2000's World Series Winners Ranked

[steveringo]

Some interesting writeups here... They have the 2018 Red Sox as #1!

Any thoughts?

MLB World Series winners since 2000 ranked 1-25: Which champ was best?

Some of MLB's champions were better than others this millennium.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Clayton]

Meh. You win a whole lot over a long period of time but the individual seasons aren't impressive. Whatever.

2011 Cardinals beat some really good teams in the playoffs. I think they'd have a very good chance against most of the teams ahead of them. 2006 Cardinals are in the right spot.

 

[eaglesnut]

Yeah, that Phillies team was filthy. Argument for best of this bunch.

 

[Old Sweater]

I’d pick the 2007 Red Sox that swept my Rockies. They’re also 7th all time in Team bWAR
Here is an image of the Top bWAR Teams I put together. It is subjective though since it was seek & search.

 

[Old Sweater]

Here is the Top Batting bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2024	LAD	NL	39.6
2	2013	BOS	AL	39.3
3	2017	HOU	AL	38.9
4	2002	ANA	AL	36.6
5	2023	TEX	AL	34.7
6	2009	NYY	AL	33.5
7	2016	CHC	NL	33.4
8	2018	BOS	AL	31.3
9	2022	HOU	AL	30.1
10	2012	SFG	NL	30.0
11	2004	BOS	AL	29.8
12	2007	BOS	AL	29.0
13	2008	PHI	NL	28.5
14	2019	WSN	NL	28.0
15	2011	STL	NL	27.3
16	2015	KCR	AL	25.5
17	2006	STL	NL	24.2
18	2010	SFG	NL	22.3
19	2000	NYY	AL	21.5
20	2001	ARI	NL	21.4
21	2021	ATL	NL	21.1
22	2014	SFG	NL	21.0
23	2005	CHW	AL	20.0
24	2003	FLA	NL	18.1
25	2020	LAD	NL	15.6
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR

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Generated 3/14/2025.

And the Top Pitching bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2007	BOS	AL	31.0
2	2001	ARI	NL	27.1
3	2005	CHW	AL	26.1
4	2018	BOS	AL	24.4
5	2004	BOS	AL	23.9
6	2022	HOU	AL	23.6
7	2009	NYY	AL	23.1
8	2016	CHC	NL	22.7
9	2010	SFG	NL	21.1
10	2003	FLA	NL	19.8
11	2021	ATL	NL	19.5
12	2019	WSN	NL	18.9
13	2015	KCR	AL	18.6
14	2000	NYY	AL	18.5
15	2002	ANA	AL	18.3
16	2013	BOS	AL	15.1
17	2017	HOU	AL	13.6
18	2023	TEX	AL	13.3
19	2008	PHI	NL	13.0
20	2014	SFG	NL	12.0
21	2011	STL	NL	9.6
22	2020	LAD	NL	9.0
23	2012	SFG	NL	7.7
24	2024	LAD	NL	6.9
25	2006	STL	NL	6.2
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR

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Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/14/2025.

 

[navamind]

Here is the Top Batting bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2024	LAD	NL	39.6
2	2013	BOS	AL	39.3
3	2017	HOU	AL	38.9
4	2002	ANA	AL	36.6
5	2023	TEX	AL	34.7
6	2009	NYY	AL	33.5
7	2016	CHC	NL	33.4
8	2018	BOS	AL	31.3
9	2022	HOU	AL	30.1
10	2012	SFG	NL	30.0
11	2004	BOS	AL	29.8
12	2007	BOS	AL	29.0
13	2008	PHI	NL	28.5
14	2019	WSN	NL	28.0
15	2011	STL	NL	27.3
16	2015	KCR	AL	25.5
17	2006	STL	NL	24.2
18	2010	SFG	NL	22.3
19	2000	NYY	AL	21.5
20	2001	ARI	NL	21.4
21	2021	ATL	NL	21.1
22	2014	SFG	NL	21.0
23	2005	CHW	AL	20.0
24	2003	FLA	NL	18.1
25	2020	LAD	NL	15.6

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Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/14/2025.

And the Top Pitching bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2007	BOS	AL	31.0
2	2001	ARI	NL	27.1
3	2005	CHW	AL	26.1
4	2018	BOS	AL	24.4
5	2004	BOS	AL	23.9
6	2022	HOU	AL	23.6
7	2009	NYY	AL	23.1
8	2016	CHC	NL	22.7
9	2010	SFG	NL	21.1
10	2003	FLA	NL	19.8
11	2021	ATL	NL	19.5
12	2019	WSN	NL	18.9
13	2015	KCR	AL	18.6
14	2000	NYY	AL	18.5
15	2002	ANA	AL	18.3
16	2013	BOS	AL	15.1
17	2017	HOU	AL	13.6
18	2023	TEX	AL	13.3
19	2008	PHI	NL	13.0
20	2014	SFG	NL	12.0
21	2011	STL	NL	9.6
22	2020	LAD	NL	9.0
23	2012	SFG	NL	7.7
24	2024	LAD	NL	6.9
25	2006	STL	NL	6.2

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Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/14/2025.

That 2007 Red Sox pitching staff gets slept on. A team that leads the AL while playing half of their games at Fenway Park is pretty impressive. The rotation was great, but the bullpen was pretty lights out.

 

[BigFin]

That was such a fun Marlins team.

 

[navamind]

Also this Yahoo list is something. Putting the 2022 Astros at #12 is laughable, especially with the 2008 Phillies at #3? We can talk about signgate, but that was 3 years prior to the 2022 season and they won 106 games with a matching pythag. We're talking about a team with a 110 OPS+ and a team ERA+ of 132 (also Greg Maddux' career ERA+)

 

[nynasty]

I got some issues with this lol


The 2000 Yankees were the last team to not only repeat, but three-peat, and won the last 2 games of in my opinion an unbreakable record of 14 straight wins in the world series. They were still the dynasty Yankees. They played just well enough to win the division, then flipped the switch once the post-season started. Having them at #22 is ridiculous.

 

[Clayton]

Here is the Top Batting bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2024	LAD	NL	39.6
2	2013	BOS	AL	39.3
3	2017	HOU	AL	38.9
4	2002	ANA	AL	36.6
5	2023	TEX	AL	34.7
6	2009	NYY	AL	33.5
7	2016	CHC	NL	33.4
8	2018	BOS	AL	31.3
9	2022	HOU	AL	30.1
10	2012	SFG	NL	30.0
11	2004	BOS	AL	29.8
12	2007	BOS	AL	29.0
13	2008	PHI	NL	28.5
14	2019	WSN	NL	28.0
15	2011	STL	NL	27.3
16	2015	KCR	AL	25.5
17	2006	STL	NL	24.2
18	2010	SFG	NL	22.3
19	2000	NYY	AL	21.5
20	2001	ARI	NL	21.4
21	2021	ATL	NL	21.1
22	2014	SFG	NL	21.0
23	2005	CHW	AL	20.0
24	2003	FLA	NL	18.1
25	2020	LAD	NL	15.6

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Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/14/2025.

And the Top Pitching bWAR for WS Winning Teams

Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
Rk	Season	Team	Lg	WAR
1	2007	BOS	AL	31.0
2	2001	ARI	NL	27.1
3	2005	CHW	AL	26.1
4	2018	BOS	AL	24.4
5	2004	BOS	AL	23.9
6	2022	HOU	AL	23.6
7	2009	NYY	AL	23.1
8	2016	CHC	NL	22.7
9	2010	SFG	NL	21.1
10	2003	FLA	NL	19.8
11	2021	ATL	NL	19.5
12	2019	WSN	NL	18.9
13	2015	KCR	AL	18.6
14	2000	NYY	AL	18.5
15	2002	ANA	AL	18.3
16	2013	BOS	AL	15.1
17	2017	HOU	AL	13.6
18	2023	TEX	AL	13.3
19	2008	PHI	NL	13.0
20	2014	SFG	NL	12.0
21	2011	STL	NL	9.6
22	2020	LAD	NL	9.0
23	2012	SFG	NL	7.7
24	2024	LAD	NL	6.9
25	2006	STL	NL	6.2

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Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/14/2025.

If I'm eyeballing these list right then the bottom 3 are the 2020 Dodgers, 2006 Cardinals and 2014 Giants.

2013 Red Sox seem massively underrated by the original list.

 

[Hunter Montana]

If I'm eyeballing these list right then the bottom 3 are the 2020 Dodgers, 2006 Cardinals and 2014 Giants.

2013 Red Sox seem massively underrated by the original list.

I'm guessing the 60 game schedule due to COVID in 2020 is the reason why the 2020 Dodgers are near the bottom.

 

[Clayton]

I guess my general issue with this is that its just relitigating the initial odds on the playoff games. If the Cardinals teams outplayed better teams then what does that say about the list?