Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Milwaukee Braves, 1962–1972
17.6
Score, No. 1879 all-time
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Clemens leads on both counts: 128.0 wins added to 18.2 over a career, and 58.4 to 17.1 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Milwaukee Braves, 1962–1972
17.6
Score, No. 1879 all-time
starting pitcher
Boston Red Sox, 1984–2007
93.2
Score, No. 13 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.
| Denny Lemaster | Roger Clemens | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 17.6 | Score | 93.2(better) |
| 18.2 | Wins added, career | 128.0(better) |
| 17.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 58.4(better) |
| 1,879 | All-time rank | 13(better) |
| 11 | Seasons | 24 |
| Pitching | ||
| 90 | Wins | 354(better) |
| 105 | Losses | 184 |
| 1,787.2 | Innings | 4,916.2(better) |
| 1,305 | Strikeouts | 4,672(better) |
| 3.58 | Earned run average | 3.12(better) |
| 1.29 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.17(better) |
The dot marks the better number in each row.