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Paul Waner, an Uncommon card
Paul Glee Waner, nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul Waner quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul Waner card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the only postseason appearance of his ______, he hit.333 in the Pirates' 1927 World Series loss against the New York Yankees.
Answer
career. In the only postseason appearance of his career, he hit.333 in the Pirates' 1927 World Series loss against the New York Yankees. From the Paul Waner article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement, he won the ____ NL Most Valuable Player Award in his second season, collecting a team-record 237 hits that year.
Answer
1920s. The greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement, he won the 1927 NL Most Valuable Player Award in his second season, collecting a team-record 237 hits that year. From the Paul Waner article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2016 Detroit Lions season. 2016 Detroit Lions season 88 · Eddie Cheever 82 · Lorena Ochoa 74 · Paul Waner 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement, he won the 1927 NL Most Valuable Player Award in his second season, collecting a team-record 237 hits that year.
- Waner set the team record for doubles in a season three times, including 1932 when he set the NL record for doubles in a season with 62.
- In the only postseason appearance of his career, he hit.333 in the Pirates' 1927 World Series loss against the New York Yankees.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul Waner article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Paul Waner
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paul Waner (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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