Average WAR for 2024 Hall of Fame Candidates
January 19, 2024 by TheUmpire
We have converted a baseball player's career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) into a rate statistic which indicates the average number of wins above replacement a player would give his team per single season (avgWAR). Baseball-Reference.com uses the following scale for WAR values:
- 8+ MVP Quality
- 5+ All-Star Quality
- 2+ Starter
- 0-2 Reserve
- <0 Replacement Level
It is our proposal that players having an avgWAR of 5.0 or higher are worthy of induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Player | avgWAR |
| Alex Rodriguez | 6.84 |
| Chase Utley | 5.39 |
| Adrian Beltre | 5.16 |
| David Wright | 5.03 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4.88 |
| Joe Mauer | 4.81 |
| Andruw Jones | 4.63 |
| Todd Helton | 4.46 |
| Carlos Beltran | 4.39 |
| Bobby Abreu | 4.02 |
| Mark Buehrle | 3.98 |
| Andy Pettitte | 3.89 |
| Gary Sheffield | 3.80 |
| Matt Holliday | 3.79 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 3.65 |
| Torii Hunter | 3.46 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 3.39 |
| Jose Bautista | 3.31 |
| Jose Reyes | 3.24 |
| Bartolo Colon | 2.81 |
| Victor Martinez | 2.63 |
| James Shields | 2.57 |
| Omar Vizquel | 2.49 |
| Brandon Phillips | 2.42 |
| Billy Wagner | 2.21 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 1.74 |
Stats from Baseball-Reference.com.