I wonder if there should be a per-year minimum average.

I wonder if there should be a per-year minimum average.
by G.K.Chesterton (2024-03-18 19:16:31)

In reply to: I don't treat WAR as a be-all and end-all stat, but posted by No Right Turn on Red

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Bobby Grich played 24 years. Does he really deserve to be in the HOF simply because he kept showing up for years as a backup?

JAWS score

by Go_Crazy_Folks (2024-03-19 21:22:09) cannot delete | Edit | Return to Board | Ignore Poster | Highlight Poster | Reply to Post

This is a really good measure. It averages the total WAR with the 7-year peak WAR to weed out the compilers a little.

Click here for link at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffe_Wins_Above_Replacement

Grich only played 17 years...and 2 of those were when

by Slotts (2024-03-18 20:49:40) cannot delete | Edit | Return to Board | Ignore Poster | Highlight Poster | Reply to Post

he first came up and only had a few ABs.

Thanks for the correction. I got him mixed up with

by G.K.Chesterton (2024-03-18 23:14:38) cannot delete | Edit | Return to Board | Ignore Poster | Highlight Poster | Reply to Post

Rick Dempsey.

Rick Dempsey should be in the HoF...

by Porpoiseboy (2024-03-19 09:02:52) cannot delete | Edit | Return to Board | Ignore Poster | Highlight Poster | Reply to Post

if only for the rain delay entertainment he provided.

25.1 WAR in 24 years. Sounds like he's HoSM worthy *

by kdh325 (2024-03-19 14:48:48) cannot delete | Edit | Return to Board | Ignore Poster | Highlight Poster | Reply to Post