Can you name the player with the best career WAR by year of debut? by DJC83

Can you name the player with the best career WAR by year of debut?

created by DJC83

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Source: Baseball Reference
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) figures listed are combined totals for pitching, offense, and defense. "Debut" here means first year in majors (1876-present). Press F11 if you cannot see the whole quiz.
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Year	Player	WAR
1876		88.9
1877		32.5
1878		64.9
1879		81.7
1880		87.2
1881		69.6
1882		81.3
1883		28.2
1884		71.4
1885		46.7
1886		53.1
1887		46.1
1888		74.7
1889		62.1
1890		143.2
1891		75.9
1892		60.8
1893		25.1
1894		73.4
1895		53.0
1896		104.2
1897		134.5
1898		56.7
1899		76.6
1900		90.7
1901		76.8
1902		49.2
1903		55.6
1904		59.1
1905		159.5
1906		126.7
1907		139.8
1908		63.7
1909		57.8

Year	Player	WAR
1910		50.6
1911		106.8
1912		48.5
1913		46.5
1914		190.0
1915		127.8
1916		50.2
1917		36.2
1918		45.1
1919		74.8
1920		48.4
1921		63.0
1922		50.3
1923		118.4
1924		80.9
1925		95.2
1926		109.3
1927		53.3
1928		63.6
1929		45.0
1930		69.3
1931		55.6
1932		75.6
1933		53.2
1934		44.0
1935		36.1
1936		83.6
1937		47.7
1938		56.0
1939		125.3
1940		66.7
1941		127.8
1942		89.7
1943		44.6

Year	Player	WAR
1944		34.8
1945		51.8
1946		61.9
1947		67.5
1948		82.7
1949		52.8
1950		56.8
1951		154.7
1952		98.3
1953		91.0
1954		141.6
1955		83.8
1956		107.4
1957		42.1
1958		52.9
1959		91.8
1960		66.4
1961		88.7
1962		90.5
1963		103.5
1964		93.0
1965		86.9
1966		80.5
1967		106.1
1968		57.0
1969		67.3
1970		87.6
1971		52.0
1972		108.3
1973		85.0
1974		76.9
1975		60.5
1976		57.0
1977		69.7

Year	Player	WAR
1978		74.8
1979		113.1
1980		40.7
1981		89.9
1982		89.0
1983		53.5
1984		128.8
1985		41.7
1986		171.8
1987		71.6
1988		89.6
1989		78.5
1990		75.9
1991		79.9
1992		73.5
1993		80.1
1994		101.9
1995		70.1
1996		66.1
1997		57.9
1998		56.5
1999		46.7
2000		47.0
2001		83.8
2002		27.4
2003		38.7
2004		38.7
2005		29.0
2006		19.9
2007		18.3
2008		18.1
1907	18.1

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Best MLB Player by Year of Debut Quiz

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	Flags12345:	Nov 29th, 2010 at 12:04 GMT	1 point
	Teams would be nice

	sinatra22:	Nov 29th, 2010 at 16:14 GMT	1 point
	Awesome quiz man! I can't believe I only guessed 86. In case anyone is interested, the leader for 2009 is a tie between Andrew McCutchen and Andrew Bailey. For 2010, it's Jason Heyward.

	anevilfrog:	Nov 29th, 2010 at 19:43 GMT	1 point
	Yeah, this is a great quiz.