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Inspired by the recent release of the Hall of Fame Ballot and the recent recollection that Rick Porcello (!) finished his career as a Met.

Can you name the all-time best players (as per WAR) whose last/most recent major league game was with the New York Mets?


Degree of difficulty: easy for some (there are 4 members of the HOF here besides Mays) and basically impossible for others. Hints will be forthcoming if this proves too difficult.

 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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This is what happens when one uses form tables and doesn't proofread the headings...


 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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Larry finished with only 22.8 career WAR. List was created with a cutoff of 30 WAR, roughly corresponding to the top ~900 players of all time.
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[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td]Richie Ashburn[/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td]Gil Hodges[/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td]Richie Ashburn[/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Rusty Staub[/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td]Gil Hodges[/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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I did not know that was Willie's full name, and that neither Willie nor Larry is short for anything.


Torre is the last HOF member not yet named on this list.


 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td]Willie Randolph[/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td]Richie Ashburn[/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td]Joe Torre[/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Rusty Staub[/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td]Gil Hodges[/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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Cone is 1 of only 2 pitchers on the list.

 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td]Willie Randolph[/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td]Richie Ashburn[/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td]David Cone[/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td]Joe Torre[/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td][/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Rusty Staub[/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td]Carlos Delgado[/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td]Gil Hodges[/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]
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I'm trying to think of who the other pitcher might be. My guess is it's some reliever with a long career, but I can't think of one of those so I'll guess Randy Jones.

 

I am willing to bet light stakes that the second pitcher is a guy whose name appears in a lot of Mets quizzes — Bob Thank-You-for-Being-a Friend.

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I had forgotten about Bob Friend when counting up pitchers. So there's 3, not 2. Randy Jones only had 17.8 WAR.


And what did Jay Bell ever do to you?

 

[th]Name[/th][th]WAR[/th]
[td]Willie Mays[/td][td]156.2[/td]
[td]Willie Randolph[/td][td]65.9[/td]
[td]Richie Ashburn[/td][td]64.3[/td]
[td]David Cone[/td][td]61.6[/td]
[td]Gary Sheffield[/td][td]60.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]60.2[/td]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td][td]59.5[/td]
[td]Joe Torre[/td][td]57.7[/td]
[td][/td][td]55.7[/td]
[td]Johan Santana[/td][td]51.1[/td]
[td]David Wright[/td][td]49.1[/td]
[td]Rusty Staub[/td][td]45.8[/td]
[td]Carlos Delgado[/td][td]44.4[/td]
[td]Gil Hodges[/td][td]43.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]43.6[/td]
[td][/td][td]42.6[/td]
[td]Bob Friend[/td][td]40.6[/td]
[td]Moises Alou[/td][td]39.9[/td]
[td][/td][td]39.3[/td]
[td]Shawn Green[/td][td]34.7[/td]
[td]Jay Bell[/td][td]37.2[/td]
[td]Gene Woodling[/td][td]33.3[/td]
[td][/td][td]32.5[/td]
[td][/td][td]31.6[/td]
[td]JD Martinez[/td][td]30.8[/td]
[td][/td][td]30.1[/td]

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