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Originally Posted by packs
He led the league in range factor twice and fielding percentage 4 times. His fielding percentage is 8th best all time at first base. Despite all of these facts, he only posted a positive dWAR once his entire career.
So I do think there is a correction needed to the way that stat is determined.
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Mattingly appeared in the top 10 in MLB in Range factor at first base 4 times in his career. That's only 4 times he ranked in the top third of all first basemen. He led the majors once, had a 2nd place finish a 5th and a 10th. Over the course of his career he had below average range. If you want to focus on the two outlier seasons that's your prerogative.
Fielding percentage is a VERY flawed number as the guy who gets to nothing but fields the ball hit to him cleanly looks like a stud, whereas the guy who gets to balls the first guy never could, but correspondingly botches a few that the first player wouldn't have even tried for looks like a dog.