Comments on: Who Wore It Best? The Top Yankees by Uniform Number http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: chrystal39 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-11356 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:31:58 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-11356 “Womack wore number 58 from 1966-68, pitching 233.2 innings in that time”
I disagree. Read that https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/10/04/new-era-cap-company-major-league-baseball-playoffs-world-series/91475046/
Best regards, Chrystal

]]> By: Alex Putterman http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4613 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:33:17 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4613 You really should read Pride and Prejudice. It’s a great book and much more in depth than this trivial, subjective comment.

]]> By: Alex Putterman http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4612 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:32:04 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4612 Eric, thanks for reading. I thought if I would get called out on any of these it would be that one.

I considered Blanchard, and he did play for the Yankees longer than Nokes, but he just wasn’t very productive outside of one big year. He hit .245/.325/.461 and was not know for his defense either. Maybe that’s enough to lift him over Nokes at a weak uniform number, but I went the other way. For what it’s worth (and I don’t mean this as an end all), Blanchard was worth 5.1 WARP compared to 5.7 WARP for Nokes. Definitely a close one!

]]> By: Alex Putterman http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4611 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:27:04 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4611 Thanks for reading! I’ll re-post my comment from above about Rickey vs. Cano:

While Rickey had some awesome years for the Yankees, but I’ll still take Cano’s eight seasons in number 24.

For comparison:

Rickey for the Yankees – 27.1 WARP
Cano wearing number 24 for the Yankees – 32 WARP

Cano has the slight edge and Cano also gets some bonus points for being on the team so long. Definitely close, but I’ll take Cano.

]]> By: Alex Putterman http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4610 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:25:57 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4610 Rickey did wear 24 for the Yankees, but while he had some awesome years for the Yankees, but I’ll still take Cano’s eight seasons in number 24.

For comparison:

Rickey for the Yankees – 27.1 WARP
Cano wearing number 24 for the Yankees – 32 WARP

Cano has the slight edge and Cano also gets some bonus points for being on the team so long. Definitely close, but I’ll take Cano.

]]> By: Tommy lynch http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4608 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 01:47:27 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4608 This was a great peace how about at number 41 big cliff Johnson a big part of the 77 and 78 world champion teams

]]> By: mick http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4600 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:00:09 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4600 You really should read “Yankees By the Numbers. It’s a great book, and much more in depth than this trivial, subjective tripe.

]]> By: Reb http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4599 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:52:07 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4599 This is fantastic, thanks for compiling, but I feel you missed a great one. Number 24, Rickey Henderson, he had some awesome fun years to watch.

]]> By: Eric Hoover http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4598 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:14:37 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4598 While Matt Nokes had a good tenure with the Yankees, he couldn’t hold a candle to Johnny Blanchard who also wore #38. Blanchard played catcher, first base and the outfield and hit for power for the Yankees during the late fifties to the mid sixties.

]]> By: UsualNoise http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/07/who-wore-it-best-the-top-yankees-by-uniform-number/#comment-4588 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:22:30 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2255#comment-4588 Didn’t Rickey Henderson wear 24 as well? Just curious about how he compared to Cano in his Yankee years.

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