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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 115.8 over a career, and 83.8 to 57.0 across his seven best seasons.
right field
New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 all-time
shortstop
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1897–1917
86.4
Score, No. 18 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 | Honus Wagner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 135.5(better) | Score | 86.4 |
| 187.2(better) | Wins added, career | 115.8 |
| 83.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.0 |
| 1(better) | All-time rank | 18 |
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,503 | Games | 2,794(better) |
| 2,873 | Hits | 3,420(better) |
| 714(better) | Home runs | 101 |
| 2,217(better) | Runs batted in | 1,733 |
| 123 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 723(better) |
| .342(better) | Batting average | .328 |
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| .474(better) | On-base percentage | .391 |
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| .690(better) | Slugging percentage | .467 |
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