Baseball by the Numbers: The war over pitching WAR

White Sox starter Lucas Giolito fares far better in terms of wins above replacement at Baseball-Reference than he does at Fangraphs. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

With a 3.54 ERA that easily leads White Sox starters, Lucas Giolito is by far the staff leader with 2.1 wins above replacement at Baseball-Reference.com.

At Fangraphs.com, however, Giolito’s WAR is only 1.3, with Dylan Cease and his 4.38 ERA right behind at 1.0 fWAR.