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Originally Posted by whitmm
You have been the only continually referencing it. Nobody is the conversation over the last day or couple hours was using it. But you decided to bring it up again like it was relevant in any way.
But hey, you keep stressing WPA, just another measurement in the WAR category. Nevermind that before the last 2 games, Schwarber was under 1, just as a reference of how easily it can drastically swing.
Kyle Schwarber is not a Reggie Jackson level player and Kyle Schwarber is not close to being a hall of famer.
But hey, keep thinking WAR tells you where you should hit someone in a lineup. Have a day
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Another false statement. WPA is completely situationally based. It’s so far removed from the analytics of WAR I’m stunned you stated it. WPA in short is taking the odds of winning by how a player performs within that opportunity. That’s a extremely brief statement of what WPA is. WAR is based on all opportunities being equal, all situations are equal and compiling those stats. Trying to help you understand. A player can hit 3 home runs after being up by 10 and receive virtually 0 WPA. The same performance in the same situation in WAR will vastly increase.
As far as saying he is at this time a Hall of Fame selected player, I’ve never stated that. I’m stating he has the ability and opportunity to arrive at that location. Will he be able to continue the production of the past 2 seasons because he will have to do the production for at least 6 years. Not likely but possible.
Reggie Jackson as a regular season hitter are as his numbers state. His Post Season numbers are as they state though he had 2 great World Series. Jackson as a fielder is at best mediocre.
As far as having members utilizing WAR as a basis of being selected, that’s their opinion, I’m not a WAR proponent. As far as members saying Jackson didn’t need his Post Season performance to arrive, ok. IMO, I could counter Ortiz. Though Ortiz was tagged for a violation in IMO he belonged. Ortiz at roughly 29 to his retirement is what had him selected. How would a Ortiz at age 30 thread looked, most likely much like this one !