This is incorrect: "is in the context of WAR which is what we're talking about" From the context, you mean Wins Above Replacement, and the point of my origina

This is incorrect: "is in the context of WAR which is what we're talking about" From the context, you mean Wins Above Replacement, and the point of my original comment is that this technique should not be applied to war. It gives distorted results. As I pointed out, Hannibal's record would end up getting under-weighted, if you only look at wins. In war, it matters how much you win by. Another example, Germany would have had (even more) difficulty fighting a two front war, in World War I, if the Battle of Tannenberg had been less decisive. Merely winning that battle, by a small margin, would have meant a much faster German loss of the war.