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Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968
72.9
Score, No. 37 all-time
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Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 53.7 over a career, and 54.7 to 36.8 across his seven best seasons.
Manny Machado is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
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Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968
72.9
Score, No. 37 all-time
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San Diego Padres, 2012–2025
45.2
Score, No. 282 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.
| Eddie Mathews | Manny Machado | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 72.9(better) | Score | 45.2 |
| 91.1(better) | Wins added, career | 53.7 |
| 54.7(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 36.8 |
| 37(better) | All-time rank | 282 |
| 17 | Seasons | 14 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,391(better) | Games | 1,894 |
| 2,315(better) | Hits | 2,069 |
| 512(better) | Home runs | 369 |
| 1,453(better) | Runs batted in | 1,144 |
| 68 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 113(better) |
| .271 | Batting average | .279(better) |
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| .376(better) | On-base percentage | .338 |
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| .509(better) | Slugging percentage | .486 |
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