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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog
Marty Marion is a joke. Ferrell might not be a HOF pitcher, but he's a reasonable candidate as a HOF player. How many other pitchers put up better numbers at the plate than they allowed from the mound? I can think of one. Factor in the batting numbers, and he was more valuable than at least a couple dozen of the already-inducted pitchers.
Wins Above Replacement? I'm glad you asked.
Sandy Koufax:
Career -- 49.0
7-year peak -- 45.2
Wes Ferrell:
Career -- 61.6
7-year peak -- 53.2
P.S. I agree that Parisian Bob is conspicuous in his absence.
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Glenn - I outta beat you with a (nerf) fungo bat for comparing Wes Ferrell to Sandy Koufax... shows how flawed even Sabremetrics like WAR can be.
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