Rally just completed the Herculean task of estimating WAR season totals for every player in major league baseball, 1871 onward. I don't think it can be understated what an accomplishment this is--yes, we've had other measures on these same players before--win shares, WSAB, WARP, etc. But I think these are clearly the best measures of career value we have to date, and I was happy to purchase the database from him. In an effort to explore these data, and to learn some baseball history, I'm embarking on a position-by-position review of career WAR totals.
Beyond The Boxscore
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