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Fred McGriff
Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004
45.8
Score, No. 262 all-time
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McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 4.8 over a career, and 34.8 to 5.5 across his seven best seasons.
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Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004
45.8
Score, No. 262 all-time
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Tampa Bay Rays, 2007–2017
5.2
Score, No. 5154 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.
| Fred McGriff | Justin Ruggiano | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 45.8(better) | Score | 5.2 |
| 56.8(better) | Wins added, career | 4.8 |
| 34.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 5.5 |
| 262(better) | All-time rank | 5,154 |
| 19 | Seasons | 9 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,460(better) | Games | 483 |
| 2,490(better) | Hits | 343 |
| 493(better) | Home runs | 53 |
| 1,550(better) | Runs batted in | 163 |
| 72(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 40 |
| .284(better) | Batting average | .256 |
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| .377(better) | On-base percentage | .318 |
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| .509(better) | Slugging percentage | .434 |
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