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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 17.8 over a career, and 43.6 to 16.9 across his seven best seasons.
third base
Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 all-time
second base
Kansas City Royals, 2016–2024
17.4
Score, No. 1914 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 | Whit Merrifield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 60.1(better) | Score | 17.4 |
| 76.7(better) | Wins added, career | 17.8 |
| 43.6(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 16.9 |
| 84(better) | All-time rank | 1,914 |
| 21 | Seasons | 9 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,707(better) | Games | 1,147 |
| 3,154(better) | Hits | 1,249 |
| 317(better) | Home runs | 94 |
| 1,596(better) | Runs batted in | 485 |
| 201 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 218(better) |
| .305(better) | Batting average | .280 |
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| .369(better) | On-base percentage | .328 |
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| .487(better) | Slugging percentage | .413 |
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