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Babe Ruth
New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 40.4 over a career, and 83.8 to 34.1 across his seven best seasons.
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New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 all-time
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Chicago Cubs, 1936–1953
37.3
Score, No. 490 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.
| Babe Ruth | Bill Nicholson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 135.5(better) | Score | 37.3 |
| 187.2(better) | Wins added, career | 40.4 |
| 83.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 34.1 |
| 1(better) | All-time rank | 490 |
| 22 | Seasons | 16 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,503(better) | Games | 1,677 |
| 2,873(better) | Hits | 1,484 |
| 714(better) | Home runs | 235 |
| 2,217(better) | Runs batted in | 948 |
| 123 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 27 |
| .342(better) | Batting average | .268 |
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| .474(better) | On-base percentage | .365 |
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| .690(better) | Slugging percentage | .465 |
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