MajorKong wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
MajorKong wrote:
Not sure about WAR, but wRC+ is park, league, and era adjusted.
I know the definition of wRC+ suggest it is "league adjusted". But I'm not sure what that means exactly. It's based on a scale with 100 being average, similar to OPS+ or ERA+. But the 100 average is based on the
league average for a given season, no? For example, if we were figuring wRC+ for the Oak Forest Little League, RPB's daughter may be at 165. That doesn't mean she was better than Ken Griffey.
No, if RPB's daughter had a wRC+ of 165 that would mean that her offense be 65% better than league average in the Oak Forest League that year regardless of the park they played in. If Griffey had a wRC+ of 165 that would mean that his offense was 65% better than Major League average in that year regardless of the park he played in. Obviously the level of competition in MLB is much greater than that of the OFL. That's why the stat is so relevant, because it contextualizes offensive performance. Hence a wRC+ of 165 in the Oak Forest League in 2014 would not be the same as a 165 wRC+ in the Major Leagues in 1993. And I checked fWAR is also context neutral.
I don't believe that's correct.
RPB's daughter 65% better than the Oak Forest Little League average.
Kris Bryant 65% better than the Pacific Coast League average.
Barry Bonds 65% better than the National League average.
Ken Griffey Jr. 65% better than the American League Average.
The National and American Leagues were far from equal during many of the years these guys played.