I just ran some numbers to see what they show. I took the 191 players to play at least 324 games (2 seasons’ worth) over the last 3 years and ranked them by their WAR total (ugh, Skip Schumaker!). Then I calculated their WAR per 162 games played. Finally, I sorted the results by ranking difference between their raw WAR total and WAR/162 value. Players at the top of this list jumped up the most places–so mainly these are guys who didn’t quite play 3 full seasons but posted high WAR totals. Players at the bottom of this list fell the most places, and they are mainly guys who played a lot and accumulated decent-but-not-great WAR totals that suffered when normalized to games played.
The full table is after the jump.
WAR WAR G WAR WAR/162 Diff rank 13-'15 /162 rank Adam Eaton 40 11.6 472 4.31 61 +21 Yasiel Puig 22 13.6 401 5.53 42 +20 Anthony Rendon 73 7.9 450 3.38 93 +20 Juan Uribe 36 11.9 446 4.48 54 +18 Gianc. Stanton 15 15.5 388 6.09 32 +17 Chris. Yelich 49 10.5 425 4.15 66 +17 Dee Gordon 70 8.3 417 3.47 87 +17 Welin. Castillo 66 8.5 332 3.55 82 +16 Carlos Gonzalez 67 8.4 391 3.55 83 +16 Ryan Braun 78 7.7 393 3.28 94 +16 Brett Lawrie 87 7.1 331 2.93 103 +16 Brandon Belt 47 10.9 419 4.19 62 +15 Denard Span 83 7.3 333 3.05 96 +13 Kole Calhoun 65 8.5 376 3.63 77 +12 Troy Tulowitzki 13 15.8 423 6.39 24 +11 Colby Rasmus 58 9.3 372 3.79 69 +11 Brad Miller 117 4.9 342 1.94 128 +11 Eduardo Escobar 131 4 412 1.64 142 +11 Jason Castro 71 8.3 460 3.47 81 +10 Jacoby Ellsbury 37 11.8 420 4.48 46 +9 Logan Forsythe 95 6.8 461 2.78 104 +9 Didi Gregorius 96 6.8 361 2.78 105 +9 Lon. Chisenhall 108 5.4 389 2.32 117 +9 Rajai Davis 113 5.1 408 2.11 122 +9 Joey Votto 4 19.3 460 6.83 12 +8 Josh Reddick 50 10.4 453 4.05 58 +8 J.D. Martinez 68 8.4 415 3.49 76 +8 Jed Lowrie 127 4.1 424 1.71 135 +8 Drew Stubbs 137 3.6 362 1.50 145 +8 Stephen Drew 138 3.4 468 1.48 146 +8 A.J. Pollock 10 16.3 445 6.50 17 +7 Russell Martin 21 13.9 480 5.74 28 +7 Jonathan Lucroy 41 11.5 464 4.30 48 +7 Matt Holliday 90 6.9 419 2.89 97 +7 Bryce Harper 12 16.1 382 6.42 18 +6 Zack Cozart 94 6.8 336 2.82 100 +6 Justin Morneau 101 6 352 2.60 107 +6 Travis Snider 153 2.4 422 1.10 159 +6 Jayson Werth 79 7.6 373 3.25 84 +5 Brian McCann 86 7.2 372 2.96 91 +5 Chris Denorfia 129 4.1 442 1.67 134 +5 Prince Fielder 132 3.9 376 1.61 137 +5 Eric Sogard 139 3.4 366 1.46 144 +5 Gordon Beckham 151 2.6 389 1.13 156 +5 Lorenzo Cain 11 16.1 400 6.47 15 +4 Dustin Pedroia 23 13.6 416 5.51 27 +4 Ed. Encarnacion 29 12.8 444 4.83 33 +4 Juan Lagares 48 10.7 403 4.18 52 +4 Cur. Granderson 75 7.9 448 3.30 79 +4 Derek Norris 82 7.3 333 3.14 86 +4 Jose Reyes 97 6.6 370 2.76 101 +4 Jordy Mercer 111 5.2 393 2.20 115 +4 Jon Jay 128 4.1 343 1.68 132 +4 Evan Gattis 135 3.8 359 1.50 139 +4 Mitch Moreland 144 3.3 367 1.37 148 +4 Sam Fuld 159 2.3 338 0.92 163 +4 Nelson Cruz 34 12.3 464 4.55 37 +3 Marcell Ozuna 103 5.9 326 2.58 106 +3 Melky Cabrera 122 4.6 354 1.81 125 +3 A.J. Pierzynski 152 2.5 377 1.11 155 +3 Kelly Johnson 157 2.3 446 1.02 160 +3 Justin Smoak 166 1.7 343 0.80 169 +3 Manny Machado 9 16.4 407 6.52 11 +2 Freddie Freeman 33 12.4 416 4.55 35 +2 Conor Gillaspie 173 1.3 373 0.53 175 +2 David Murphy 184 -0.5 335 -0.20 186 +2 Jason Heyward 8 16.7 451 6.53 9 +1 Jhonny Peralta 46 10.9 394 4.21 47 +1 Hunter Pence 64 8.9 427 3.66 65 +1 Gregor Blanco 119 4.8 429 1.89 120 +1 Ben Revere 125 4.3 385 1.74 126 +1 Kurt Suzuki 148 2.8 331 1.23 149 +1 Matt Kemp 160 2.1 335 0.90 161 +1 Dustin Ackley 161 2.1 377 0.89 162 +1 Chris Young 164 1.9 425 0.81 165 +1 Chris Coghlan 165 1.8 358 0.80 166 +1 Aramis Ramirez 170 1.5 412 0.67 171 +1 Matthew Joyce 172 1.4 446 0.56 173 +1 Sean Rodriguez 178 0.6 424 0.24 179 +1 Mike Trout 1 26.5 473 9.08 1 +0 Josh Donaldson 2 23.9 474 8.17 2 +0 Pa. Goldschmidt 3 20.4 428 7.72 3 +0 Miguel Cabrera 6 17.6 426 6.69 6 +0 Carlos Gomez 14 15.6 410 6.16 14 +0 Ben Zobrist 38 11.8 429 4.46 38 +0 Jason Kipnis 45 11 419 4.25 45 +0 Yadier Molina 57 9.3 382 3.94 57 +0 Joe Mauer 63 8.9 391 3.69 63 +0 Nori Aoki 109 5.3 380 2.26 109 +0 Michael Bourn 141 3.3 377 1.42 141 +0 Carlos Beltran 147 3 387 1.26 147 +0 Miguel Montero 150 2.6 365 1.15 150 +0 Alex Rios 168 1.7 392 0.70 168 +0 Brandon Barnes 174 1.2 374 0.52 174 +0 Domonic Brown 176 1 346 0.47 176 +0 Logan Morrison 177 0.8 330 0.39 177 +0 Billy Butler 180 0.4 464 0.14 180 +0 Chris Johnson 181 0 378 0.00 181 +0 Mark Reynolds 182 -0.3 405 -0.12 182 +0 Aaron Hill 183 -0.4 336 -0.19 183 +0 Melvin Upton 187 -0.6 354 -0.27 187 +0 Alb. Callaspo 188 -1.7 360 -0.77 188 +0 Garrett Jones 189 -1.7 347 -0.79 189 +0 Ryan Howard 190 -1.8 362 -0.81 190 +0 Skip Schumaker 191 -3.3 339 -1.58 191 +0 And. McCutchen 5 18.4 452 6.80 4 -1 Leonys Martin 60 9.1 436 3.75 59 -1 Adam Lind 89 7 420 2.92 88 -1 Lucas Duda 99 6.2 389 2.67 98 -1 Char. Blackmon 112 5.2 430 2.14 111 -1 Alexi Amarista 171 1.5 362 0.59 170 -1 Ad. Hechavarria 179 0.5 331 0.23 178 -1 Mike Aviles 185 -0.5 328 -0.24 184 -1 Daniel Descalso 186 -0.5 403 -0.25 185 -1 Adrian Beltre 7 17.5 473 6.59 5 -2 Nolan Arenado 24 13.6 345 5.49 22 -2 Alex Gordon 25 13.5 447 5.30 23 -2 Mich. Brantley 31 12.7 482 4.67 29 -2 Howie Kendrick 53 9.8 430 4.01 51 -2 Mike Napoli 69 8.4 359 3.48 67 -2 Luis Valbuena 110 5.3 414 2.25 108 -2 DJ LeMahieu 115 5 368 2.03 113 -2 Pablo Sandoval 120 4.7 402 1.87 118 -2 Yunel Escobar 121 4.7 423 1.81 119 -2 Mike Moustakas 123 4.6 434 1.80 121 -2 Kendrys Morales 133 3.9 437 1.57 131 -2 David Freese 145 3.3 356 1.36 143 -2 Jedd Gyorko 156 2.3 330 1.07 154 -2 Alej. De Aza 169 1.7 343 0.67 167 -2 Starling Marte 16 15.3 426 6.05 13 -3 Chris Davis 28 13 367 4.89 25 -3 Yoenis Cespedes 39 11.7 444 4.32 36 -3 Chase Utley 81 7.5 350 3.17 78 -3 Seth Smith 102 5.9 391 2.58 99 -3 Dexter Fowler 105 5.8 338 2.44 102 -3 Jean Segura 126 4.2 391 1.72 123 -3 Mark Trumbo 154 2.4 364 1.08 151 -3 Omar Infante 155 2.4 349 1.07 152 -3 Torii Hunter 167 1.7 409 0.72 164 -3 Ichiro Suzuki 175 1.1 339 0.51 172 -3 Jose Bautista 20 14.1 460 5.82 16 -4 Brett Gardner 43 11.2 460 4.27 39 -4 Neil Walker 59 9.2 397 3.77 55 -4 Andre Ethier 114 5.1 434 2.07 110 -4 Victor Martinez 116 4.9 454 1.96 112 -4 Daniel Murphy 118 4.9 424 1.90 114 -4 Adam LaRoche 162 2 364 0.89 158 -4 Adam Jones 35 12 427 4.51 30 -5 David Ortiz 54 9.8 354 4.00 49 -5 Chris Carter 158 2.3 419 0.92 153 -5 Matt Carpenter 32 12.6 335 4.56 26 -6 Will Venable 130 4 471 1.65 124 -6 Asdr. Cabrera 142 3.3 326 1.41 136 -6 James Loney 146 3.1 340 1.32 140 -6 Starlin Castro 163 2 352 0.84 157 -6 Andr. Simmons 26 13.2 469 5.15 19 -7 Anthony Rizzo 27 13.2 388 4.97 20 -7 Bran. Crawford 51 9.8 396 4.04 44 -7 Pedro Alvarez 134 3.8 368 1.57 127 -7 Jimmy Rollins 136 3.7 425 1.50 129 -7 Brandon Moss 140 3.4 417 1.45 133 -7 Todd Frazier 42 11.3 331 4.29 34 -8 J.J. Hardy 93 6.9 331 2.82 85 -8 Jay Bruce 124 4.4 432 1.75 116 -8 Ian Kinsler 17 14.8 369 6.00 8 -9 Buster Posey 19 14.3 450 5.93 10 -9 Kyle Seager 30 12.7 456 4.69 21 -9 Salvador Perez 62 9 348 3.69 53 -9 Albert Pujols 77 7.7 344 3.28 68 -9 Bran. Phillips 98 6.4 388 2.70 89 -9 Martin Prado 74 7.9 426 3.38 64 -10 Trevor Plouffe 80 7.5 473 3.22 70 -10 Shin-Soo Choo 84 7.3 364 3.00 74 -10 Austin Jackson 100 6.1 351 2.67 90 -10 Robinson Cano 18 14.7 371 5.99 7 -11 Jose Altuve 52 9.8 380 4.02 41 -11 Justin Upton 61 9.1 342 3.72 50 -11 Gerardo Parra 106 5.5 346 2.39 95 -11 Alcides Escobar 149 2.7 356 1.18 138 -11 Marlon Byrd 72 8 432 3.38 60 -12 Evan Longoria 44 11.1 445 4.27 31 -13 Brian Dozier 56 9.5 468 3.94 43 -13 Chase Headley 85 7.2 414 3.00 72 -13 Nick Markakis 143 3.3 393 1.38 130 -13 Adrian Gonzalez 55 9.8 421 3.98 40 -15 Alexei Ramirez 107 5.4 336 2.38 92 -15 Eric Hosmer 91 6.9 377 2.86 75 -16 Carlos Santana 88 7 388 2.92 71 -17 Erick Aybar 92 6.9 470 2.84 73 -19 Ian Desmond 76 7.9 367 3.29 56 -20 Elvis Andrus 104 5.8 338 2.57 80 -24
Top of the table looks good for the Marlins. Or bad, if people can’t stay healthy.
Wouldn’t have figured Ian Kinsler to be ranked in top 10 for WAR/162. On a WAR per PA ratio, he ranks only 28th, indicating that when he plays, he plays the whole game.
The WAR per PA rankings can be seen here.
Your article helped me a lot, is there any more related content? Thanks!