10-05-2016, 08:11 AM
WAR makes so little sense to me.
Look at these numbers:
RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
1 Joey Votto CIN 556 101 181 34 2 29 97 8 1 108 120 .326 .434 .550 .985 4.0
2 DJ LeMahieu COL 552 104 192 32 8 11 66 11 7 66 80 .348 .416 .495 .911 5.2
Votto has more runs, more doubles, way more home runs, way more RBI, a better stolen base percentage, way more walks, a higher OBP, a higher slugging percentage and a higher OPS, but DJ LeMahieu has 1.2 more WAR?
Are singles that much better than walks? And are the fewer strike outs that much more valuable?
Or maybe does this take defense into account in some way?
WAR is such a vexing statistic. Sometimes it feels like they pull it out of thin air.
Look at these numbers:
RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
1 Joey Votto CIN 556 101 181 34 2 29 97 8 1 108 120 .326 .434 .550 .985 4.0
2 DJ LeMahieu COL 552 104 192 32 8 11 66 11 7 66 80 .348 .416 .495 .911 5.2
Votto has more runs, more doubles, way more home runs, way more RBI, a better stolen base percentage, way more walks, a higher OBP, a higher slugging percentage and a higher OPS, but DJ LeMahieu has 1.2 more WAR?
Are singles that much better than walks? And are the fewer strike outs that much more valuable?
Or maybe does this take defense into account in some way?
WAR is such a vexing statistic. Sometimes it feels like they pull it out of thin air.
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