Thread: After all these years I still don't understand WAR
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Old 09-12-2019, 11:41 AM   #69
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Originally Posted by dkgo View Post
It depends on what you mean by understand. Do you want to be able to calculate it yourself from scratch? That probably isn't happening soon. Do you want to be able to explain why Marcus Semien has been about 2 WAR better than Pete Alonso this season even though Alonso has 20 more homers? That isn't difficult.
Okay, I'll bite. Why is Semien worth 2 WAR more than Alonso? Break it down for me and maybe it will help me understand things better.
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