How Ohtani's injury affected his projected value

WAR per 162 team games — including future projections* — for Shohei Ohtani by season, 2018-2035, under the following scenarios (click the buttons to toggle):

No Injury With injury

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* Projected future WAR values are based on the 20 batters and 20 pitchers with the most similar career arcs to Ohtani in each respective phase of the game, through the 2023 season.

Chart: Neil Paine/The MessengerSource: Baseball-Reference, FanGraphsCreated with Datawrapper