The beauty of the career WAR statistic is that the list reads like the greatest players of all time that you would expect to see--
1 Babe Ruth
2 Cy Young
3 Walter Johnson
8 Roger Clemens
#15 Pete Alexander
17 Kid Nichols
21 Tom Seaver
26 Greg Maddux
...down the line is Rivera, who is #227, which is very good. He is in the company of #220 Dave Stieb #225 Orel Hershiser #208 Chuck Finley, all very good pitchers. I thought Bruce Sutter was a better closer, but Rivera is right up there with Lee Smith or others you might name. I think he should be in the HOF, but I'd much rather have Tom Seaver in his prime.
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