wWAR Compared to Graham Womack’s Hall of Fame Project
Graham Womack has posted the results of his second annual Hall of Fame project. He collected 86 ballots where Hall of Fame fanatics voted for their 50 best players not in the Hall of Fame. Graham tallied the votes and compiled the consensus Top 50.
I thought it would be fun to see how the Top 50 looked by wWAR. So, below you will see the Top 50 as they appeared in Graham’s list (along with their number of votes out of 86 ballots). The width of the bar is their wWAR. The yellow background shows where the Hall of wWAR induction line lies.
Read the post at Beyond the Box Score for analysis.
- Jackson (76)
Shoeless Joe Jackson
lf (1908-1920) - WAR/pos
- 62.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 62.9
- WAR/162
- 67.0
- WAE
- 34.0
- WAM
- 11.5
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.8
- wWPA
- 2.5
- wWAR
- 115.0
- wWAR/norm
- 115.0
- Larkin (75)
Barry Larkin
ss (1986-2004) - WAR/pos
- 68.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 68.9
- WAR/162
- 71.1
- WAE
- 25.7
- WAM
- 1.6
- LDSWPA
- 0.3
- LCSWPA
- 0.4
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 1.7
- wWAR
- 100.2
- wWAR/norm
- 100.2
- Bagwell (74)
Jeff Bagwell
1b (1991-2005) - WAR/pos
- 79.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 79.9
- WAR/162
- 84.0
- WAE
- 38.7
- WAM
- 9.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.1
- LCSWPA
- 0.1
- WSWPA
- -0.2
- wWPA
- 0.2
- wWAR
- 132.6
- wWAR/norm
- 132.6
- Allen (73)
Dick Allen
1b (1963-1977) - WAR/pos
- 61.2
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 61.2
- WAR/162
- 61.2
- WAE
- 28.8
- WAM
- 8.2
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- -0.1
- wWAR
- 98.1
- wWAR/norm
- 98.1
- Raines (72)
Tim Raines
lf (1979-2002) - WAR/pos
- 64.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 64.6
- WAR/162
- 67.0
- WAE
- 21.4
- WAM
- 2.3
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.8
- WSWPA
- -0.1
- wWPA
- -1.0
- wWAR
- 89.8
- wWAR/norm
- 89.8
- Rose (70)
Pete Rose
lf (1963-1986) - WAR/pos
- 75.3
- WAR/p
- -0.2
- WAR/tot
- 75.1
- WAR/162
- 75.7
- WAE
- 30.2
- WAM
- 4.4
- LDSWPA
- 0.1
- LCSWPA
- 1.8
- WSWPA
- 0.7
- wWPA
- 5.8
- wWAR
- 116.1
- wWAR/norm
- 116.1
- Santo (70)
Ron Santo
3b (1960-1974) - WAR/pos
- 66.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 66.4
- WAR/162
- 66.6
- WAE
- 33.7
- WAM
- 10.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 110.4
- wWAR/norm
- 110.4
- Trammell (70)
Alan Trammell
ss (1977-1996) - WAR/pos
- 66.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 66.9
- WAR/162
- 68.3
- WAE
- 26.1
- WAM
- 3.8
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.4
- wWPA
- 1.1
- wWAR
- 99.3
- wWAR/norm
- 99.3
- Martinez (69)
Edgar Martinez
dh (1987-2004) - WAR/pos
- 67.2
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 67.2
- WAR/162
- 69.3
- WAE
- 28.6
- WAM
- 2.3
- LDSWPA
- 1.3
- LCSWPA
- -1.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.3
- wWAR
- 100.5
- wWAR/norm
- 100.5
- Evans (65)
Dwight Evans
rf (1972-1991) - WAR/pos
- 61.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 61.8
- WAR/162
- 64.9
- WAE
- 16.2
- WAM
- 1.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.3
- WSWPA
- 0.9
- wWPA
- 2.4
- wWAR
- 84.6
- wWAR/norm
- 84.6
- Torre (62)
Joe Torre
c (1960-1977) - WAR/pos
- 55.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 55.6
- WAR/162
- 55.7
- WAE
- 22.8
- WAM
- 7.3
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 85.8
- wWAR/norm
- 100.7
- Whitaker (61)
Lou Whitaker
2b (1977-1995) - WAR/pos
- 69.7
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 69.7
- WAR/162
- 72.4
- WAE
- 19.6
- WAM
- 1.4
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.2
- WSWPA
- 0.1
- wWPA
- 0.1
- wWAR
- 93.4
- wWAR/norm
- 93.4
- Simmons (60)
Ted Simmons
c (1968-1988) - WAR/pos
- 50.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 50.4
- WAR/162
- 50.6
- WAE
- 28.8
- WAM
- 8.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.2
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- -0.2
- wWPA
- -0.1
- wWAR
- 87.4
- wWAR/norm
- 102.5
- Clark (59)
Will Clark
1b (1986-2000) - WAR/pos
- 57.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 57.6
- WAR/162
- 59.3
- WAE
- 17.4
- WAM
- 4.5
- LDSWPA
- -0.5
- LCSWPA
- 1.4
- WSWPA
- -0.2
- wWPA
- 2.1
- wWAR
- 83.3
- wWAR/norm
- 83.3
- McGwire (59)
Mark McGwire
1b (1986-2001) - WAR/pos
- 63.1
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 63.1
- WAR/162
- 64.3
- WAE
- 25.3
- WAM
- 2.5
- LDSWPA
- -0.4
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- -0.5
- wWPA
- -0.8
- wWAR
- 91.3
- wWAR/norm
- 91.3
- Hernandez (58)
Keith Hernandez
1b (1974-1990) - WAR/pos
- 61.0
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 61.0
- WAR/162
- 63.0
- WAE
- 23.7
- WAM
- 2.5
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.5
- wWPA
- 1.5
- wWAR
- 90.8
- wWAR/norm
- 90.8
- Walker (56)
Larry Walker
rf (1989-2005) - WAR/pos
- 67.3
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 67.3
- WAR/162
- 69.4
- WAE
- 23.3
- WAM
- 4.4
- LDSWPA
- 0.5
- LCSWPA
- 0.2
- WSWPA
- 0.3
- wWPA
- 1.7
- wWAR
- 98.8
- wWAR/norm
- 98.8
- Grich (55)
Bobby Grich
2b (1970-1986) - WAR/pos
- 67.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 67.6
- WAR/162
- 70.3
- WAE
- 26.4
- WAM
- 2.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.3
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.5
- wWAR
- 99.9
- wWAR/norm
- 99.9
- Palmeiro (54)
Rafael Palmeiro
1b (1986-2005) - WAR/pos
- 66.0
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 66.0
- WAR/162
- 68.1
- WAE
- 20.5
- WAM
- 1.6
- LDSWPA
- -0.7
- LCSWPA
- 0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- -0.6
- wWAR
- 89.6
- wWAR/norm
- 89.6
- Tiant (54)
Luis Tiant
p (1964-1982) - WAR/pos
- -0.7
- WAR/p
- 60.1
- WAR/tot
- 59.4
- WAR/162
- 59.4
- WAE
- 21.9
- WAM
- 2.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.4
- WSWPA
- 0.5
- wWPA
- 2.3
- wWAR
- 86.3
- wWAR/norm
- 86.3
- Minoso (48)
Minnie Minoso
lf (1949-1980) - WAR/pos
- 52.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 52.8
- WAR/162
- 55.5
- WAE
- 22.6
- WAM
- 3.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 81.1
- wWAR/norm
- 81.1
- Bonds (47)
Bobby Bonds
rf (1968-1981) - WAR/pos
- 57.0
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 57.0
- WAR/162
- 57.1
- WAE
- 22.1
- WAM
- 1.5
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- -0.1
- wWAR
- 80.6
- wWAR/norm
- 80.6
- Mattingly (47)
Don Mattingly
1b (1982-1995) - WAR/pos
- 39.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 39.8
- WAR/162
- 40.5
- WAE
- 14.8
- WAM
- 1.6
- LDSWPA
- 0.2
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.2
- wWAR
- 57.1
- wWAR/norm
- 57.1
- McGriff (47)
Fred McGriff
1b (1986-2004) - WAR/pos
- 50.5
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 50.5
- WAR/162
- 52.5
- WAE
- 16.1
- WAM
- 0.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.5
- LCSWPA
- 0.6
- WSWPA
- -0.2
- wWPA
- 1.5
- wWAR
- 70.8
- wWAR/norm
- 70.8
- Hodges (46)
Gil Hodges
1b (1943-1963) - WAR/pos
- 44.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 44.6
- WAR/162
- 46.9
- WAE
- 13.9
- WAM
- 0.2
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 1.1
- wWPA
- 3.2
- wWAR
- 64.2
- wWAR/norm
- 64.2
- John (45)
Tommy John
p (1963-1989) - WAR/pos
- -2.0
- WAR/p
- 59.0
- WAR/tot
- 57.0
- WAR/162
- 58.1
- WAE
- 12.9
- WAM
- 0.0
- LDSWPA
- -0.5
- LCSWPA
- 0.5
- WSWPA
- 0.3
- wWPA
- 1.4
- wWAR
- 72.4
- wWAR/norm
- 72.4
- Boyer (44)
Ken Boyer
3b (1955-1969) - WAR/pos
- 58.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 58.4
- WAR/162
- 60.3
- WAE
- 23.7
- WAM
- 2.2
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.3
- wWPA
- 0.8
- wWAR
- 87.0
- wWAR/norm
- 87.0
- Kaat (44)
Jim Kaat
p (1959-1983) - WAR/pos
- 3.7
- WAR/p
- 41.2
- WAR/tot
- 44.9
- WAR/162
- 44.7
- WAE
- 14.1
- WAM
- 2.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- -0.4
- wWPA
- -0.4
- wWAR
- 60.5
- wWAR/norm
- 60.5
- Murphy (44)
Dale Murphy
cf (1976-1993) - WAR/pos
- 44.2
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 44.2
- WAR/162
- 44.9
- WAE
- 20.7
- WAM
- 4.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- -0.1
- wWAR
- 69.7
- wWAR/norm
- 69.7
- Oliva (42)
Tony Oliva
rf (1962-1976) - WAR/pos
- 42.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 42.4
- WAR/162
- 42.4
- WAE
- 17.8
- WAM
- 2.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.5
- WSWPA
- -0.2
- wWPA
- 0.9
- wWAR
- 63.1
- wWAR/norm
- 63.1
- Belle (38)
Albert Belle
lf (1989-2000) - WAR/pos
- 37.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 37.4
- WAR/162
- 40.5
- WAE
- 14.6
- WAM
- 2.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.8
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 1.5
- wWAR
- 58.6
- wWAR/norm
- 58.6
- Cone (37)
David Cone
p (1986-2003) - WAR/pos
- -0.6
- WAR/p
- 57.5
- WAR/tot
- 56.9
- WAR/162
- 60.0
- WAE
- 22.9
- WAM
- 1.6
- LDSWPA
- -0.6
- LCSWPA
- 0.6
- WSWPA
- 0.5
- wWPA
- 2.1
- wWAR
- 86.5
- wWAR/norm
- 86.5
- Dahlen (37)
Bill Dahlen
ss (1891-1911) - WAR/pos
- 75.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 75.9
- WAR/162
- 85.7
- WAE
- 25.1
- WAM
- 2.4
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 113.2
- wWAR/norm
- 113.2
- Evans (37)
Darrell Evans
3b (1969-1989) - WAR/pos
- 57.3
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 57.3
- WAR/162
- 58.5
- WAE
- 15.9
- WAM
- 3.8
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.2
- WSWPA
- -0.3
- wWPA
- 0.1
- wWAR
- 78.3
- wWAR/norm
- 78.3
- Brown (36)
Kevin Brown
p (1986-2005) - WAR/pos
- -0.8
- WAR/p
- 64.8
- WAR/tot
- 64.0
- WAR/162
- 65.2
- WAE
- 25.4
- WAM
- 5.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.9
- LCSWPA
- -0.3
- WSWPA
- -0.5
- wWPA
- 0.2
- wWAR
- 95.9
- wWAR/norm
- 95.9
- Parker (35)
Dave Parker
rf (1973-1991) - WAR/pos
- 37.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 37.8
- WAR/162
- 37.8
- WAE
- 16.9
- WAM
- 2.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.5
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 0.1
- wWAR
- 57.5
- wWAR/norm
- 57.5
- Munson (33)
Thurman Munson
c (1969-1979) - WAR/pos
- 43.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 43.4
- WAR/162
- 43.4
- WAE
- 23.0
- WAM
- 8.1
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 1.0
- WSWPA
- 0.5
- wWPA
- 3.5
- wWAR
- 78.0
- wWAR/norm
- 91.4
- Wynn (33)
Jim Wynn
cf (1963-1977) - WAR/pos
- 59.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 59.8
- WAR/162
- 59.8
- WAE
- 28.3
- WAM
- 6.8
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.2
- wWAR
- 95.1
- wWAR/norm
- 95.1
- Williams (33)
Bernie Williams
cf (1991-2006) - WAR/pos
- 47.3
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 47.3
- WAR/162
- 49.2
- WAE
- 16.6
- WAM
- 0.1
- LDSWPA
- -0.2
- LCSWPA
- 1.9
- WSWPA
- -0.9
- wWPA
- 2.8
- wWAR
- 68.7
- wWAR/norm
- 68.7
- Nettles (32)
Graig Nettles
3b (1967-1988) - WAR/pos
- 61.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 61.6
- WAR/162
- 62.5
- WAE
- 19.9
- WAM
- 1.9
- LDSWPA
- -0.4
- LCSWPA
- -0.6
- WSWPA
- -0.8
- wWPA
- -1.8
- wWAR
- 82.5
- wWAR/norm
- 82.5
- Guidry (30)
Ron Guidry
p (1975-1988) - WAR/pos
- 0.0
- WAR/p
- 44.4
- WAR/tot
- 44.4
- WAR/162
- 45.6
- WAE
- 14.5
- WAM
- 2.5
- LDSWPA
- -0.3
- LCSWPA
- -0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.8
- wWPA
- 1.9
- wWAR
- 64.5
- wWAR/norm
- 64.5
- Garvey (30)
Steve Garvey
1b (1969-1987) - WAR/pos
- 35.9
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 35.9
- WAR/162
- 36.8
- WAE
- 7.4
- WAM
- 0.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.2
- LCSWPA
- 1.6
- WSWPA
- -0.8
- wWPA
- 2.6
- wWAR
- 46.8
- wWAR/norm
- 46.8
- Hershiser (29)
Orel Hershiser
p (1983-2000) - WAR/pos
- 2.0
- WAR/p
- 51.5
- WAR/tot
- 53.5
- WAR/162
- 54.8
- WAE
- 18.2
- WAM
- 4.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.4
- LCSWPA
- 2.2
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 5.3
- wWAR
- 82.3
- wWAR/norm
- 82.3
- Smith (29)
Reggie Smith
rf (1966-1982) - WAR/pos
- 63.4
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 63.4
- WAR/162
- 63.4
- WAE
- 20.9
- WAM
- 0.3
- LDSWPA
- -0.1
- LCSWPA
- -0.2
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 0.3
- wWAR
- 84.8
- wWAR/norm
- 84.8
- Baines (28)
Harold Baines
dh (1980-2001) - WAR/pos
- 37.0
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 37.0
- WAR/162
- 38.4
- WAE
- 1.7
- WAM
- 0.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.2
- LCSWPA
- 0.1
- WSWPA
- 0.1
- wWPA
- 0.6
- wWAR
- 40.7
- wWAR/norm
- 40.7
- Caruthers (28)
Bob Caruthers
p (1884-1893) - WAR/pos
- 18.8
- WAR/p
- 52.6
- WAR/tot
- 71.4
- WAR/162
- 74.5
- WAE
- 44.4
- WAM
- 23.6
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 142.5
- wWAR/norm
- 120.8
- Concepcion (28)
Dave Concepcion
ss (1970-1988) - WAR/pos
- 33.6
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 33.6
- WAR/162
- 35.2
- WAE
- 5.9
- WAM
- 0.0
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- -0.2
- WSWPA
- 0.2
- wWPA
- 0.5
- wWAR
- 41.6
- wWAR/norm
- 41.6
- Ferrell (28)
Wes Ferrell
p (1927-1941) - WAR/pos
- 12.0
- WAR/p
- 41.3
- WAR/tot
- 53.3
- WAR/162
- 56.1
- WAE
- 28.6
- WAM
- 8.5
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- 0.0
- wWPA
- 0.0
- wWAR
- 93.2
- wWAR/norm
- 93.2
- Maris (28)
Roger Maris
rf (1957-1968) - WAR/pos
- 39.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 39.8
- WAR/162
- 40.6
- WAE
- 12.8
- WAM
- 2.7
- LDSWPA
- 0.0
- LCSWPA
- 0.0
- WSWPA
- -0.3
- wWPA
- -0.3
- wWAR
- 55.8
- wWAR/norm
- 55.8
- Olerud (28)
John Olerud
1b (1989-2005) - WAR/pos
- 56.8
- WAR/p
- 0.0
- WAR/tot
- 56.8
- WAR/162
- 58.1
- WAE
- 20.2
- WAM
- 4.3
- LDSWPA
- 0.6
- LCSWPA
- 0.5
- WSWPA
- -0.1
- wWPA
- 1.3
- wWAR
- 84.0
- wWAR/norm
- 84.0