More tinkering with the WAR data... I was too late for St. Patrick's Day. :(

More tinkering with the WAR data...

I was too late for St. Patrick's Day. :(

almost 3 years ago hotspur 8 comments 0 recs |

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Its actually pretty impressive he was able to put up like over 1 WAR in only like two months.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Mar 24, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

Interesting

I understand the point. Novelty based on the last names. But, the analyst in me couldnt not let it lie.
Wouldnt it make more sense to compare a rate stat instead of a cumulative one since the amount of ABs directly influences the WAR? If Murphy had a full season in the bigs, then it tells a story. But at this juncture, the graph should come with an asterick, no?

by TBlz on Mar 24, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

pretty much just a novelty

The ranked-WAR graphs are in vogue right now. Hopefully, the graph will be more interesting in 5 or 6 years. Any short seasons are included for the other two as well.

Dale Murphy had a weird career. Slow buildup and dropoff, with a few slump years in between some really good years. http://www.baseballprojection.com/war/m/murpd001.htm

Someone over at Beyond the Boxscore should classify these curves by shape into “types” of careers.

"If you bat [Luis] leadoff instead of sixth, say, you are taking away 18 plate appearances each from Reyes, Beltran, Wright, Delgado and Church and handing them to Castillo." John Walsh http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/five-questions-new-york-mets4/

by hotspur on Mar 24, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions