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Old 01-01-2025, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by deweyinthehall View Post
Evans and Kingman were probably (from memory) the first guys to break the "400+ HR gets you in rule".

Evans' WAR was close, but for yucks I checked Kingman's and it was just 17+! How does a guy hit nearly 450 HR in 16 seasons and have that WAR?

Probably because "Kong" was remarkably bad at nearly every other facet of "Baseball".

Still... he's STILL got triple the lifetime WAR of .300 Hitter, 274 HR's, 1141 RBI guy, Dante Bichette.
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