The point of the article was to find Hall of Fame-worthy players who don't have WAR to make their cases. Lou Whitaker has the WAR and then some: his 75.1 lifetime WAR places him a) 5.6 WAR above the average Hall second baseman's career value; and, b) 55.7 above the average WAR among the group Dr. Semendinger reviewed.
What about Lou Whittaker? Look at his numbers!!
The point of the article was to find Hall of Fame-worthy players who don't have WAR to make their cases. Lou Whitaker has the WAR and then some: his 75.1 lifetime WAR places him a) 5.6 WAR above the average Hall second baseman's career value; and, b) 55.7 above the average WAR among the group Dr. Semendinger reviewed.