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Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 182.6. He predominantly played for the New York Yankees, but before that he played for the Boston Red Sox until he was traded to the New York Yankees in 1919. He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. Mike Trout is the active WAR leader with 86.2.
List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders; List of Major League Baseball career games played leaders; List of Major League Baseball career WAR leaders; List of Major League Baseball consecutive games played leaders; List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks; List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks
Jay Jaffe, a writer for Baseball Prospectus and a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, adapted WAR for a statistic he developed in 2004 called "Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score," or JAWS. The metric averages a player's career WAR with their seven-year peak WAR (not necessarily consecutive years).
Created by averaging a player's career WAR with their 7-year peak WAR, its "stated goal is to improve the Hall of Fame's standards, or at least to maintain them rather than erode them, by admitting players who are at least as good as the average Hall of Famer at the position, using a means via which longevity isn't the sole determinant of ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
Between 2000 and 2009, the Major League leader finished each year with an average of 21. Only four pitchers expected to be active in the 2024 season have even 200 wins—Justin Verlander with 257, Zack Greinke with 225, Max Scherzer with 214, and Clayton Kershaw with 210. The next active player on the list, Gerrit Cole, ended the 2023 season ...
Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [ a ] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays . In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.
Among leaders in career OPS. A blank field indicates a tie. Player: ... Aaron Judge, the active leader and tied for 10th all-time in career OPS. Rank Player