Introducing the concept of wins above replacement (WAR), a statistic that estimates a player's value by comparing them to a replacement-level player, transformed talent evaluation by measuring a ...
Mariners fans are all too familiar with the idea that players get better when they leave Seattle. Is it true? The numbers ...
on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Definition: WAR, otherwise known as Wins Above Replacement, is an attempt to take all of a player’s contributions and ...
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball after failing a performance-enhancing drug test, according to ESPN. Profar, 32, appeared in each of ...
If you know baseball, you know that the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) statistic is undoubtedly the most revealing in terms of a player’s concrete contribution to their team. If you know basketball, the ...
His 2023 was disappointing across the board: He was worth only 1.3 wins above replacement, or a fair amount less than Pete Alonso in 2024, just before Alonso signed for much less than initially ...
He finished the year with 2.5 wins above replacement, which actually was higher than in 2023 when he finished with 2.2 wins above replacement. The flashy power numbers may not have been there ...
Gonazlez tallied 2.7 Wins Above Replacement in 2015 and a career high 3.9 WAR in 2017, a year in which he smacked 57 extra-base hits and posted an OPS+ 46 percent above league average. Gonzalez ...