Can you name the MLB players with the most career WAR and who have unique last names among all major leaguers? by DJC83

Can you name the MLB players with the most career WAR and who have unique last names among all major leaguers?

created by DJC83

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Source: Baseball Reference
Data runs from 1876-2010. Minimum 45 career WAR. A player's primary team is the one he played the most games with. Seasons listed are the first and last of the player's entire major league career.
Career WAR here includes offensive, defensive, and pitching WAR. See first post for team/franchise abbreviations.
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WAR	Player	Primary Team (Seasons)
190.0		NYY (1914-1935)
132.9		CLE (1907-1928)
127.8		STL (1915-1937)
127.8		STL (1941-1963)
120.2		NYY (1951-1968)
118.4		NYY (1923-1939)
106.1		NYM (1967-1986)
104.2		CLE (1896-1916)
95.2		PHA (1925-1945)
91.0		DET (1953-1974)
89.7		MLN (1942-1965)
88.9		CHC (1876-1897)
88.7		BOS (1961-1983)
87.6		MIN (1970-1992)
86.9		PHI (1965-1988)
80.9		DET (1924-1942)
79.1		MIN (1967-1985)
75.9		CHC (1891-1911)
74.8		STL (1919-1937)
74.8		MIL (1978-1998)
74.6		BAL (1991-2008)
71.4		STL (1884-1893)
71.3		CIN (1967-1983)
70.3		CLE (1991-2010)
70.2		STL (1936-1953)
69.8		LAD (1956-1969)
69.6		CIN (1881-1894)

WAR	Player	Primary Team (Seasons)
69.4		DET (1914-1932)
69.3		CHW (1930-1950)
68.3		STL (1993-2010)
67.6		CAL (1970-1986)
67.3		CHW (1969-1993)
67.3		NYY (1924-1947)
66.4		CHC (1960-1974)
66.2		HOU (1988-2007)
66.1		PHI (1996-2010)
65.3		ATL (1988-2009)
65.1		SFG (1959-1980)
63.3		FLA (1988-2009)
63.1		OAK (1986-2001)
63.0		WSH (1921-1938)
62.7		SFG (1960-1975)
62.1		NYG (1889-1901)
61.1		MIN (1954-1975)
60.9		PIT (1888-1907)
60.8		NYY (1892-1910)
59.7		NYY (1973-1995)
59.4		BOS (1964-1982)
59.1		NYM (1992-2007)
58.3		OAK (1975-1998)
58.2		CBL (1879-1895)
58.0		PHI (1948-1962)
57.9		COL (1997-2010)
57.9		CIN (1882-1899)

WAR	Player	Primary Team (Seasons)
57.5		DET (1939-1955)
57.5		PIT (1962-1982)
57.4		BSN (1882-1892)
57.1		DET (1955-1971)
57.0		CHW (1963-1989)
56.8		TOR (1989-2005)
56.0		CLE (1938-1952)
55.8		STL (1932-1948)
55.0		DET (1973-1993)
54.8		CHC (1932-1947)
54.4		KCR (1984-2001)
53.5		LAD (1983-2000)
53.3		NYM (1967-1985)
53.2		TOR (1998-2010)
53.0		TOR (1979-1998)
53.0		BSN (1889-1899)
52.8		CHW (1949-1980)
52.0		LAD (1971-1987)
51.8		CHC (1897-1913)
51.3		CHW (1914-1933)
50.2		SLB (1916-1928)
49.9		CHW (1956-1973)
49.9		KCR (1989-2004)
49.9		NYM (1984-2000)
49.7		NYY (1995-2010)
49.5		NYG (1899-1908)
49.3		CIN (1958-1975)

WAR	Player	Primary Team (Seasons)
49.2		CHC (1902-1916)
48.7		LAD (1955-1966)
48.7		OAK (1969-1983)
48.4		CIN (1912-1933)
48.3		KCR (1995-2010)
48.3		NYY (1926-1939)
47.9		BOS (1987-2004)
47.7		BOS (1937-1951)
47.4		CLE (1947-1959)
47.1		TEX (1969-1986)
47.0		CAL (1984-1999)
46.8		SFG (1958-1974)
46.7		CLE (1955-1968)
46.6		PAA (1880-1893)
46.5		CIN (1913-1931)
46.4		PHI (1915-1930)
46.1		HOU (1999-2010)
46.1		CAL (1961-1978)
46.1		NYG (1887-1903)
45.9		CHC (1879-1892)
45.9		PIT (1946-1955)
45.8		CLE (1919-1936)
45.6		TOR (1984-1998)
45.2		OAK (1964-1983)
45.2		NYM (1963-1985)

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MLB Best Players With Unique Last Names Quiz

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	DJC83:	Apr 23rd, 2011 at 18:17 GMT		4 points
	Team/franchise abbreviations: ANA = Anaheim Angels (1997-2004), ARI = Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-), ATL = Atlanta Braves (1966-), BAL = Baltimore Orioles (1954-), BLO = Baltimore Orioles (1882-99) [defunct], BOS = Boston Red Sox (1901-), BRO = Brooklyn Dodgers (1884-1957), BSN = Boston Braves (1876-1952), BUF = Buffalo Bisons (1879-85) [defunct], CAL = California Angels (1965-96), CBL = Cleveland Blues (1879-84) [defunct], CHC = Chicago Cubs (1876-), CHW = Chicago White Sox (1901-), CIN = Cincinnati Reds (1882-), CLE = Cleveland Indians (1901-), CLV = Cleveland Spiders (1887-99) [defunct], COL = Colorado Rockies (1993-), DET = Detroit Tigers (1901-), DTN = Detroit Wolverines (1881-88) [defunct], FLA = Florida Marlins (1993-), HOU = Houston Astros (1962-), KCA = Kansas City Athletics (1955-67), KCR = Kansas City Royals (1969-), LAA = Los Angeles Angels (1961-64, 2005-), LAD = Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-), LOU = Louisville Colonels (1882-99) [defunct], MIL = Milwaukee Brewers (1970-), MIN = Minnesota Twins (1961-), MLN = Milwaukee Braves (1953-65), MON = Montreal Expos (1969-2004), NYG = New York Giants (1883-1957), NYM = New York Mets (1962-), NYY = New York Yankees (1903-), OAK = Oakland Athletics (1968-), PAA = Philadelphia Athletics (1882-90) [defunct], PHA = Philadelphia Athletics (1901-54), PHI = Philadelphia Phillies (1883-), PIT = Pittsburgh Pirates (1882-), PRO = Providence Grays (1878-85) [defunct], SDP = San Diego Padres (1969-), SEA = Seattle Mariners (1977-), SFG = San Francisco Giants (1958-), SLB = St. Louis Browns (1902-53), STL = St. Louis Cardinals (1882-), TBR = Tampa Bay Rays (1998-), TEX = Texas Rangers (1972-), TOR = Toronto Blue Jays (1977-), WAS = Washington Senators (1891-99) [defunct], WSA = Washington Senators (1961-71), WSH = Washington Senators (1901-60), WSN = Washington Nationals (2005-)

	StLouieLarry:	Apr 24th, 2011 at 18:27 GMT		1 point
	This is a good quiz because you can't just guess with answers like Johnson, Smith, Jones, et al.

	king21:	Apr 25th, 2011 at 00:13 GMT		1 point
	I think you should put an * next to current players- it took me a few minutes to realize that 2010 didn't necessarily mean that's when the player retired. Otherwise this quiz is fantastic.