Freddie Freeman deserved his 2024 World Series MVP Award.
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Soto—not Stanton—was the 2024 ALCS MVP
Juan Soto—not Giancarlo Stanton—was the most valuable offensive contributor in the 2024 ALCS. He sequenced his run production more effectively across the series.
Ohtani—not Edman—was the 2024 NLCS Offensive MVP
Shohei Ohtani—not Tommy Edman—was the most valuable offensive contributor in the 2024 NLCS. His value was higher not just for the whole series but in each game.
The OSWC Boost on a Winning Team: Boost or Penalty? Feature or Flaw?
This articles statistically estimates whether there is a boost or penalty in OSWC from being on a good team.
Should OSWC be Used to Select the Regular Season MVP?
Whether OSWC is a good statistic to use when identifying the regular season MVP depends on how you interpret the V in MVP.
Jeremy Pena, Jose Altuve, and Hidden Value in the 2022 World Series MVP
Jeremy Pena was a very valuable player in the 2022 World Series, but Jose Altuve’s “hidden value” actually made him the most valuable offensive player.
How Many Players Are Needed to Contribute Offense to Win?
An MLB team typically needs key offensive contributions from about seven different players. This is true for the best teams as well as the worst teams. Although the best teams that have good run prevention and lots of home runs can also win games with very few key offensive contributors.
A Quick Review of the 2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Offense
This article uses the SRC and OSWC Fair Credit Baseball statistics to identify the most productive and valuable players on the 2022 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball team. Nathan Church was the most productive offensive player, and Justin Torres was the most valuable offensive player. Other players also made notable contributions.
Why OSWC Should be Used to Select the Playoff MVP: Revisiting the 2020 World Series
Corey Seager was selected as the 2020 World Series MVP, but Mookie Betts was more deserving. To understand why requires a reexamination of the notion of what valuable mans and how to measure it. This reexamination leads us to conclude that OSWC is the best measure of value in a series and that Betts was more deserving of the MVP Award.