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One of these days, I'm going to need to figure out how baseball WAR is calculated.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Aug 19 '19, 08:30

Verlander vs Mike Minor.

Verlander has a WAR of 5.4 to Minor's 7.3

Verlander has more Wins, more Strikeouts (by a lot), has a WHIP 30% better, and has a slightly better ERA.

In what world would a guy who is in every way, inferior, be 2 WAR better?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/sort/ERA/league/al/year/2019/seasontype/2 (www.espn.com)

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WAR! What is it good for? (Absolutely nothing!) -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 10:13
There must be other stats that favor Minor. I know Wins are out of favor as a stat that reflects pitching performance. How is his BABIP? - rollo Aug 19, 09:29 3
- Minor's ERA+ is 174, Verlander is 160. That shouldn't be enough. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 09:38 1
  - there is some defensive stat called DER, Houston is #1, Texas is dead last. - groiny Aug 19, 09:42
- is it easier to win 15 games for a team that won 79 than it is to win 11 for a team what won 60? - groiny Aug 19, 09:36
Once you figure it out, you'll realize it was good for absolutely nothing. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 09:06 3
- Goddamnit. - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 10:14
- an hour after I first read this, I reread and got the joke. - prayformojo Aug 19, 10:13
- well done -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 09:25
because Texas is bad, and Houston is good? -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:37 4
- It's supposed to be team neutral. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 09:22 1
  - if a pitcher is getting a lot of run support, and the other is not, and the team defense is worse, that is all I can come up with. -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 09:25
- I mean, the likelyhood is I could have a 2.0 WAR pitching for Houston. -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:38 1
  - And why Trout is above 7.0. Angels don't have a farm system and no depth on their 40man -- nm* - budice Aug 19, 08:45
These kinds of things are why I can't take WAR as gospel yet. -- nm - Inigo Aug 19, 08:36
I think you just multiply by Pi until the player you want to be better has a higher number. -- nm - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:34
He is replacing someone much worse? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 19, 08:32
You forgot to add in the Because We Say So factor. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 08:32

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