100. Carl Reynolds- Career: 4.22. Five consecutive: 2.87. Average: 0.32. Three Highest: 2.12. 10 Highest: 4.24. All-Star seasons: 1. MVP Seasons: 0.
I had never heard of him before I read the New Bill James Historical Abstract. It was actually that book, as well as Moneyball, and the writing on ESPN by Rob Neyer that got me back into baseball. His best season was 1930, which seems like it would be obvious, this was the same year Hack Wilson broke the RBI record. Reynolds' slash line was .359/.388/.584 with a wOBA of .424. It was his best season in each of those categories. Surprisingly he was not mentioned in the MVP voting but he was mentioned the next year, 1931, when his WAR was 1.7 (both fWAR and rWAR). He finished 20th in the voting in 1931 but did not receive any votes in 1930. The Chicago White Sox in 1930 went 62-92 and Hack Wilson was a great hitter in the same city, but a different league, maybe Hack Wilson hurt Reynolds' chances. The 1931 Chicago White Sox went 56-97. It's hard to fathom why Reynolds was voted in the top 20 in the MVP voting in 1931 but not in 1930.
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