Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
So let's say you have an excellent defender who saves 20 runs and a excellent hitter that creates 60 runs. What is his WAR and how much of it is offense/defense comparatively?
That player is Willie Mays in his prime. That's when you get those 10+ WAR seasons. But in those seasons about 1/4 of his value is defense and 2/4's is offense. The other 1/4 comes from just being an everyday player.