Elmer Valo vs. Stan Javier

[Cowtipper]

We're playing the "who is better than his most similar comp" game.

My starting point was Tommy Dowd, the guy with the lowest WAR among all batters with at least 5,000 plate appearances. I hope to work my way up to *somebody* vs. Babe Ruth. That'd be cool.

Which of these players would you like to build your franchise around?

Valo:

1806 G
6901 PA
5029 AB
768 R
1420 H
228 2B
73 3B
58 HR
601 RBI
110 SB
79 CS
942 BB
284 K
.282 BA
.398 OBP
.391 SLG
.790 OPS
115 OPS+
1968 TB
111 GDP
38 HBP
65 SH
>=17 SH
>=12 IBB
25.8 WAR

Javier:

1763 G
5755 PA
5047 AB
781 R
1358 H
225 2B
40 3B
57 HR
503 RBI
246 SB
51 CS
578 BB
839 K
.269 BA
.345 OBP
.363 SLG
.708 OPS
93 OPS+
1834 TB
102 GDP
25 HBP
67 SH
38 SF
26 IBB
22.9 WAR

If Valo wins, he will face his fifth-most similar comp. If Javier wins, he will face his third-most similar comp.

Past face-offs (winner in bold):

Tommy Dowd vs. Ned Hanlon (as a player)
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Joe Hornung
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Curt Welch
Curt Welch vs. Blondie Purcell
Curt Welch vs. Bob Bescher
Curt Welch vs. George Pinkney
Curt Welch vs. Joe Hornung
Curt Welch vs. Rube Oldring
Curt Welch vs. Solly Hofman
Curt Welch vs. Tom York
Curt Welch vs. George Case
Curt Welch vs. Tommy Dowd
Curt Welch vs. Charlie Hemphill
Curt Welch vs. George Browne
Curt Welch vs. Jack McCarthy
Curt Welch vs. Shad Barry
Curt Welch vs. Patsy Dougherty
Patsy Dougherty vs. Carson Bigbee
Patsy Dougherty vs. Jack Smith
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates - tie
Patsy Dougherty vs. Johnny Bates vs. Cliff Heathcote vs. Mike Mitchell
Patsy Dougherty vs. Lou Finney
Patsy Dougherty vs. Whitey Witt
Patsy Dougherty vs. Ducky Holmes
Patsy Dougherty vs. Matty McIntyre
Patsy Dougherty vs. Gene Richards
Patsy Dougherty vs. Tom Goodwin
Patsy Dougherty vs. Peanuts Lowrey
Patsy Dougherty vs. Patsy Tebeau
Patsy Dougherty vs. Billy Hatcher
Patsy Dougherty vs. Red Murray
Patsy Dougherty vs. Hi Myers
Patsy Dougherty vs. Mike Kreevich
Patsy Dougherty vs. Luis Polonia
Patsy Dougherty vs. Darryl Hamilton
Patsy Dougherty vs. Max Flack
Patsy Dougherty vs. Al Bumbry
Patsy Dougherty vs. Ron LeFlore
Ron LeFlore vs. Mookie Wilson
Ron LeFlore vs. Dan Gladden
Ron LeFlore vs. Doug Glanville
Ron LeFlore vs. Taylor Douthit
Ron LeFlore vs. Terry Puhl
Terry Puhl vs. Jerry Mumphrey
Terry Puhl vs. Les Mann
Terry Puhl vs. John Titus
John Titus vs. Amos Strunk
John Titus vs. Tommy Griffith
John Titus vs. Elmer Valo

[chicagowhitesox1173]

I would say Valo wins this easily.

[1905 Giants]

Picked Valo, although I was surprised how good a base-thief Javier was.

[Cowtipper]

I picked Valo - he was a legitimate starting player for much of his career. Javier, on the other hand, was mostly a utility-quality ballplayer.

[chicagowhitesox1173]

One thing which is surprising to me is how close they both are with Career WAR.

[Jackaroo Dave]

One thing which is surprising to me is how close they both are with Career WAR.

Javier picked up 51 base-running runs and 35 fielding runs: 50- -1, 37-2

[JR Hart]

Javier hit the first ever regular serason interleague HR.