The surprising leader in WAR among first year players

[leatherman]

Bryce Harper has accumulated an impressive WAR value of 1.4 already this year, in 65 games. However, he is only 2nd among position players who have made their MLB debut in 2012. He is 6th overall, behind four pitchers: Jose Quintana (2.2), Wei-Yin Chen (2.0), Yu Darvish (1.8), and Robbie Ross (1.8).

Care to take a stab at the overall rookie leader?

What if I told you he has only played 33 games, and is currently on the DL?





















It's Andrelton Simmons, with a WAR value of 2.4.

 

[bigpapiMA32]

And 1.8 of that 2.4 is from defense, impressive.

 

[mwashuc06]

Isn't it Mike Trout, he is considered a rookie and has a 5.0 WAR!!!!

 

[leatherman]

Isn't it Mike Trout, he is considered a rookie and has a 5.0 WAR!!!!

among position players who have made their MLB debut in 2012

Yes, Trout is still a rookie. His 5.0 WAR is #1 in all of MLB.

 

[Hallsgator]

Isn't it Mike Trout, he is considered a rookie and has a 5.0 WAR!!!!

Reading comprehension is hard.