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 23.9 over a career, and 42.1 to 18.7 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004
54.0
Score, No. 138 all-time
designated hitter
New York Yankees, 1969–1985
21.3
Score, No. 1439 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 | Oscar Gamble | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 54.0(better) | Score | 21.3 |
| 66.0(better) | Wins added, career | 23.9 |
| 42.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 18.7 |
| 138(better) | All-time rank | 1,439 |
| 18 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,055(better) | Games | 1,584 |
| 2,247(better) | Hits | 1,195 |
| 309(better) | Home runs | 200 |
| 1,261(better) | Runs batted in | 666 |
| 49(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 47 |
| .312(better) | Batting average | .265 |
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| .418(better) | On-base percentage | .356 |
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| .515(better) | Slugging percentage | .454 |
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