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Originally Posted by BobC
How many of those great pitchers started pitching full-time in the majors at the age of 17? Hmmmm, 17 to 29 is 13 seasons. I bet a lot of pitchers would be thrilled to be that good for that long. Look at Koufax, he was only great for less than half that time, yet many people consider him up there with the best of all time.
Bob Feller is tied for 46th all-time in career WAR for pitchers with Amos Rusie. Give him the years he missed, and he starts getting close to the top 10.
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He is 34th in WAR7 so a significant step up from WAR ranking. I thought it would be even better given his incredible start, but maybe he isn't getting credit for his best 7 season stretch because the war intervened after only 6. Certainly an interesting career from several viewpoints.