My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.
1969 89-73
C Dick Dietz 2.05
1B Willie McCovey 7.75
2B Ron Hunt 3.85
SS Hal Lanier 1
3B Jim Davenport -.45
LF Dave Marshall -.9
CF Willie Mays 2.4
RF Bobby Bonds 5.75
OF Ken Henderson -.55
IF Dave Mason 0
LF Jim Ray Hart -.05
C Jack Hiatt 1.9
IF Tito Fuentes 1.1
UT Bob Burda -.1
3B Bobby Etheridge .1
C Bob Barton -1
SP Gaylord Perry 6.05
SP Juan Marichal 7.55
SP Mike McCormick 2.45
SP Bobby Bolin -.02 (15.4) Last season
SP Ray Sadecki .2
RP Frank Linzy .6-The leagues are broken up into divisions in Chub Feeney's last season as GM; Bonds has a 30/30 year; Mays, now 38, hits 140 career WAR; the Giants pythag record is over .500 every season since the move. Bolin finishes up.
