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 35.0 over a career, and 72.8 to 30.5 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 all-time
right field
Brooklyn Grooms, 1884–1895
32.7
Score, No. 656 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 | Thomas Burns | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 76.0(better) | Score | 32.7 |
| 79.3(better) | Wins added, career | 35.0 |
| 72.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 30.5 |
| 27(better) | All-time rank | 656 |
| 10 | Seasons | 11 |
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.