In honor of Mark DeRosa's career, which has possibly come to an end (or if not, is quite close to an end), some WAR Graphs...
DeRosa's career actually compares favorably with that of Aaron Boone, a more celebrated player.
Their cumulative WAR by age is illustrative of the fact that DeRosa's peak came late in his career --
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But alas, there are perhaps some better comps, like others that played a variety of positions:
Again, we see how late DeRosa's peak has occurred
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Lastly, DeRosa's career, by fWAR, is somewhat similar to that of former SF Giant Jeffrey Leonard, who tailed off in his early 30s...
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