Top 32 tournament 1B Foxx vs Pujols

[obxyankeefan]

Top 32 players ranked by BRWAR(as of 6/18/15).

1basemen Bracket is:

1 L Gehrig 6
32 J Giambi 0

16 J Beckley 0
17 T Helton 7

8 F Thomas 8
25 B Terry 0

9 J Thome 7
24 G Sisler 1

4 C Anson 3
29 N Cash 4

13 W McCovey 5
20 D Allen 0

5 R Connor 1
28 F McGriff 12

12 E Murray 10
21 J Olerud 3

3 J Foxx 15
30 L Berkman 0

14 M Cabrera 10
19 K Hernandez 7

6 J Bagwell 9
27 J Clark 1

11 J Mize 4
22 H Greenberg 6

2 A Pujols 12
31 M Teixeira 0

15 M McGwire 5
18 H Killebrew 17

7 D Brouthers 6
26 T Perez 2

10 R Palmeiro 9 higher seed
23 W Clark 9

1 L Gehrig 14
17 T Helton 0

8 F Thomas 9
9 J Thome 0

29 N Cash 1
13 W McCovey 8

28 F McGriff 6
12 E Murray 7

3 J Foxx 12
14 M Cabrera 1

6 J Bagwell 6
22 H Greenberg 7

2 A Pujols 12
18 H Killebrew 1

7 D Brouthers 5
10 R Palmeiro 4

1 L Gehrig 9
8 F Thomas 0

13 W McCovey 7
12 E Murray 2

3 J Foxx 9
22 H Greenberg 1

2 A Pujols 9
7 D Brouther 0

1 L Gehrig 9
13 W McCovey 0

3 J Foxx
2 A Pujols

1 L Gehrig

 

[obxyankeefan]

Jimmie Foxx Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Lance Berkman, Miguel Cabrera, and Hank Greenberg 36-2

Albert Pujols Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Mark Teixeira, Harmon Killebrew, and Dan Brouthers 33-2

 

[MilkSpiller22]

BA-TIE
Foxx-Career=.325, Best=.364, #499+ PA seasons better=9, MLB average=.289(.036)
Pujols- Career=.312, Best=.359, #499+PA seasons better=10, MLB average=.261(.051)

Power-Foxx wins(not close)
ISO
Foxx- Career=.284, Best=.385, #499+PA seasons=8, MLB average=.133(.151)
Pujols- Career=.269, Best=.340, #499+PA seasons=8, MLB average=.156(.113)

BB-Foxx Wins(not close)
BB%
Foxx-Career=15, Best=17.6, # 499+PA seasons=9, MLB average=8.4(6.6)
Pujols- Career=11.8, Best=16.4, #499+PA seasons=7, MLB average=8.3(3.5)

SO- Pujols wins(NOT CLOSE)
SO%
Foxx-Career=13.6, Best=9.1, # of 499+PA seasons=5, MLB average=8.3(-5.3)
Pujols- Career=9.9, Best=7.5, # of 499+PA seasons=8, MLB average= 18(8.1)

Postseason- Pujols wins(NOT CLOSE) but Foxx only played 17 games vs pujols 77.

Career longevity- Pujols wins(nearly 300 more PA)- this surprised me
Positional longevity- Foxx wins( 200 more games)
#499+ PA seasons- Foxx=13 Pujols=14

Foxx is the clear winner in this analysis...

 

[calsnowskier]

OPS+ (Foxx/Pujols)
120 - 14/10
130 - 13/9
140 - 11/8
150 - 10/7
160 - 8/6
170 - 7/5
180 - 6/2
190 - 2/1 (207, 201 / 192)

Pujols was a stud. But Foxx wins this hands down.

Accolades
Foxx - 3 MVP, 6 top 10 MVP, 9 ASG
Pujols - 3 MVP, 11 top 10 MVP, 10 ASG, 2 GG, 6 SS

I actually gotta give this to Pujols, even without the GG and SS factored in. If not for Bonds, Pujols would have had 3 additional MVPs.

This is a tough one. Foxx has the comparative statistical advantage, but Pujols was more recognized during his playing days as one of the best players in the game.

I gotta go with Foxx, but I can really see a STRONG argument for going against the numbers and voting Pujols.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Pujols is one reason i hate WAR... His WAR is higher than Foxx not because he is better, it is because the replacement value at the other positions he played(3B,RF) were much worse...