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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
yeah but a dominant slugger in an era where EVERYONE was a slugger to some degree. If he had put up those numbers in the 1970's and early 80's when 35 HR often led the league his WAR would be WAY higher.
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Yes, the era is a big part of it. As is poor defense and baserunning. Also, he only had 8 seasons of 130 games played, which I imagine contributed as WAR is a counting stat.