75 Wins Above Replacement is quite a number. WAR, while an imperfect statistic when used as an end-all, be-all, still gives a pretty accurate realm of total performance relative to one’s peers, and is a decent enough way of framing just how good certain players have been.
Johnny Bench posted 75 career WAR, for instance, and the Cincinnati Reds legend is widely regarded as the greatest catcher in baseball history. Paul Molitor and Old Hoss Radbourn also were credited with 75 WAR in their careers, at least according to Baseball Reference. If FanGraphs’ version of WAR is more your thing, nary a pitcher in history has been good for exactly 75 WAR, but Hall of Famers Warren Spahn and Robin Roberts both checked in just shy of that number with 74 and change in their great careers.