This thing called WAR and Jacoby Ellsbury

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A.L. CF rankings- min 400 PA (currently)

Jacoby Ellsbury
1st in SB (38 with only 5 CS) 12 more than the closest CF
3rd in HRs
3rd in RBI
3rd in SLG%
3rd in OPS
3rd in Total Bases
5th in BA
5th in OBP
Strikes out fewer times than 6 of the CF listed (min 400 PA)

Defensively:
3 assists, 1 error
Fielding % .997, league avg .989
RF (range factor) per 9 inn 2.78, league avg 2.69
RF per game 2.72, league avg also 2.69
He has better numbers than the league average in fielding % and range.

Mike Trout (obviously) and Adam Jones are regarded as two of the best/better CFs in the league and currently ARE leading in the power/run producing stats,

Defensively:

Trout
4 assists and 2 errors
fielding % .994 league avg .989
RF per 9 inn 2.60, league avg 2.69
RF per game 2.59, league avg 2.69

Adam Jones
7 assists and 6 errors
fielding % .983
RF per 9 inn 2.49
RF per game 2.41


And Ellsbury is tied for 5th in "WAR" amoung A.L. CFers. ? lol

Laughable, are they using the same stats we use on planet earth?
In any case, Mr. Ellsbury is doing pretty darn good for himself so far as Yankee.