Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame baseball player, got the nickname, "Mr. October," due to his clutch play in the postseason. As we watch our young Pistons grow as a team, there have been many highs and lows. This team has a propensity to step up in the 4th quarter and make games close that shouldn't be. One consistency in these 4th quarters has been the play of one Reggie Jackson.

While he may not be a baseball Hall of Famer, he is one of the most clutch players in the NBA. He has earned the nickname, "Mr. Clutch." There are stats to back up that nickname. One of which came during the Fox Sports Detroit post-game show. I wanted to get a picture of it, but didn't have a DVR to stop to get that picture. However, I do remember it word-for-word:

The Pistons are 13-2 this season when Reggie Jackson scores 8 or more points in the 4th quarter

That stat right there backs up the claim of Reggie being a clutch player. This team rallies behind Reggie Jackson in the 4th quarter, and the record in those particular games backs it up. Doubters may point to the fact that this stat has no context. It doesn't say if the Pistons were down in those games, or already winning. That is a valid point, but there is more to back up giving the nickname of "Mr. Clutch" to Reggie Jackson:

Today's stats tidbit: In '15-16, this guy leads NBA in clutch situation scoring



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NBA.com defines clutch scoring as: "Points scored in the last five minutes of a game when the team is ahead or behind." For those of you who don't click that link, Reggie Jackson has 133 such points this season. That is leading the whole NBA, a league that features players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry.

There are elite teams all across the league that search for their go-to guy down the stretch. It is not something that everybody can do. The fact that this young Pistons team has their go-to guy in the 4th quarter while they are so young and still learning to play together, will go a long ways toward this team rising to the top of the league.

Reggie "Mr. Clutch" Jackson has earned every bit of that nickname with his play in the clutch during the 2015-2016 season. Everybody remembers his 25 point explosion in the 4th quarter of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers. There are simply too many clutch performances by Reggie Jackson this season to list them all out.

The Pistons are an up-and-coming team and Mr. Clutch is a big reason for that. Just remember, he isn't an all star either.