Edgar Martinez is well ahead of Gene Larkin

Martinez leads on both counts: 66.0 wins added to 2.2 over a career, and 42.1 to 2.2 across his seven best seasons.

designated hitter

Edgar Martinez

Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004

54.0

Score, No. 138 all-time

designated hitter

Gene Larkin

Minnesota Twins, 1987–1993

2.2

Score, No. 7285 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Edgar Martinez		Gene Larkin
54.0(better)	Score	2.2
66.0(better)	Wins added, career	2.2
42.1(better)	Wins added, best 7 seasons	2.2
138(better)	All-time rank	7,285
18	Seasons	7
Hitting
2,055(better)	Games	758
2,247(better)	Hits	618
309(better)	Home runs	32
1,261(better)	Runs batted in	266
49(better)

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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