Tuesday by Comparison: Arenado, Blackmon Clutch Contributors

Nolan Arenado's grand slam in Monday's 5-4, 10-inning loss to St. Louis was the only hit for the Rockies in nine at-bats with a runner in scoring position on Monday. But then Arenado is one of the game's best clutch hitters. His .336 career average in those situations is fourth highest among all players since 1974, the farthest back Stats, Inc., can go to track RISP numbers.

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is 10th on the list at .327.

Among active players, Arenado is second to Joey Votto, and Blackmon is sixth.

In the Clutch

Since 1974
Player	Season	AVG
Tony Gwynn	1982-2001(20)	.350
Rod Carew	1974-1985(12)	.347
Joey Votto	2007-2018(12)	.336
Nolan Arenado	2013-2018(6)	.336
Joe Mauer	2004-2018(15)	.333
Miguel Cabrera	2003-2018(16)	.328
Manny Ramirez	1993-2011(19)	.327
Mike Sweeney	1996-2010(15)	.327
Charlie Blackmon	2011-2018(8)	.327
Active Players
Player	Season	AVG
Joey Votto	2007-2018(12)	.336
Nolan Arenado	2013-2018(6)	.336
Joe Mauer	2004-2018(15)	.333
Miguel Cabrera	2003-2018(16)	.328
Daniel Murphy	2008-2018(10)	.328
Charlie Blackmon	2011-2018(8)	.327
Mike Trout	2011-2018(8)	.320
Adrian Gonzalez	2004-2018(15)	.320
Josh Donaldson	2010-2018(8)	.317
Paul Goldschmidt	2011-2018(8)	.317

Despite the loss on Monday, the Rockies have the third-best record in franchise history after the first 105 games of a season. In fact, this is one of only seven seasons in which the Rockies have had a winning record at the 105-game mark.

Winning Ways

Year	W	L	Pct.	RS	RA	Rdiff	End	Rank	Postseason
2017	60	45	0.571	563	511	52	87-75	3	Wildcard
2009	58	47	0.552	520	464	56	92-70	2	Wildcard
2018	57	48	0.543	504	508	-4	TBD	TBD	TBD
1995	55	50	0.524	575	580	-5	77-67	2	Wildcard
2010	55	50	0.524	509	465	44	83-79	3
1996	54	51	0.514	635	652	-17	83-79	3
2007	54	51	0.514	515	503	12	90-73	2	NL Pennant