Posted by MikeT23 on 1/9/2014 12:44:00 PM (view original):
Posted by burnsy483 on 1/9/2014 12:41:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 1/9/2014 12:30:00 PM (view original):
Posted by burnsy483 on 1/9/2014 12:16:00 PM (view original):
"By refusing to acknowledge that there's virtually no difference between the two yet having stated that one is a no doubt HOFer and the other shouldn't get a vote, you're proving my point."
Nobody disagrees with your point that simply looking at career oWAR is a poor way to determine HOF candidacy.
Would you agree that a 30% difference in WAR is insignificant, badluckjr?
Depends. A WAR difference of 1.2 and 1.6 in one season is pretty insignificant. A career WAR difference of 50 and 65 is much more significant.
So a player who is insignificantly better for 15-20 seasons can somehow become significantly better at the end of his career? Are you going to break it down to a week again to prove your point?
If you want me to. I think it was a good argument.
You also understand what when you use tiny numbers, like 1, that 30% more than that really doesn't change much, right? A WAR that's 30% higher in one year may not be too significant. That said, take a year's WAR of 10.4, and compare it to one of 8, and you could argue that's a significant jump. A difference in WAR of 2.4 is a lot more than one of 0.4.