Why WAR is the worst stat ever

[Red Bull]

WAR is the best stat, maybe OPS but those are the 2 stats I look at to judge a player. Every stat has a flaw, I just think WAR is the best because its a stat to show a players overall production and it doesnt have any huge flaws like AVG. AVG is one of the worst stats imo, I mean a single is valued the same as a HR. We all know that is total bs.

 

Oh and I dont compair a position players WAR to a pitchers WAR.

[Turd Furgeson]

Average has som value. Clearly you wouldn't just use that stat, that be ridiculous. The problem with WAR is that it relies on people wTching the games on tv to judge zones that defensive players are in, irregardless of defensive shifts. Catcher defense cannot be properly gauged by WAR yet they do so anyway. It's also inaccurate over short periods of time.

[Shane Wahl]

I don't pay much attention to defensive WAR. OPS (coupled with steals and watching to see things like advancing runners, etc.) is pretty good for a way to judge offensive performance. WAR just tries to take this a step further and the notion of a "replacement player" is a very valuable thing in judging a player's value. Defense is way trickier.

[YourHouseIsMyHouse]

Average has som value. Clearly you wouldn't just use that stat, that be ridiculous. The problem with WAR is that it relies on people wTching the games on tv to judge zones that defensive players are in, irregardless of defensive shifts. Catcher defense cannot be properly gauged by WAR yet they do so anyway. It's also inaccurate over short periods of time.

 

That word..that, that... "not word".:s-instagib:

[Turd Furgeson]

That word..that, that... "not word".:s-instagib:

 

Irregardless of what you think, I will continue to use it just to annoy you.