Cliff Politte was a pitcher in MLB. Across 330 career appearances, with a 4.40 ERA and 342 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 2 | 3 | 6.32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 37.0 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 1.70 |
| 1999 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 7.13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 1.92 |
| 2000 | PHI | 4 | 3 | 3.66 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 59.0 | 55 | 24 | 27 | 50 | 1.39 |
| 2001 | PHI | 2 | 3 | 2.42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 1.23 |
| 2002 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1.71 |
| 2002 | TOR | 1 | 3 | 3.61 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 57 | 0.99 |
| 2003 | TOR | 1 | 5 | 5.66 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 49.1 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 1.40 |
| 2004 | CWS | 0 | 3 | 4.38 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 51.1 | 52 | 25 | 22 | 48 | 1.44 |
| 2005 | CWS | 7 | 1 | 2.00 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 42 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 0.94 |
| 2006 | CWS | 2 | 2 | 8.70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 2.07 |
| Career Totals | — | 22 | 23 | 4.40 | 330 | 16 | 15 | 411.1 | 393 | 201 | 171 | 342 | 1.37 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
| 1999 | PHI | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .133 | .176 | .200 | .376 |
| 2001 | PHI | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 2002 | PHI | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | TOR | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TOR | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CWS | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 2006 | CWS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 330 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .121 | .189 | .152 | .341 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $170,000 |
| 2001 | $225,000 |
| 2002 | $245,000 |
| 2003 | $845,000 |
| 2004 | $800,000 |
| 2005 | $1,000,000 |
| 2006 | $1,200,000 |
Career Total: $4,485,000 (7 seasons)
Average: $640,714
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.