Comments on: FanGraphs Adds WAR data

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:36:01 +0000

The marginal win/$ rates are based on what teams were actually paying in those years, and yes, they include inflation.

By: decatur7

decatur7 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:59:12 +0000

Dave, are these new Fangraphs dollar values adjusted for inflation? I went to an inflation calculator and found that, for example, a 10 million dollar salary in 2002 is equivalent to a 11.5 million salary in 2007. Do the new Fangraphs stats account for stuff like this? The inaccuracies add up if you don’t.

By: DJP

DJP — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:14:01 +0000

His first years stats with the M’s were such a departure from his MVP season with L.A. that I think many fans are still disapointed despite his solid numbers and stellar defense.

On another note, I read on Foxsports.com we may be interested in Pat “the Bat” Burrell. What’s your take on that?

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:57:51 +0000

Totally fun! Thanks!

Interesting comparison between A-Rod and Jeter. Alex has basically been worth his salary every year other than 2006 (too bad the stats don’t go back to 1996, where he may have been the greatest bargain in MLB history), while Jeter has only exceeded it in 2006. And that takes into account Alex not playing his natural position.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:44:57 +0000

I have the data in spreadsheet form, so I’ve already done some leaderboard type stuff on my own. Some fun results – only four seasons since 2002 have qualified as 10+ wins; three by Barry Bonds and Adrian Beltre in 2004.

Neifi Perez, in 2002, was -3.5 WAR. -3.5! He should have paid the Rockies $9 million to offset his horrible performance.

By: batura

batura — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:42:28 +0000

I can’t wait for the value (both wins and dollars) being added to the leaderboards. It’s fun data to play with. I also hope they eventually show the delta between what they were paid and what they were worth.

By: philosofool

philosofool — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:36:44 +0000

Anytime you actually get from a free agent what you pay him, you’ve done a great job. I would love to do a study on the return that MLB typically gets on FA signings. Beltre is awesome.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:33:27 +0000

http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/comments/how_to_calculate_war/

By: robbbbbb

robbbbbb — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:31:49 +0000

Thanks for the link, galaxieboi, but I was hoping for something a little more in-depth, that tears the whole thing apart piece-by-piece.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:16:35 +0000

I guess that’s what a grand slam off Johan Santana is worth.