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TribeFanInNC · 08-12-2013, 08:42 AM

You have to remember, this is all relative to the rest of the league too. If everybody else is hitting 50 HRs too, then this performance is not very good.

His overall .833 OPS and 50 HRs looks pretty good in a vacuum. But that only translates to 104 OPS+ and 8 VORP because the rest of the league also hits over .800 OPS. These numbers tell more of the story (100 OPS+ = league average and 0 VORP should be playing in a lower league). Basically your guy is a league average hitter and lost you 4 games with his defense (if you believe defensive metrics). Hence, he has a negative WAR.

It's not that the 50 HRs didn't lead to runs or help your team. It's that all the other players in the league helped their team just as much. Thus, he was any more valuable than the average player in this league as a hitter.

08-12-2013, 08:42 AM	#20
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	You have to remember, this is all relative to the rest of the league too. If everybody else is hitting 50 HRs too, then this performance is not very good. His overall .833 OPS and 50 HRs looks pretty good in a vacuum. But that only translates to 104 OPS+ and 8 VORP because the rest of the league also hits over .800 OPS. These numbers tell more of the story (100 OPS+ = league average and 0 VORP should be playing in a lower league). Basically your guy is a league average hitter and lost you 4 games with his defense (if you believe defensive metrics). Hence, he has a negative WAR. It's not that the 50 HRs didn't lead to runs or help your team. It's that all the other players in the league helped their team just as much. Thus, he was any more valuable than the average player in this league as a hitter.