When it comes to baseball players, there's many ways to define greatness. The complex stat known as Wins Above Replacement (WAR) has grown in popularity over the past few decades.
According to baseball-reference.com, only 32 players in Major League history have reached the 100 career WAR mark. Players who failed to reach that mark include notable legends like Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken Jr, Roberto Clemente, and Steve Carlton. Albert Pujols was the last man to join that group. Suffice to say, it's a pretty impressive list!
When Kevin (The Diamond King) held a small little giveaway, I was able to pick up 2 cards that showcased 3 of these legends.
Babe Ruth leads everybody with 182.6 career WAR, while Roger Clemens ranks 8th with 139.2 WAR and Lou Gehrig's 113.8 WAR ranks 18th.
Thanks for the cards, Kevin! (and when are you going to do another PWE Draft? Those were fun! *Hint, Hint*)
Cool way to look at the players on those cards! Any I have been thinking about another PWE draft, but not certain when it will happen.
ReplyDeleteThe Ruth/Gehrig card is really neat. I think I might have to try and get a copy of that one someday.
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