Sunday, September 25, 2016

Seasons When Two Players Under Age 25 Had 9+ WAR

Data from the Baseball Reference Play Index. This has only happened 7 times, including 2015 & 2016 (an only once between 1912 and 2014 with Mays and Mantle in 1955). If Betts can make it to 10, then we would have only the second time 2 guys made it that high. That won't be easy and, of course, the season is longer than it used to be, so maybe we should use 9.5 for 154 game seasons. That would still be rare.


Player WAR Year Age
Ty Cobb 9.8 1909 22
Eddie Collins 9.7 1909 22
Ty Cobb 10.5 1910 23
Eddie Collins 10.5 1910 23
Ty Cobb 10.7 1911 24
Shoeless Joe Jackson 9.2 1911 23
Tris Speaker 10.1 1912 24
Shoeless Joe Jackson 9.6 1912 24
Mickey Mantle 9.5 1955 23
Willie Mays 9 1955 24
Bryce Harper 9.9 2015 22
Mike Trout 9.4 2015 23
Mike Trout 10.3 2016 24
Mookie Betts 9.5 2016 23

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