Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Cy Young
Cleveland Spiders, 1890–1911
117.9
Score, No. 3 all-time
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Young leads on both counts: 161.4 wins added to 38.6 over a career, and 74.3 to 28.5 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Cleveland Spiders, 1890–1911
117.9
Score, No. 3 all-time
shortstop
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1986–2003
33.5
Score, No. 629 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.
| Cy Young | Jay Bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 117.9(better) | Score | 33.5 |
| 161.4(better) | Wins added, career | 38.6 |
| 74.3(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 28.5 |
| 3(better) | All-time rank | 629 |
| 22 | Seasons | 18 |
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.