Ok, so according to some; W.A.R. is one of the many metrics can be used today to better measure a players worth? The old stats and process of "just seeing players play" are no longer relevant. Who could really accurately evaluate how Willie and Joe moved in the OF? How was it done before the "arbitrary, somewhat nebulous, defensive parameters where set (garbage in, garbage out).
I wonder if that thinking applies elsewhere? Like Spouses perhaps? Just where does my Bride of 29 years (today) fit versus "an average replacement wife?" Can I apply defensive metrics to value her range, her wifely skills? If so, versus exactly which measure of "average replacement value would be standard?" My determination, or perhaps Tom Brady (married to Giselle B.) or Roddick (married to Brooklyn D.)?
You new age guys; there must be an improved way to measure her true worth other than what I used 30 years ago, or my Dad used, or my granddad or his dad? Isn't that obvious?