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Originally Posted by bk400
Strawman. Team Ohtani has never made the argument that WAR is the right metric to measure baseball players across different eras.
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Just to chime in, if you don't mind. I can't speak for Ohtani's effectiveness as a pitcher or comparing across eras, because I do not know the stat for it. There is, however a stat that is all encompassing that measures a players offensive production, across eras, adjusting for park factors. I've included an image below that gives a more comprehensive definition below, along with its formula.
If we go by this statistical measurement. It's Ruth, it's not close. He owns a 194 wRC+. Ohtani's is very impressive though, sitting at a 156 wRC+.
For reference, it labels the three best hitters of all time, assuming minimum 1500 games, as Ruth, Williams and Bonds in that order.