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Gary Sheffield
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
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Sheffield leads on both counts: 82.8 wins added to 59.2 over a career, and 46.0 to 39.0 across his seven best seasons.
right field
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
catcher
St. Louis Cardinals, 1968–1988
49.1
Score, No. 193 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 | Ted Simmons | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.4(better) | Score | 49.1 |
| 82.8(better) | Wins added, career | 59.2 |
| 46.0(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 39.0 |
| 61(better) | All-time rank | 193 |
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,576(better) | Games | 2,456 |
| 2,689(better) | Hits | 2,472 |
| 509(better) | Home runs | 248 |
| 1,676(better) | Runs batted in | 1,389 |
| 253 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 21 |
| .292(better) | Batting average | .285 |
|---|
| .393(better) | On-base percentage | .348 |
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| .514(better) | Slugging percentage | .437 |
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