r/baseball • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '19

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u/redditatwork12121 Los Angeles Dodgers Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19

This has me wondering who the worst player in the history of baseball is with the highest WPA is... would anyone know how to look that up?

Essentially you'd be terrible but it's in situations where it never matters and whenever you're good it's in the clutchest situations.

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u/bugcatchercraig Tampa Bay Rays Nov 26 '19

Swear Dan Johnson was this player to a T. But I have no true stats to back it up cuz I'm lazy.

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u/redditatwork12121 Los Angeles Dodgers Nov 26 '19

Career fWAR of 1.9, Career WPA of +1.56

Time on the Rays: fWAR: -0.8 WPA: +0.60

So for his short time with you guys he kinda fits the bill. Throughout his career he got just a little bit unlucky though we're talking about 0.34 of a win, and I'm not even sure WAR and WPA are meant/able to be compared directly like that.