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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 30.1 over a career, and 83.8 to 26.8 across his seven best seasons.
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New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 all-time
catcher
New York Yankees, 1948–1968
28.4
Score, No. 876 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 | Elston Howard | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 135.5(better) | Score | 28.4 |
| 187.2(better) | Wins added, career | 30.1 |
| 83.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 26.8 |
| 1(better) | All-time rank | 876 |
| 22 | Seasons | 15 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,503(better) | Games | 1,625 |
| 2,873(better) | Hits | 1,491 |
| 714(better) | Home runs | 168 |
| 2,217(better) | Runs batted in | 775 |
| 123 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 10 |
| .342(better) | Batting average | .274 |
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| .474(better) | On-base percentage | .321 |
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| .690(better) | Slugging percentage | .427 |
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