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George Brett
Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 all-time
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Brett leads on both counts: 76.7 wins added to 30.9 over a career, and 43.6 to 23.7 across his seven best seasons.
third base
Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 all-time
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Atlanta Braves, 1978–1994
27.3
Score, No. 944 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.
| George Brett | Lonnie Smith | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 60.1(better) | Score | 27.3 |
| 76.7(better) | Wins added, career | 30.9 |
| 43.6(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 23.7 |
| 84(better) | All-time rank | 944 |
| 21 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,707(better) | Games | 1,613 |
| 3,154(better) | Hits | 1,488 |
| 317(better) | Home runs | 98 |
| 1,596(better) | Runs batted in | 533 |
| 201 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 370(better) |
| .305(better) | Batting average | .288 |
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| .369 | On-base percentage | .371(better) |
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| .487(better) | Slugging percentage | .420 |
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