Is Jeter On the Mt. Rushmore of Yankees, Let Alone #1?
by Steven Krier on Apr 7, 2015 | Views: 213 | Score: 2
| Derek Jeter | Babe Ruth | Alex Rodriguez | Lou Gehrig | Mickey Mantle | Joe DiMaggio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | -0.3 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| 2nd | 3.3 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
| 3rd | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 4th | 7.5 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| 5th | 8.3 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 7.2 |
| 6th | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 9.1 |
| 7th | 5.2 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 6.1 |
| 8th | 3.7 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 5.1 |
| 9th | 3.5 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| 10th | 4.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| 11th | 3.8 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 4.4 | |
| 12th | 5.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | |
| 13th | 3.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 14th | 3 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 15th | 6.5 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 16th | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 17th | 1.1 | -0.3 | 3.9 | |||
| 18th | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 19th | -0.7 | |||||
| 20th | 0.2 |
Year as Member of Yankees
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Sources:
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Living in the greater NYC area, I hear every sportscaster talk about how Derek Jeter is one of the, if not THE, greatest Yankee. Ever. I questioned that statement, so I went to one of the most overlooked statistics when it comes to determining MVPs: Wins Above Replacement (WAR, number of wins added to team above what a replacement player would add). When compared to the best Yankees, Jeter cracks the top 4 in only 6 of the first 13 years in pinstripes. Gehrig, Mantle, DiMaggio, and the Great Bambino, based on WAR, make up the Yankee's Mt. Rushmore (0=N/A). Sorry, Jeter. No cigar this time.