This unspectacular graph is the career (consecutive) WAR for "Neon" Deion "Prime Time" Sanders.

Unspectacular until you think about this: baseball was a hobby for him. Missing are his comeback 1997 and 2001 seasons, but from 1989-1995 he never played more 97 games and only played 90 or more three times. He made the Majors without ever playing in the minors, and he only played 2 games in the minors in his career until his 2000 comeback attempt. He was dedicating most of his time to being the best cornerback in the NFL, not baseball; often playing games in the same week he chased receivers all over astroturf (often playing both ways).

He averaged a 1.1 WAR during that period, once putting up 2.6. Think about that: he was above replacement level and most seasons not too far below average while playing part-time seasons as a, basically, a time killer while not being a Hall of Fame football player. His rate was a 3.0 WAR per 600 PA. All things considered, that is just freakish.

I'm a football fan first, and the Dallas Cowboys mean more to me than almost anything in the world. So as a kid in the 90s, Deion was probably my favorite athlete. His personality (which would probably annoy me today), his athletic ability, his being everywhere, his playing both ways in football and both games, his style, his speed, everything was just so incredible to me. It's only now occuring to me how unbelievable the level he was able to play at in baseball while devoting his time to dominating the NFL was, though.