(09-24-2023, 07:06 PM)terry Wrote: Pre WWI -- How about a pitcher, maybe Christy Mathewson, Pete Alexander, or Walter Johnson?
Post WWII -- Mays, Mantle, A. Rodriguez, Trout?
Yes on pre WWI. Walter Johnson 1913. Highest WAR per Baseball Reference in history. 16.7. He was 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA. Also hit .261 with .433 Slg pct. Not a bad year.
Post WWII - None of the above. My hint - I was surprised, but shouldn’t have been.
Going back to Babe. Amazingly, ‘23 was his only MVP. Per Baseball Reference he was No 1 in WAR, which of course didn’t exist, 10 times.