 3 9 2.46 .295 .340 .409 .750
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  1. Mike Wood (987)
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  6. Jason Ryan (979)
  7. Aneudis Mateo (979)
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History
Earned first career win on 4/14/2004
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 1/31/2005 to a 3-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year
Was claimed off waivers by Chicago (N) on 7/26/2006
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/8/2008 to a 3-year deal worth $6,106,800 per year
Released by Los Angeles on 4/16/2010
 
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