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Originally Posted by cardsagain74
You keep repeating this highly inaccurate "simply the 22nd best lefty" representation of the WAR numbers. It's a lifetime cumulative total, so obviously Koufax's WAR is far less than many other lefties (since he pitched half many innings as most other all-time greats).
Look at ERA+ and WAR per season. Those represent how effective someone was
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Alright, let's go with that. Warren Spahn has a 92.5 career WAR. That's an average of 4.40 over 21 years. And his WAR was actually negative his rookie year. He had a 93 WAR over his last 20 seasons - 4.65.
Sandy's WAR per is 4.42.
So...12 years of 4.42 or 21 years of 4.40 (20 of 4.65)? Easy choice.
Also, FWIW, WAR says that Steve Carlton's 1972 was the best year for any lefty in the live ball era.