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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 27.9 over a career, and 54.7 to 26.6 across his seven best seasons.
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Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968
72.9
Score, No. 37 all-time
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Boston Braves, 1911–1919
27.2
Score, No. 947 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 | Red Smith | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 72.9(better) | Score | 27.2 |
| 91.1(better) | Wins added, career | 27.9 |
| 54.7(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 26.6 |
| 37(better) | All-time rank | 947 |
| 17 | Seasons | 9 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,391(better) | Games | 1,117 |
| 2,315(better) | Hits | 1,087 |
| 512(better) | Home runs | 27 |
| 1,453(better) | Runs batted in | 514 |
| 68 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 117(better) |
| .271 | Batting average | .278(better) |
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| .376(better) | On-base percentage | .353 |
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| .509(better) | Slugging percentage | .377 |
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