Fun with numbers: WAR/162 games, 2006-2010

by psiogen on May 31, 2010 5:36 PM EDT

I just thought it'd be interesting to see how various current Mets have performed over the past 5 years. It doesn't measure ability to stay on the field, of course. This is all baseball-reference WAR. I left out relievers and small sample size guys...well, except Ike.

Carlos Beltran: 7.5

Johan Santana: 6.4

David Wright: 5.6

Angel Pagan: 5.0

Jose Reyes: 4.8

Fernando Tatis: 3.7

Jason Bay: 3.2

Ike Davis: 3.0

Henry Blanco: 3.0

Rod Barajas: 2.6

John Maine: 2.2

Luis Castillo: 1.7

Gary Matthews Jr: 1.3

Mike Pelfrey: 1.3

Jeff Francoeur: 0.8

R.A. Dickey: 0.5

Oliver Perez: 0.3

Alex Cora: –0.2

And just for comparison, here's a few assorted players around the league:

Brian Schneider: 1.2

Vic Torino: 3.6

Cody Ross: 3.3

Endy Chavez: 3.2

Barry Zito: 2.5

Scott Kazmir: 5.0

Brian Bannister: 2.0

Albert Pujols: 9.1

Blastings Thrilledge: –0.4

Carlos Gomez: 2.3

Ryan Howard: 4.1

Kelly Johnson: 4.2

Ryan Zimmerman: 3.7

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Nice work

Although the looming reminder of our missing bat, on top, haunts us…

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by sj10689 on May 31, 2010 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

Pagan has a higher WAR that Reyes ?.

Wow.

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on May 31, 2010 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

TotalZone really loves Pagan's fielding

UZR is kinder to Reyes.

In any case, Angel’s never played a full season as a starter, so I wouldn’t exactly take that 5 WAR to the bank. It certainly looks nice, though.

by psiogen on May 31, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

UZR does too

He’s at 7.4 on the year, fourth in the majors at any position and over a full run higher than the next CF, Franklin Gutierrez. +/- doesn’t love him as much and has him seventh at plus 5.

by Evan_S on May 31, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Folks is always hatin on Lastings!

by JohnPeterson on May 31, 2010 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Very surprised about Tatis.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 31, 2010 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting that WAR has Blanco ahead of Barajas' mighty ten homers.

That OBP is just a killer.

by Jack Str on May 31, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

This is an average 162 game season over the last 5 years

So Barajas’s 10 homers this year are just a small part of it.

by psiogen on May 31, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Kaz was a bit of a shocker for me

...fuck lucky charms

by VivaLosBravos on Jun 3, 2010 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

Henry Blanco has been as valuable as Jason Bay (within the margin of error)?

That can’t be right. And Tatis has been a half a win better than Bay?

by Jack Str on Jun 4, 2010 4:20 AM EDT reply actions

Henry Blanco is one of the best defensive catchers

Bay is a mediocre defensive LF. Over a hypothetical 162 games, Blanco is about 43 runs better in the field.

Meanwhile, Bay is enormously better offensively, but his average line is depressed somewhat by his awful 2007.

Tatis similarly benefits from TotalZone liking his in OF/1B fielding about 20 runs better than Bay.

Of course, Tatis and Blanco have each only had around 700-800 PA over the past 5 years, so it’s not a huge sample size. But they’ve certainly been exemplary bench guys.

by psiogen on Jun 4, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions