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[QUOTE="upperdeck, post: 4290905, member: 474"]
I get that but it also ignores factors that also have cause an effect..  it implies each players actions are their own.. Does lindor get better pitches because Pete is behind him.  Probably, so Lindor gets more chances at better pitches and the result more RBIs.  Pete on the other hand still gets the top 5 least amount of hitteable pitches and thus less chances to succeed..

on the flip side WAR rewards things like taking extra bases..  It doesnt really care who is on.  So if you have a guy on first and hit a gapper that you can turn into a double but you have Cano on first it turns into a single.  On the flip side you hit the same ball and someone fast is on first they dont bother to try to throw to first so less chances for an extra base.. but of you have a medium speed guy they throw to 3rd you get to 2nd.  It all adds up and is built by a function of teammates.

Its a measurement built to try and guess if a play was better than avg or not and add all of them up.  But every play is not the same even if every part of the play is done the same.  You dont go to 2nd in the 9th if the lead run is ahead of you.. you dont go to 3rd for the 2nd out of an inning..  Who is pitching matters on what chances you take.

If WAR was a true indicator then we wouldnt need scouts.. Intangibles matter
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