Hello again. I decided to take a break from my typical articles about why John Mozeliak should do this or that and instead do something a little different. There are 10 player comparisons and using the stats given you have to guess who the player is. (For imaginary bonus points you can also guess what year.) All the players are current or former Cardinals, but their statlines don't have to be from their time in St. Louis. Have fun!
Player 1A: 19-9, 2.94 ERA, 219 K, 241.2 IP, 2.55 FIP, 6.6 fWAR, 6.2 bWAR
Player 1B: 21-5, 2.83 ERA, 213 K, 241.2 IP, 2.90 FIP, 6.3 fWAR, 5.8 bWAR
Player 2A: .261/.371/.362 slashline, 6 HR, 47 RBI, 69 wRC+, .296 wOBA, 2.3 fWAR, 1.8 bWAR
Player 2B: .258/.311/.312 slashline, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 84 wRC+, .288 wOBA, 2.7 fWAR, 3.2 bWAR
Player 3A: 16-3, 2.86 ERA, 143 K, 211 IP, 3.51 FIP, 3.6 fWAR, 4.3 bWAR
Player 3B: 14-7, 3.01 ERA, 184 K, 179.2 IP, 3.21 FIP, 3.4 fWAR, 4.0 bWAR
Player 4A: .333/.383/.569 slashline, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 152 wRC+, .396 wOBA, 1.3 fWAR, 1.2 bWAR
Player 4B: .270/.310/.350 slashline, 4 HR, 61 RBI, 80 wRC+, .287 wOBA, 1.3 fWAR, 1.4 bWAR
Player 5A: .312/.414/.596 slashline, 42 HR, 118 RBI, 164 wRC+, .419 wOBA, 6.8 fWAR, 7.5 bWAR
Player 5B: .318/.392/.481 slashline, 11 HR, 78 RBI, 146 wRC+, .381 wOBA, 6.9 fWAR, 6.4 bWAR
Player 6A: 6 saves, 1.87 ERA, 68 K, 67.1 IP, 2.37 FIP, 1.9 fWAR, 2.3 bWAR
Player 6B: 3 saves, 3.12 ERA, 72 K, 75.0 IP, 3.31 FIP, 1.2 fWAR, 1.4 bWAR
Player 7A: .423/.516/.577 slashline, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Player 7B: .348/.464/.696 slashline, 1 HR, 7 RBI
Player 8A: 11-7, 3.50 ERA, 194 K, 175.0 IP, 4.12 FIP, 3.4 fWAR, 3.3 bWAR
Player 8B: 15-9, 3.06 ERA, 169 K, 173.1 IP, 3.67 FIP, 2.4 fWAR, 3.4 bWAR
Player 9A: 22 saves, 1.66 ERA, 82 K, 97.1 IP, 2.35 FIP, 2.5 fWAR, 4.0 bWAR
Player 9B: 17 saves, 1.87 ERA, 97 K, 72.1 IP, 2.01 FIP, 2.5 fWAR, 2.6 bWAR
Player 10A: .267/.286/.350 slashline, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 66 wRC+, .280 wOBA, 0.6 fWAR, 0.6 bWAR
Player 10B: .228/.300/.318 slashline, 6 HR, 43 RBI, 68 wRC+, .276 wOBA, 1.0 fWAR, 1.0 bWAR
I will post a comment with the correct answers.
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