Earlier I posted an article comparing some of the best batters in Mariners franchise history. Using the WAR statistic was very fun and interesting for me so I decided to do more. I have put together graphs, facts, statistics and more regarding the WAR statistic in Mariners franchise history. I hope you guys find this interesting! For those not familiar with the WAR it stands for “Wins Above Replacement” and shows the overall value of a player.
Each year there is an individual that had the highest WAR on the team in a single season. Last year it was Ichiro with a WAR of 4.8. I graphed the highest WAR player in each individual season for every season in Franchise History.
Using that data I found that the highest individual WAR in each season was on average about 5.776.
Here is the Top 5 highest WAR in a single season:
- 10.2; Ken Griffey Jr (1996)
- 9.6; Alex Rodriguez (2000)
- 9.4; Ken Griffey Jr (1997)
- 9.0; Ken Griffey Jr (1993)
- 8.4; Alex Rodriguez (1998)
· The highest increase in the top single season WAR was from 1999 to 2000. It went from 5.4 by Edgar Martinez to 9.6 by Alex Rodriguez.
I also made another graph showing the Mariners total team WAR for each season
- The Mariners total WAR over the history of the franchise is 679- an average of 19.971 per year
Let’s look at the Mariners top 5 highest total WAR seasons and where the team ended up finishing:
Top 5 highest War Franchise Season:
Rank | Year | WAR | Record | Playoffs |
1. | 2001 | 44.5 | 116-46 | Yes |
2. | 1996 | 42.2 | 85-76 | No |
3. | 1997 | 37.4 | 90-72 | Yes |
4. | 2002 | 32.4 | 93-69 | No |
5. | 2003 | 32.4 | 93-69 | No |
Here are some more “Top 5’s” and interesting facts:
Top 5 highest Cumulative WAR while playing with the Mariners franchise in history:
- Ken Griffey Jr: 72.5
- Edgar Martinez: 71.6
- Ichiro Suzuki: 50.7
- Alex Rodriguez: 36.8
- Jay Buhner: 26.3
Top 5 WAR seasons for Rookies (I considered a rookie season as more than 150 at-bats and they have not recorded that many at bats thus far in a season)
- Ichiro Suzuki: 6.1 in 2001
- Alvin Davis: 5.8 in 1984
- Ruppert Jones: 3.7 in 1977
- Kenji Johjima: 3.3 in 2006
- Rich Amaral 2.9 in 1993
Another interesting stat:
· Using the Mariners Average WAR per season (19.971) and the Mariners highest individual WAR average per year (5.776): the highest player WAR makes up an average of 28.9% of the teams overall WAR per year… if that makes sense. In other words the player with the best WAR in a season makes up about 28.9% of the teams overall WAR on average.
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