TWO 10 WAR teammates same year? Wednesday, June 1, 2022
WAR (Wins Above Replacement) is a total.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained.shtml
Data is from stathead.com via baseball-reference.com American League and National League 1903-2021. Click this link to view all the data.
This post uses but does not endorse WAR.
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_top_ten.shtml
2022 top ten (players and pitchers) in WAR so far:
| 1. | Manny Machado | 3.2 |
| 2. | Mookie Betts | 3.0 |
| 3. | Mike Trout | 3.0 |
| 4. | Martin Perez | 2.9 |
| 5. | Tommy Edman | 2.8 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 2.8 | |
| 7. | Ty France | 2.7 |
| Pablo Lopez | 2.7 | |
| 9. | Rafael Devers | 2.6 |
| 10. | Nolan Arenado | 2.6 |
I had to look up 4, 5 (Edman), 7 (both). Where is Aaron Judge?
Shohei Ohtani
Positions: Designated Hitter and Pitcher
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)
Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors)
2021 top ten (players and pitchers) in WAR:
| 1. | Shohei Ohtani | 9.0 |
| 2. | Zack Wheeler | 7.6 |
| 3. | Marcus Semien | 7.3 |
| 4. | Carlos Correa | 7.2 |
| 5. | Juan Soto | 7.1 |
| 6. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 6.8 |
| 7. | Jose Ramirez | 6.7 |
| 8. | Walker Buehler | 6.6 |
| 9. | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 6.6 |
| 10. | Robbie Ray | 6.5 |
I only had to look up 8. He's a pitcher.
Shohei Ohtani was 2021 AL MVP. He is both a designated hitter and a starting pitcher. His WAR is apparently the sum of his player WAR and his pitcher WAR: 4.9 + 4.1 = 9.0.
His player WAR:
oWAR 4.9
dWAR -1.1
You're not supposed to add them.
His pitcher WAR does not appear to have either oWAR or dWAR. And it's different for relief pitchers.
2021 American League players:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2021-batting-leaders.shtml
WAR:
Ohtani with 4.9 oWAR is not in the top ten.
oWAR:
| 1. | Guerrero • TOR | 6.6 |
| 2. | Semien • TOR | 6.0 |
| 3. | Mullins • BAL | 5.8 |
| 4. | Ramirez • CLE | 5.7 |
| 5. | Bichette • TOR | 5.7 |
| 6. | Lowe • TBR | 5.7 |
| 7. | Bogaerts • BOS | 5.4 |
| 8. | Correa • HOU | 5.2 |
| 9. | Olson • OAK | 5.2 |
| 10. | Judge • NYY | 5.0 |
dWAR:
| 1. | Correa • HOU | 2.9 |
| 2. | Taylor • KCR | 2.3 |
| 3. | Simmons • MIN | 2.3 |
| 4. | Hernandez • BOS | 2.1 |
| 5. | Kiner-Falefa • TEX | 2.0 |
| 6. | Fletcher • LAA | 1.9 |
| 7. | Semien • TOR | 1.8 |
| 8. | Crawford • SEA | 1.8 |
| 9. | Merrifield • KCR | 1.7 |
| 10. | Kiermaier • TBR | 1.6 |
2021 American League pitchers:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2021-standard-pitching.shtml
| 1. | Ray • TOR | 6.6 |
| 2. | Cole • NYY | 5.7 |
| 3. | Lynn • CHW | 5.3 |
| 4. | Rodon • CHW | 5.1 |
| 5. | Eovaldi • BOS | 4.5 |
| 6. | Giolito • CHW | 4.2 |
| 7. | Ohtani • LAA | 4.1 |
| 8. | Bassitt • OAK | 4.0 |
| 9. | Quantrill • CLE | 3.9 |
| 10. | Means • BAL | 3.7 |
So, in 2021 Shohei Ohtani was not top ten in player WAR and #7 in pitching WAR. There is no other WAR list for pitchers. Apparently, they are not evaluated on batting, fielding or baserunning.
2021 AL fielding stats are here:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2021-fielding-leaders.shtml
However, WAR is not there.
So, let's swing back to the link from my earlier post:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained.shtml
baseball-reference WAR Explained
Also:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained_pitch.shtml
Pitcher WAR Calculations and Details
At its most basic level, our pitching WAR calculation requires only overall Runs Allowed (both earned and unearned) and Innings Pitched.
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So a pitcher who is good at other stuff like fielding, limiting stolen bases, ... has no additional value in WAR.
If you cruise through the WAR explanations, your teeth will hurt.
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