Comparing the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers position-by-position
Aug 14, 2015; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Duffy (5) throws to first base against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Another close race, but the two components that give the advantage to Duffy is that he has a greater WAR (4.0), and he has played in 14 more games this year. Turner and Duffy are both huge surprises this year, but taking Duffy out of the lineup would hurt the Giants more than if Turner was taken out of the Dodgers lineup.
Duffy–.305/.342/.466, 10 home runs, 59 RBI, 23 doubles, .961 fielding percentage, and 4.0 WAR.
Turner–.316/.374/.549, 14 home runs, 47 RBI, 20 doubles, .954 fielding percentage, and 3.6 WAR.
Advantage Duffy.
4th Inning: Giants 3–Dodgers 1
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