| Rank | Player (age that year) | Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Keefe+ (26) | 20.2 |
| 2. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (29) | 19.4 |
| 3. | Pud Galvin+ (27) | 18.5 |
| 4. | Jim Devlin (27) | 18.3 |
Who has the highest war of all-time?
Career Leaders & Records for Wins Above Replacement
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 182.5 |
| 2. | Walter Johnson+ (21) | 164.5 |
| 3. | Cy Young+ (22) | 163.8 |
| 4. | Barry Bonds (22) | 162.8 |
What is the single season hit record?
Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler’s 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
What is a good war in MLB?
Context:
| Scrub | 0-1 WAR |
|---|---|
| Good Player | 3-4 WAR |
| All-Star | 4-5 WAR |
| Superstar | 5-6 WAR |
| MVP | 6+ WAR |
Who has the most saves in a single season?
Single-Season Leaders & Records for Saves
| Player (age that year) | Saves | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Rodriguez (26) | 62 | 2008 |
| Edwin Diaz (24) | 57 | 2018 |
| Bobby Thigpen (26) | 57 | 1990 |
| Eric Gagne (27) | 55 | 2003 |
Who is the real home run king?
From the AJC: “Aaron, at one time baseball’s all-time home run king, died Friday at the age of 86.” From the New York Times: “Hank Aaron, who faced down racism as he eclipsed Babe Ruth as baseball’s home run king, hitting 755 homers and holding the most celebrated record in sports for more than 30 years, has died.
What is Mike Trout’s war?
Thome’s career OPS+ was 147. Trout’s career-worst OPS+ is 168. (Trout’s career OPS+ is 176; Thome had one full season better than that.) Thome’s best season, by WAR, would be Trout’s eighth best.
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| Player | WAR |
|---|---|
| Paul Waner | 73.9 |
| Frank Thomas | 73.8 |
| Mike Trout | 73.5 |
| *Source: Baseball-Reference.com | |
Who was the first pitcher to throw 100 mph?
An 85 mph fastball (if registered by a Speedgun at the plate) would be roughly 93 mph if measured by Statcast out of the pitcher’s hand. And that makes the 100 mph pitches Nolan Ryan threw in 1974 (as measured by Rockwell laser/radar instruments relatively close to the plate) even more remarkable today.
Who has the most 200 hit seasons?
Ichiro Suzuki (Japan) has recorded at least 200 hits in a season for a Major League Baseball record 10 consecutive years while playing for the Seattle Mariners (USA) from 2001 to 2010. Ichiro also holds the record for most hits in a season with 262 in 2004.
Who had the most hits in a season?
Single-Season Leaders & Records for Hits
| Player (age that year) | Hits | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki (30) | 262 | 2004 |
| George Sisler+ (27) | 257 | 1920 |
| Lefty O’Doul (32) | 254 | 1929 |
| Bill Terry+ (31) | 254 | 1930 |
Who was the worst baseball player ever?
He has been called by some the worst major league baseball player in history.
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| John Gochnaur | |
|---|---|
| September 29, 1903, for the Cleveland Naps | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .187 |
| Home runs | |
How is war calculated?
The formula itself is not very complicated and it is WAR = (Batting Runs + Base Running Runs +Fielding Runs + Positional Adjustment + League Adjustment +Replacement Runs) / (Runs Per Win). This itself is not a complicated formula, however each of the singe components are more difficult to calculate.
What does war stand for?
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Who hit the most triples in a season?
Single-Season Leaders & Records for Triples
| Player (age that year) | Triples | Bats |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Wilson (28) | 36 | L |
| Dave Orr (26) | 31 | R |
| Heinie Reitz (27) | 31 | L |
| Perry Werden (31) | 29 | R |
What goalie has the most saves in NHL history?
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | SV |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin Brodeur* | 28928 |
| 2. | Roberto Luongo | 28409 |
| 3. | Patrick Roy* | 25800 |
| 4. | Tony Esposito* | 24761 |
Which batter has the most strikeouts?
Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), Sammy Sosa (2,306), Alex Rodriguez (2,287) and Andres Galarraga (2,003) are the only other hitters to strikeout over 2,000 times.