Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
Edgar Martinez
Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004
54.0
Score, No. 138 all-time
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Martinez leads on both counts: 66.0 wins added to 38.7 over a career, and 42.1 to 21.0 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004
54.0
Score, No. 138 all-time
designated hitter
Chicago White Sox, 1980–2001
29.8
Score, No. 795 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.
| Edgar Martinez | Harold Baines | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 54.0(better) | Score | 29.8 |
| 66.0(better) | Wins added, career | 38.7 |
| 42.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 21.0 |
| 138(better) | All-time rank | 795 |
| 18 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,055 | Games | 2,830(better) |
| 2,247 | Hits | 2,866(better) |
| 309 | Home runs | 384(better) |
| 1,261 | Runs batted in | 1,628(better) |
| 49 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 34 |
| .312(better) | Batting average | .289 |
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| .418(better) | On-base percentage | .356 |
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| .515(better) | Slugging percentage | .465 |
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