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Mickey Vernon won 2 batting titles, had 2,500 hits and 1,300 rbi, was a 7-time all-star and led first basemen in fielding percentage 4 times.
Of those 20 seasons, only 11 were over 140 games played and he still had 2,500 hits despite all the injuries.
Ted Williams called him a Hall of Famer.
Vernon is a perfect example of why WAR is totally flawed and not an accurate tool for measuring greatness.
WAR definitely punishes light hitting 1B and OF. Vernon only slugged .428 when a contemporary like Musial and Klu were in the .500s and .600s.