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Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox, 1961–1983
59.5
Score, No. 89 all-time
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Williams leads on both counts: 134.4 wins added to 75.8 over a career, and 73.3 to 43.2 across his seven best seasons.
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Boston Red Sox, 1961–1983
59.5
Score, No. 89 all-time
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Boston Red Sox, 1939–1960
103.9
Score, No. 6 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.
| Carl Yastrzemski | Ted Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 59.5 | Score | 103.9(better) |
| 75.8 | Wins added, career | 134.4(better) |
| 43.2 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 73.3(better) |
| 89 | All-time rank | 6(better) |
| 23 | Seasons | 19 |
| Hitting | ||
| 3,308(better) | Games | 2,292 |
| 3,419(better) | Hits | 2,654 |
| 452 | Home runs | 521(better) |
| 1,844(better) | Runs batted in | 1,839 |
| 168 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 24 |
| .285 | Batting average | .344(better) |
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| .379 | On-base percentage | .482(better) |
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| .462 | Slugging percentage | .634(better) |
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