Based on my research for Hardball Retrospective, the following table reveals the average and total Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for every franchise based on the players that were drafted and signed to their first professional Major…

Round Name WS 11 Andre Dawson 217.1 11 Mark Grudzielanek 45.1 20 F. P. Santangelo 37.5 11 John Lannan 35.9 21 David Palmer 35.5 18 Dale Murray 31.1 12 Craig Stammen 25.8 14 Jamey Carroll 19.7 18 Kirk Rueter 18…

Round Name WS 13 Alex S. Gonzalez 60.3 32 Kevin Pillar 58.6 43 Orlando Hudson 55.2 17 Reed Johnson 48.8 28 Woody Williams 36.9 54 Chris Woodward 26.9 24 Jesse Litsch 23.7 19 Ryan Tepera 19.2 15 Drew Hutchison 13.2…

Round Name WS 17 Ian Kinsler 148.1 25 Mike Hargrove 105.3 15 Pete M. O’Brien 103.9 39 Kenny Rogers 70.4 17 Mitch Moreland 61.8 25 Derek Holland 51.3 26 Dave Schmidt 32.6 43 Steve Foucault 32.1 30 Scott Feldman 30.7…

Round Name WS 16 James Shields 80.8 31 Kevin Kiermaier 62 18 Jonny Gomes 32.7 12 John Jaso 19.8 13 Andy Sonnanstine 15.3 16 Jared Sandberg 12.7 89 Travis Phelps 7.9 32 Joey Gathright 5.6 34 Chad Gaudin 4 24…

Round Name WS 13 Albert Pujols 373.1 13 Matt Carpenter 173.5 42 Keith Hernandez 169.4 26 Bob Forsch 129.8 37 Bake McBride 56.8 13 Danny Cox 54.9 22 Jaime Garcia 49 29 John Denny 48.6 23 Matt Adams 43.3 19…

Round Name WS 13 Jack Clark 160.4 11 Chili Davis 104.7 20 Gary Lavelle 102.7 50 Marvin Benard 72.9 15 Bill Mueller 67.3 24 Ed Halicki 56.3 24 Brian Wilson 51.8 28 Sergio Romo 51.6 22 Ron Bryant 41.5 27…

Round Name WS 11 Michael Saunders 47.5 12 Joel Pineiro 45.1 23 Ryan Franklin 35.9 13 Ed Vande Berg 28.2 16 John Moses 13.2 13 Shawn Kelley 9.7 22 Darren Bragg 9 13 Rafael Carmona 8.1 12 Karl Best 8.1…

Round Name WS 15 Jake Peavy 88.1 18 Eric Show 86.5 17 Brian Lawrence 35.7 19 Gary Lucas 34.8 11 Mat Latos 23.6 15 Broderick Perkins 23.2 42 Kyle Blanks 20.3 12 Jerald Clark 19.7 20 Tim Worrell 15.3 12…

Round Name WS 14 Dave Parker 199.7 18 Bob Moose 68.2 14 Bruce Kison 68 25 Nate McLouth 48.6 23 Ed Ott 47.4 12 John Smiley 45.5 53 Rob Mackowiak 44.7 20 Zach Duke 37.1 18 Randy Tomlin 32.7 12…