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WAR, or wins above replacement, is an analytical metric that was not accessible until recently but is the best stat in baseball to determine a player’s value. I’ll explain the differences in the WAR formula between pitchers and position players in simple terms. WAR calculates how many wins a player might have over a league-average player by taking into account position, stadium, and every facet of the game, including batting, baserunning, and fielding. Let’s examine the best 24 players in Philadelphia Phillies history using WAR to assist us rate them.
Third baseman Mike Schmidt is without a doubt the greatest player in the Philadelphia Phillies’ illustrious history. He dazzled fans in the City of Brotherly Love for almost twenty years. Over the course of his 18-year career, Schmidt played for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he hit.267/.380/.527 with 548 home runs, 1,595 RBI, and 408 doubles. In 1980 and 1981, he took home back-to-back NL MVP titles. In 1986, he won his third MVP. In addition to winning ten Gold Gloves, six Silver Sluggers, and representing the Phillies in twelve All-Star Games, Schmidt was named the 1980 World Series MVP. In almost every major offensive category, he leads the Phillies all-time and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995. In May 1990, Philadelphia retired their number 20.
There was just no more reliable starting pitcher in the National League during the early 1950s than Robin Roberts of Philadelphia. From ’52 to ’55, the right-hander led the league in victories in four consecutive seasons. From ’51 to ’55, he led the league in innings pitched, and from ’50 to ’55, he started more games than any other player. Roberts is the Phillies’ all-time leader in innings pitched, complete games pitched, and shutouts. He has 286 career victories to his credit and has appeared for the team in seven All-Star Games. In 1962, the Phillies retired his number 36, and in 1976, he was admitted into Cooperstown.
Southpaw After establishing himself as a top-tier starting pitcher in St. Louis, Steve Carlton became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history as soon as he arrived in Philadelphia in 1972. Carlton won 241 games in 15 years in the City of Brotherly Love, pitching 3,697.1 innings at a 3.09 ERA. He was the Philadelphia team’s Cy Young winner four times in a row, the Triple Crown winner in 1972, the league leader in innings pitched five times, and the National League leader in strikeouts five times. In 1989, the Phillies retired Carlton’s number 32 after he played in seven All-Star Games for the team. 1994 saw his induction into the Hall of Fame.
