Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Bob Caruthers
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 all-time
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Caruthers leads on both counts: 79.3 wins added to 42.2 over a career, and 72.8 to 35.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 all-time
starting pitcher
Brooklyn Grooms, 1892–1903
38.9
Score, No. 439 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.
| Bob Caruthers | Brickyard Kennedy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 76.0(better) | Score | 38.9 |
| 79.3(better) | Wins added, career | 42.2 |
| 72.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 35.7 |
| 27(better) | All-time rank | 439 |
| 10 | Seasons | 12 |
| Pitching | ||
| 218(better) | Wins | 187 |
| 99 | Losses | 159 |
| 2,828.2 | Innings | 3,030.0(better) |
| 900(better) | Strikeouts | 799 |
| 2.83(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.96 |
| 1.16(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.48 |
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