Here's something else I think is cool. VORP is one career statistic that doesn't work retroactively. Only the players' accomplishments in the simulation are taken into account when their career VORPs are calculated.
So, if you look at the career VORP leaders, you can tell who's had the most notable, productive careers in your baseball universe.
Here, then, are the top 10 batters from 2010-2016, according to VORP:
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1 Jason Heyward 577.79
2 Pablo Sandoval 521.23
3 Albert Pujols 475.57
4 Hanley Ramirez 432.07
5 Troy Tulowitzki 392.46
6 Prince Fielder 390.49
7 Jose Reyes 367.31
8 Matt Kemp 355.95
9 Colby Rasmus 349.87
10 Joey Votto 344.57
Numbers 11-20, in order, are
Brian McCann, Evan Longoria, Kyle Blanks, Ryan Braun, Brett Wallace, Chase Utley, Jesus Montero, Joe Mauer, Matt Wieters, and
Ryan Zimmerman.
The ten most productive pitchers over the same seven seasons, according to VORP, are:
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1 Tim Lincecum 470.62
2 Stephen Strasburg 338.43
3 Cole Hamels 336.78
4 Madison Bumgarner 317.56
5 Jon Lester 316.47
6 Adam Wainwright 315.85
7 Josh Johnson 307.76
8 Zack Greinke 297.37
9 Yovani Gallardo 273.04
10 Felix Hernandez 272.33
Numbers 11-20, in order, are
Aroldis Chapman, Brandon Webb, Jair Jurrjens, Ricky Nolasco, Chad Billingsley, David Price, Cliff Lee, Ubaldo Jimenez, Neftali Feliz, and
Bud Norris.