Introducing the concept of wins above replacement (WAR), a statistic that estimates a player's value by comparing them to a replacement-level player, transformed talent evaluation by measuring a ...

Kuzma was traded to the Bucks for Khris Middleton... and 2024 first-round pick AJ Johnson. In the last few weeks, Joh ...

on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Definition: WAR, otherwise known as Wins Above Replacement, is an attempt to take all of a player’s contributions and ...

Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) are popular examples of such metrics that are often cited in MLB and NBA conversations, respectively. College basketball has ...

Mariners fans are all too familiar with the idea that players get better when they leave Seattle. Is it true? The numbers ...

If you know baseball, you know that the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) statistic is undoubtedly the most revealing in terms of a player’s concrete contribution to their team. If you know basketball, the ...

The honor was well-earned, as Judge led the majors in home runs (58), RBI (144), OPS (1.159) and wins above replacement (11.2 ...

The Cincinnati Reds have long been a team of potential, yet they have fallen short of expectations repeatedly. As the 2025 season approaches, fans are hopeful for a turnaround. This article will ...

His 2023 was disappointing across the board: He was worth only 1.3 wins above replacement, or a fair amount less than Pete Alonso in 2024, just before Alonso signed for much less than initially ...

Existing right now, in an unprecedented wave of young shortstops, the Rockies’ 23-year-old standout is simply part of a herd ...

Gonazlez tallied 2.7 Wins Above Replacement in 2015 and a career high 3.9 WAR in 2017, a year in which he smacked 57 extra-base hits and posted an OPS+ 46 percent above league average. Gonzalez ...