thavoice;1648451 wrote:Great defense is a fantastic thing....but Stanton has driven in 44 more runs......one cannot say that Heywards defense has saved even close to that.
I am not buying alot of these new stats they are throwing out there.
You really can't compare them using RBI. Stanton bats 3rd and 65% of the games Heyward is the leadoff hitter. Now it isn't as much difference as you might think with RBI opportunities. Stanton only has 7 more chances with runners on 2nd or 3rd....biggest difference is simply a runner on 1st and really not that much. All in all the difference I'd guess is around 10-15 RBI.
Now I'd use OPS and Stanton is 2nd in baseball at .961 while Heyward is a pedestrian .741.....a huge difference (bigger than the gap between Todd Frazier and Cozart offensively) Heyward is great in RF. Great jumps, ridiculous range, great arm....but Stanton is pretty darn good in RF as well and both are close in base running. No way does Heyward outplay Stanton in RF nearly enough to make up for the .220 difference in OPS
I've never loved the WAR stat....it benefits OF and utility players too much. Doesn't pass the eye test.
