Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: All-Time Top Twenty Tigers Hitters by WAR

I just looked at war per 600 PA and the new order ...

2009-11-10T20:54:35.698-05:00

I just looked at war per 600 PA and the new order is:

Cobb
Greenberg
Cochrane
Heilmann
gehringer
Kaline
Phillips
crawford
cullenbine
Granderson (through 2008)
Trammell
Whitaker

Longevity counts for a lot with the WAR statistic....

2009-11-10T20:40:09.106-05:00

Longevity counts for a lot with the WAR statistic. That's why a hitter like Greenberg doesn't rank higher. I wish they also had WAR per 600 PA or something like that. it's a little tricky because you are also adding in fielding runs which are based on innings rather than PA. I'll try to come up with something crude when I get a chance.

Lee

I'm a little disappointed to see my all-time favor...

2009-11-10T20:22:29.683-05:00

I'm a little disappointed to see my all-time favorite ranking 19th behind such ersatz luminaries as Donie Bush and Travis Freaking Fryman. He's still my favorite all-time player, though.

Interesting how Mickey Cochrane shows up nowhere on the list. I know he clocked only two full seasons worth of at bats for the team over four years, but his legend looms so far over the team&

Surprised Greenberg isn't higher that is

2009-11-10T19:23:05.894-05:00

Surprised Greenberg isn't higher that is

Greenberg isn't higher. Sure, the 30's were great ...

2009-11-10T19:22:11.415-05:00

Greenberg isn't higher. Sure, the 30's were great for hitters but his numbers were outrageous.

Ahh, gotcha Lee. Interesting. I feel like I'm inte...

2009-11-08T01:24:34.218-05:00

Ahh, gotcha Lee. Interesting. I feel like I'm interested enough to want to learn a database program (it would help with PITCHf/x stuff, too), but not quite interested enough into forcing myself how to learn it.

Good list though, Lee.

Gibson being so high is the only surprise. Glad t...

2009-11-07T21:00:13.999-05:00

Gibson being so high is the only surprise. Glad to see Lou so high because I think he's undervalued. Naturally he and Tram are side by side.

Mike, SAS is a statistical package that also works...

2009-11-07T01:31:42.253-05:00

Mike, SAS is a statistical package that also works well with databases. It's very expensive and I would never buy it myself (thankfully, the school where I work pays for it).

SAS is a database program, right? Like SQL? Intere...

2009-11-07T01:07:58.632-05:00

SAS is a database program, right? Like SQL? Interesting. Is SAS a free program? If not, how much does it cost and how easy is it for someone with no database experience to get an understanding of?

I kind of would like to do it on my own, but I haven't found any motivation to use MySQL and learn it (plus my free trial of SQLyog has ended).

I'll mull it over, thanks.

Mike, I did it in SAS. I do SAS for a living so t...

2009-11-06T17:06:22.794-05:00

Mike, I did it in SAS. I do SAS for a living so this kind of thing is fairly easy for me. I can send you an excel file with career WAR for just the Tigers if you want.

Lee

How'd you do this, Lee?

2009-11-06T16:54:34.803-05:00

How'd you do this, Lee?

It will depend on his longevity. He won't get a l...

2009-11-06T08:23:22.761-05:00

It will depend on his longevity. He won't get a lot of fielding points as a first baseman so he'll have to be an elite hitter for a really long time to get a lot of wins. If he hits the way he did this year for the remainder of his contract, he'll be in Freehan/Veach territory by 2015. If he remains a Tiger for the rest of his career (doubtful the way players move around now) and

Where do you think Miggy will end up on that list?...

2009-11-06T02:12:13.453-05:00

Where do you think Miggy will end up on that list?