Baseball GOATshortstop
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 all-time
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Rodriguez leads on both counts: 106.0 wins added to 41.9 over a career, and 57.9 to 29.7 across his seven best seasons.
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 all-time
designated hitter
Texas Rangers, 2005–2023
35.8
Score, No. 538 all-time
Wins added is how many extra games a player’s teams won because they had him and not a replacement-level player, the kind of fill-in any team can find. In one season, 2 is a solid regular, 5 is an All-Star and 8 or more is an MVP-level year. Score is the average of the career total and the best seven seasons.
| Alex Rodriguez | Nelson Cruz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 81.9(better) | Score | 35.8 |
| 106.0(better) | Wins added, career | 41.9 |
| 57.9(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 29.7 |
| 23(better) | All-time rank | 538 |
| 22 | Seasons | 19 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,784(better) | Games | 2,055 |
| 3,115(better) | Hits | 2,053 |
| 696(better) | Home runs | 464 |
| 2,086(better) | Runs batted in | 1,325 |
| 329 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 84 |
| .295(better) | Batting average | .274 |
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| .380(better) | On-base percentage | .343 |
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| .550(better) | Slugging percentage | .513 |
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