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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
Didn't say accurate. Though how a measurement that has no standard method of calculation could possibly be called "accurate" is an item for another discussion.
What I said was the stat's importance is exaggerated.
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But how is the importance exaggerated? Replacing a 2-WAR player with an 8-WAR player means you will win ~6 more games.
On a broader note, it is impossible to ever compare any two baseball players and have an opinion on which player is better without using WAR. In order to determine if the Jays should trade Bo Bichette to the Padres straight-up for Michael King, you need to have a valuation for how many games you will win with Bichette and compare that to your valuation for how many games you will win with King instead. Doing that requires knowing how many games Bichette helps a team win relative to a given baseline, as well as how many games King helps a team win relative to the same baseline.