Surprisingly low WAR

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Tommy Davis 20.4 in a LONG career and half of it came in two seasons.
Bill Buckner 15.0

I like the surprisingly High WARs. 60 is a reasonable shot at the HOF in most cases:

Kevin Brown 67.8
Willie Randolph 65.9
Reggie Smith 64.5
Willie Davis 60.7
Bobby Abreu 60.2

Buckner is astonishing. He had 2700 hits. WTF.

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Buckner is astonishing. He had 2700 hits. WTF.

He had a career OPS+ of 100. He basically never walked so his OBP was .319 and he had very little power. He was a poor defensive player by the metrics used. And he spent much of his career at 1B which is a position that generally has strong hitters.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

He had a career OPS+ of 100. He basically never walked so his OBP was .319 and he had very little power. He was a poor defensive player by the metrics used. And he spent much of his career at 1B which is a position that generally has strong hitters.

LOL don't need metrics to evaluate his defense. Little roller up along first... I can't believe he came back to Boston in 1990.

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

LOL don't need metrics to evaluate his defense. Little roller up along first... I can't believe he came back to Boston in 1990.

I was born in 1987, so I did not experience his career, and I know that at times the defensive metrics disagree. That said, I've heard, "and the ball gets by Buckner" many, many times.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

LOL don't need metrics to evaluate his defense. Little roller up along first... I can't believe he came back to Boston in 1990.

Stop. That loss wasnt his fault. The relief pitching sucked.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

Stop. That loss wasnt his fault. The relief pitching sucked.

Nightmarish.