BB-Ref Adds WAR Data!

Oh man, awesome to have Sean Smith’s work in one easily searchable place like this.

I love Sean Forman.

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by jponry on May 17, 2010 10:12 AM PDT reply actions

For example, top fielding seasons for Giants players by TZ.

Rk Player Rfield Year Age
1 Jose Cruz 38 2003 29
2 Randy Winn 32 2009 35
3 Hughie Critz 32 1933 32
4 Art Fletcher 30 1917 32
5 Dick Bartell 28 1936 28
6 Travis Jackson 25 1929 25
7 Travis Jackson 25 1928 24
8 Art Fletcher 24 1919 34
9 Omar Vizquel 23 2007 40
10 Hal Lanier 23 1967 24

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Generated 5/17/2010.

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by xanthan on May 17, 2010 10:12 AM PDT reply actions

Cruz was so ridiculously good that year

until… you know.

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by jponry on May 17, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

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by xanthan on May 17, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions

/kicks you into space

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by Lars The Wanderer on May 17, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions

/sends xanthan death threats telepathically

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by Josh from Hollywood on May 17, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I died a little inside. Again.

31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500

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by S.F. Giangst on May 17, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, Cruz :(

by Josh L on May 17, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I have never, ever heard of Hughie Critz. His demographics on BB-Ref are kinda funny.

“Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5’ 8”, Weight: 147 lb."

They don’t make ’em like that anymore.

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by xanthan on May 17, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

I was going to ridicule you and post a Eckstein pick, but even he is bigger (5’7 175 lbs).

Then I thought of Omar (5’9" 175) and that didn’t work then I thought of Ozzie Smith and he was 5’11" and 150 lbs.

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by say hey nation on May 17, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Ozzie, eat a damn sandwich will you?

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by xanthan on May 17, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

My anaconda don’t want none unless you’ve got buns, hon!

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by rotorueter on May 17, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Eckstein

/not 175lbs

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by j14 on May 17, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

"Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5’ 8", Weight: 147 lb."

They don’t make ’em like that anymore.

Sure, they do. They just call them “batboys” now.

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by Josh from Hollywood on May 17, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I call park-dimension shenanigans on all RF zone ratings in Mays Field. I don’t have evidence to back this up, but shenanigans.

by Grant Brisbee on May 17, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Doesn’t the green monster fuck with left fielders’ UZR at Fenway? I could definitely see similar things happening for the arcade wall and triple alley.

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by Solidarity on May 17, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

And another! Best baserunning seasons

Rk Player Rbaser Year Age
1 Bobby Bonds 14 1972 26
2 Frankie Frisch 11 1921 22
3 Willie Mays 10 1958 27
4 Brett Butler 8 1988 31
5 Chuck Hiller 8 1962 27
6 Barry Bonds 7 1996 31
7 Brett Butler 7 1990 33
8 Willie Mays 7 1971 40
9 Bobby Bonds 7 1969 23
10 Willie Mays 7 1964 33

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Generated 5/17/2010.

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by xanthan on May 17, 2010 10:14 AM PDT reply actions

Man Bobby Bonds was pretty OK.

Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!

by say hey nation on May 17, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions

The Fordham Flash!

I wonder what this place would’ve said about the Frisch for Hornsby trade at the time….and then again when Hornsby got dumped. In authentic period slang, of course, complete with witty cultural references.

I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?

by Ott on May 17, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Weird

They’re different than Fangraphs WAR. Now I don’t know who to trust anymore.

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by GiantPain on May 17, 2010 11:03 AM PDT reply actions

Just read up on what both of them include

And kind of balance the two out :-)

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

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by baetown415 on May 17, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

fangraphs WAR only starts in 2002 and uses MGL’s UZR numbers
Sean Smith’s WAR uses his total zone for fielding and goes back to the beginnings of time

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by jponry on May 17, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions