Thursday, December 26, 2013

What is the highest WAR ever for a guy who got no votes at all in the MVP voting, maybe since 1931?

I posted this question on Twitter and Dan Hirsch came up with a short list for position players (some pitchers had higher WAR). Here are the four he gave. I also have  each guy's rank in WAR, their team's record, position in standings and how many games out they finished:

W. Davis '64 8.4 (5) (80-82, 6T, 13)
Clemente '68 8.1 (2) (80-82, 6, 17)
E. Mathews '63 8  (7) (84-78, 6, 17)
Bonds '89 8 (3) (74-88, 5 in 6 team division, 19)

These guys were all well known players so it is not like the writers did not know who they were. I know their teams were not even close to being contenders, but no votes at all?

Dan wondered about the RBI totals for these guys.

W. Davis '64 77
Clemente '68 57
E. Mathews '63  84
Bonds '89 58

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