Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Bob Caruthers
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 all-time
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Caruthers had the higher peak, 72.8 wins added to 47.1 across his seven best seasons. Kershaw built more over a full career, 81.4 to 79.3.
Clayton Kershaw is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 all-time
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008–2025
64.2
Score, No. 62 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 | Clayton Kershaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 76.0(better) | Score | 64.2 |
| 79.3 | Wins added, career | 81.4(better) |
| 72.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 47.1 |
| 27(better) | All-time rank | 62 |
| 10 | ||
| Pitching | ||
| 218 | Wins | 223(better) |
| 99 | Losses | 96 |
| 2,828.2 | Innings | 2,855.1(better) |
| 900 | Strikeouts | 3,052(better) |
| 2.83 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Seasons |
|---|
| 18 |
| 2.53(better) |
| 1.16 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.02(better) |
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