Wednesday, January 1, 2014

What is that the lowest WAR ever to get MVP votes?

Ken Wood got MVP votes in 1950 (AL) with a -2.2 WAR. Dan Hirsch confirms that is the lowest ever. He also said these are the next lowest

J. Carter '90 -1.8
S. Dente '50 -1.6
E. Howard '67 -1.4
E. Auker '41 -1.3
G. Hamner '57 -1.1


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2 comments:

  1. Phil BirnbaumJanuary 1, 2014 at 7:36 PM

    Wow. These guys weren't just below average, they were below replacement. And someone thought they were MVP material.

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  2. Cyril MorongJanuary 1, 2014 at 7:54 PM

    Right. And not all of them were on contenders, either. Wood played on the Browns who finished 40 games out. His triple crown stats were

    13-62-.225

    He was a rookie on the St. Louis Browns. How would anyone notice the guy? Did they think he played good defense? His dWAR was -1.2. He was a RFer

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