Here is the long and short of it -- from Wee Willie on one end, to the Big Unit and the Big Train on the other -- the all-time WAR leaders at every height since the start of the 20th century. In some cases, the leader is the only individual at a given measurement to have ...
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7. Clayton Kershaw (2006), Frank Thomas (1989), Troy Tulowitzki (2005), Nick Markakis (2003), Aaron Nola (2014), Prince Fielder (2002) and Max Fried (2012) are the top seven all-time WAR leaders selected at that spot, according to Baseball Reference.The Cardinals’ highest Draft pick ...
»More Columns For this installment of By The Numbers, I thought I would take a look at the all-time hitting and pitching leaders, just to get a feel for some of the numbers. HITTING Games (G): Pete Rose -- 3,562 At-Bats (AB): Pete Rose -- 14,053 ...
Cubs All-Time WAR Leaders: Cap Anson, 84.7 Ron Santo, 72.1 Ryne Sandberg, 68.1 Ernie Banks, 67.7 Yada yada yada … Seiya Suzuki, 0.1. OK, so he’s not at the top of the list quite yet, but Suzuki is on the board after a big Opening Weekend at Wrigley. The Cubs took two of ...
“The Science of Hitting” is still recommended reading for MLB players today. He spent his entire MLB career with the Red Sox, then got drafted for World War II, before returning to baseball. The all-time leader in OBP (.482), Williams slugged a .328/.458/.584 line as a 38-year-...
MLB All-Time Top Lineups by WAR: AL Teams 13. MLB All-Time Top Lineups by WAR: NL Teams 14. MLB Hitters with Multiple 8-WAR Seasons 15. MLB Hitters with Ten 4-WAR Seasons 16. Every 10-WAR Season Since 1900 Details More Info: ...
Dig Deeper The Best New York Mets Managers of All Time Also ranks #2 on The Best Mascots in Major League Baseball 247 votes Home run name? Photo: James G Flickr CC-BY 2.0 15 Toronto Blue Jays Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mascot: Ace How They Got Their Na...
It’s hard not to pick Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals, but the choice is clear. That’s how good Henderson has been. He leads all AL shortstops in home runs (26), RBIs (58), total bases (197) and WAR (6.1). Telling stat:In his first 265 career games, Henderson reached 58 home...