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Gary Sheffield
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
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Piazza had the higher peak, 50.3 wins added to 46.0 across his seven best seasons. Sheffield built more over a full career, 82.8 to 75.5.
right field
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
catcher
New York Mets, 1992–2007
62.9
Score, No. 72 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.
| Gary Sheffield | Mike Piazza | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.4(better) | Score | 62.9 |
| 82.8(better) | Wins added, career | 75.5 |
| 46.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 50.3(better) |
| 61(better) | All-time rank | 72 |
| 22 | Seasons | 16 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,576(better) | Games | 1,912 |
| 2,689(better) | Hits | 2,127 |
| 509(better) | Home runs | 427 |
| 1,676(better) | Runs batted in | 1,335 |
| 253 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 17 |
| .292 | Batting average | .308(better) |
|---|
| .393(better) | On-base percentage | .377 |
|---|
| .514 | Slugging percentage | .545(better) |
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