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Trying to find a list of WAR by age 26 by plaid_pants
Soto’s peak WAR in the 7’s is a little behind the 9’s of sure Hall of Famer players.
His career 36 WAR by age 26 is comparable, but slightly behind sure Hall of Famers who are around 40 by that age with the Top 3 of Mantle, Trout and Cobb in the 60s.
When Bonilla signed his deal with the Mets, he was around 13 WAR at age 26 and ended with a lifetime total around 30. So Soto’s deal already looks better than Bonilla’s.
What I can’t find is how many players topped 25 or 30 WAR by age 26 and then had short and unproductive remaining careers.