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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
No, I'm not. What's my opinion is that completely ignoring the W-L record is ignoring the most important valuable stat.
What numbers are head & shoulders above? If you prefer the sabermetrics, that's your opinion. If I value other stats, not subject to opinion and individual taste, that's my opinion.
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Except certain stats tell you a hell of a lot more than other stats.
you can care about batting average all you want, it tells you way less about a player than OBP does (for a simplistic example).
Winning matters, but you have to remember how little the individual can impact that.
Kris Bryant was one of the worst players in clutch situations in 2016, but was the run away MVP on a division winning team. But if you actually isolate his numbers, he didn't do it when it mattered. He just had a great year on a great team. Meanwhile, Rizzo had a lesser season, but consistently came through when the Cubs needed him to.