Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Hoyt Wilhelm
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 all-time
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Wilhelm leads on both counts: 49.4 wins added to 26.4 over a career, and 27.0 to 15.7 across his seven best seasons.
Kenley Jansen is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
relief pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 all-time
relief pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2010–2025
21.0
Score, No. 1474 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.
| Hoyt Wilhelm | Kenley Jansen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 38.2(better) | Score | 21.0 |
| 49.4(better) | Wins added, career | 26.4 |
| 27.0(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 15.7 |
| 465(better) | All-time rank | 1,474 |
| 21 | Seasons | 16 |
| Pitching | ||
| 143(better) | Wins | 54 |
| 122 | Losses | 40 |
| 227 | Saves | 476(better) |
| 2,254.1(better) | Innings | 927.1 |
| 1,610(better) | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 1,278 |
| 2.52(better) | Earned run average | 2.57 |
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| 1.12 | Walks and hits per inning | 0.96(better) |
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