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Cliff Politte

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 2, 1998
  vs. LAD 5.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER
Born February 27, 1974 in St. Louis, MO

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 54th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 24 STL NL   2   3   8   8   0   0   0  0   37.0   45   32   26   6   18   22   1   2   172   0   1  6.32  4.24   67 1.703
 1999 25 PHI NL   1   0  13   0   0   0   0  0   17.7   19   14   14   2   15   15   0   2    85   0   0  7.13  4.80   67 1.925
 2000 26 PHI NL   4   3  12   8   0   0   1  0   59.0   55   24   24   8   27   50   0   3   251   1   0  3.66  4.68  128 1.390
 2001 27 PHI NL   2   3  23   0   0   0   7  0   26.0   24    8    7   2    8   23   1   1   109   3   0  2.42  4.27  176 1.231
 2002 28 TOT      3   3  68   0   0   0  20  1   73.7   57   33   30   5   28   72   2   2   304   2   0  3.67  4.47  122 1.154
         PHI NL   2   0  13   0   0   0   7  0   16.3   19   10    7   0    9   15   1   1    77   1   0  3.86  3.87  100 1.714
         TOR AL   1   3  55   0   0   0  13  1   57.3   38   23   23   5   19   57   1   1   227   1   0  3.61  4.65  129 0.994
 2003 29 TOR AL   1   5  54   0   0   0  30 12   49.3   52   32   31  11   17   40   1   1   216   4   0  5.66  4.71   83 1.399
 2004 30 CHW AL   0   3  54   0   0   0   9  1   51.3   52   26   25   6   22   48   2   2   225   5   0  4.38  4.73  108 1.442
 2005 31 CHW AL   7   1  68   0   0   0  14  1   67.3   42   15   15   7   21   57   3   1   262   4   0  2.00  4.49  224 0.936
 2006 32 CHW AL   2   2  30   0   0   0  13  0   30.0   47   30   29   9   15   15   1   0   151   7   0  8.70  4.75   55 2.067
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .489  22  23 330  16   0   0  94 15  411.3  393  214  201  56  171  342  11  14  1775  26   1  4.40  4.57  104 1.371
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   4  64   3   0   0  18  2   80.7   77   42   39  11   33   67   2   2   348   5   0  4.40  4.57  104 1.371
 Career High      7   5  68   8   0   0  30 12   73.7   57   33   31  11   28   72   3   3   304   7   1  2.00  4.73  224 0.936

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 24 STL NL   8   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .071  .133  .071  -44    1   1   0   0   0   1
 2000 26 PHI NL  12   15    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   4  .133  .176  .200   -5    3   2   1   0   0   0
 2001 27 PHI NL  22    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000   -1    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 TOT     17    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 31 CHW AL   5    1    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  431    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons       87   33    3    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  14  .121  .189  .152  -10    5   3   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         61    6    7   2  0   0    6   0  0   6  26  .121  .189  .152  -10    9   6   2   0   0   2
 Career High     22   15    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   8                           3   2   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 24 STL NL   16   15    0   0.0   107| .071  .269| .133  .339| .071  .424| .204  .764| -44  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 2000 26 PHI NL   19   16    1   1.7   116| .133  .273| .176  .351| .200  .447| .376  .797|  -5  .107  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 2001 27 PHI NL    3    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .266| .333  .337| .000  .436| .333  .773|  -1  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2002 28 TOT       1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .259| .000  .332| .000  .412| .000  .744|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PHI NL    1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .259| .000  .332| .000  .412| .000  .744|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2005 31 CHW AL    1    0    1         108|1.000  .272|1.000  .335|1.000  .431|2.000  .766| 431         0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        40   34    2   1.6   111| .121  .270| .189  .344| .152  .435| .341  .779| -10  .105  -5.5  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 24 STL NL P 8 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.88 0.54 1.70 1.85 8 37.0 1999 25 PHI NL P 13 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.48 1.02 1.73 0 17.7 2000 26 PHI NL P 12 5 8 0 0 1.000 .963 1.08 0.48 1.98 1.74 8 59.0 2001 27 PHI NL P 23 4 4 2 0 .800 .964 0.35 0.46 2.77 1.77 0 26.0 2002 28 TOT P 68 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.09 0.48 0.73 1.72 0 73.6 PHI NL P 13 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.82 0 16.3 TOR AL P 55 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.48 0.94 1.70 0 57.3 2003 29 TOR AL P 54 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.49 0.55 1.73 0 49.3 2004 30 CHW AL P 54 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.07 0.45 0.70 1.67 0 51.3 2005 31 CHW AL P 68 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.10 0.46 0.94 1.68 0 67.3 2006 32 CHW AL P 30 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.10 0.41 0.90 1.56 0 30.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 24 STL NL P 8 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.88 0.54 1.70 1.85 8 37.0 1999 25 PHI NL P 13 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.48 1.02 1.73 0 17.7 2000 26 PHI NL P 12 5 8 0 0 1.000 .963 1.08 0.48 1.98 1.74 8 59.0 2001 27 PHI NL P 23 4 4 2 0 .800 .964 0.35 0.46 2.77 1.77 0 26.0 2002 28 TOT P 68 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.09 0.48 0.73 1.72 0 73.6 PHI NL P 13 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.82 0 16.3 TOR AL P 55 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.48 0.94 1.70 0 57.3 2003 29 TOR AL P 54 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.49 0.55 1.73 0 49.3 2004 30 CHW AL P 54 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.07 0.45 0.70 1.67 0 51.3 2005 31 CHW AL P 68 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.10 0.46 0.94 1.68 0 67.3 2006 32 CHW AL P 30 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.10 0.41 0.90 1.56 0 30.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 330 17 36 4 0 .930 .960 0.16 0.47 1.16 1.72 16 411.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 330 17 36 4 0 .930 .960 0.16 0.47 1.16 1.72 16 411
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   3   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   2.1   0   1   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   4   0   2.70  0  0  0  0   3.1   1   1   2   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 54th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1995.

November 19, 1998: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jeff Brantley and Ron Gant to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson.

May 26, 2002: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dan Plesac.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 20, 2006: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

March 27, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998St. Louis Cardinals$170,000
2001Philadelphia Phillies$225,000
2002Philadelphia Phillies$245,000
2003Toronto Blue Jays$845,000
2004Chicago White Sox$800,000
2005Chicago White Sox$1,000,000
2006Chicago White Sox$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,485,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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