Random Player Write-up #59 centerfielder

Random Player Write-up:

#59 Centerfielder Clyde Milan

Career: 7.94. 5 year consecutive: 4.34. Average: 0.5. 3 Highest: 2.99. 10 Highest: 7.07. All-Star Seasons: 2. MVP Seasons: 0.

Best season: 1912- .306/.377/.379 with a wOBA of .390. His average was his third highest, his OBP was 3^rd highest, his Slugging percentage was 5^th highest and his wOBA was his second highest.

His 1911 season ranks higher in each of those categories. Why is the 1912 season ranked higher than the 1911? Well, in 1912 he created 90 runs which ranked 8^th in the league. In the 1911 season he created 94 runs which ranked him 9^th in the league. So, already we have Milan creating more runs in 1911 but in context the runs created in 1912 are more valuable. His offensive WAR in 1912 put him in 9^th place in the league with 4.5 so it was slightly higher than the 4.4 offensive WAR that was put up in 1911. Milan was ranked as a better defensive player in 1912 then he was in 1911. In 1912, Milan put up a defensive WAR of 0.9 compared to the defensive WAR of 0.3. Until we research and prove that Milan was not a better defensive player in 1912 compared to 1911, we have to rank the 1912 season above 1911. For those who do not believe that WAR effectively evaluates players, the MVP voters seem to think that his 1912 season was better than his 1911 season. He finished 4^th in the MVP voting in 1912 and 9^th in 1911. So based on that, Milan seemed to have a slightly better season in 1912 then he did in 1911. This is another instance of WAR matching up with the MVP votes.