From FiveThirtyEight: With a JAWS of 59.0 so far in his career, Verlander remains below the JAWS average for starting pitchers of[…]
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Bill Freehan’s Hall of Fame Case (Part Two)
Of Detroit’s top 24 players ranked by career WAR, Bill Freehan is the only catcher. His career WAR of 44.8 places him 18th on the list. Freehan caught 1,581 games for the Tigers, more than any catcher.
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Bill Freehan’s Hall of Fame Case (Part One)
An interesting conversation that came out of a recent SABR Detroit meeting was the importance of Bill Freehan to the 1968 Tigers, as well as his Hall of Fame credentials. Freehan’s name comes up a lot more in Hall of Fame discussions now that the old Veterans Committee has been replaced by committees specified to eras
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