Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Bill Lee
Boston Red Sox, 1969–1982
27.1
Score, No. 958 all-time
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Martinez leads on both counts: 78.9 wins added to 27.8 over a career, and 53.3 to 26.4 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Boston Red Sox, 1969–1982
27.1
Score, No. 958 all-time
starting pitcher
Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009
66.1
Score, No. 54 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.
| Bill Lee | Pedro Martinez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 27.1 | Score | 66.1(better) |
| 27.8 | Wins added, career | 78.9(better) |
| 26.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 53.3(better) |
| 958 | All-time rank | 54(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 18 |
| Pitching | ||
| 119 | Wins | 219(better) |
| 90 | Losses | 100 |
| 1,944.1 | Innings | 2,827.1(better) |
| 713 | Strikeouts | 3,154(better) |
| 3.62 | Earned run average | 2.93(better) |
| 1.36 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.05(better) |
The dot marks the better number in each row.