Whenever a friend or someone has asked me about WAR, I always go with Baseball Reference's general guidelines of '8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Replacement.' It is not a stat that should be interpreted as any exact measurement, and this scale is not scripture, but I think it's generally the right idea.
Aaron Judge has 53 homers and is slashing .321/.425/.689, good for an obscene 213 wRC+. That final number is the highest in Junior Circuit history since Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams in 1957.
Bobby Witt Jr. has also now met the 10.0 fWAR mark, fully delivering on his immense promise with a season for the ages. He is boasting a 168 wRC+, and his fWAR is tied for third (with '02 Alex Rodriguez), and behind only two MVP winners in Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Boudreau for the most valuable shortstop seasons in AL history.
Witt's 168 wRC+ would also be the third best by a qualified shortstop since the turn of the century, which highlights the strength of his performance in relation to historical benchmarks.
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