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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1984 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Derek+Bain
Identify the 1984 Mets leaders in total Win Shares based on the Hardball Retrospective “Original” rosters. Each player is listed as a member of the “original” team that he signed his first professional contract with. Ken Griffey Jr. would be a member of the Mariners for the duration of his career in this scenario while Mike Piazza is considered a member of the Dodgers.
| 1984 | Darryl Strawberry | 24.6 |
| 1984 | Mookie Wilson | 23.0 |
| 1984 | Hubie Brooks | 21.8 |
| 1984 | Dwight Gooden | 17.9 |
| 1984 | Jody Davis | 17.7 |
| 1984 | Wally Backman | 17.6 |
| 1984 | Tom Seaver | 15.7 |
| 1984 | Jerry Koosman | 12.7 |
| 1984 | Jeff Reardon | 11.6 |
| 1984 | Juan Berenguer | 9.5 |
| 1984 | Nolan Ryan | 9.5 |
Correctly answered by Bryan Hartman and Patrick Lachaine