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Old 05-20-2018, 03:39 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Dukie98 View Post
By my count, in 2011, there were 15 position players with 10+ WAR, and 13 more between 9 and 9.9. In 2012, there were 8 position players with 10+ WAR and 7 more between 9 and 9.9. For pitchers, in 2011, there were 11 pitchers with 10+ WAR and 7 more in the 9- 9.9 range In 2012, there were just 3 pitchers over 10 WAR (Koufax, Billy Pierce, and Jakie May [who I've seen win a pitching triple crown in my historic league]), with 6 more in the 9- 9.9 range.

WHOA! So far in my league, 8 position players have managed 9.0 or higher WAR in 1901 and 1902 combined. This is with 1984 stats output for all seasons. Only one guy (Mike Donlin in 1901) has been at or above 10.0 WAR, and he came in at 10.9. I've only had three pitchers at 9.0 WAR or above. One of those (Toad Ramsey in 1902) was at or above 10.0 WAR, and he came in at 10.7. It looks like your league is stabilizing though, given the fact that the number of extreme WAR seasons for both hitters and pitchers went down between 2011 and 2012. Hopefully that trend continues for you. It's nice when incredible WAR seasons are rare. That's what makes them unique and special.
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