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 29.8 over a career, and 27.0 to 18.5 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 all-time
relief pitcher
Chicago Cubs, 1980–1997
24.1
Score, No. 1166 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 | Lee Smith | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 38.2(better) | Score | 24.1 |
| 49.4(better) | Wins added, career | 29.8 |
| 27.0(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 18.5 |
| 465(better) | All-time rank | 1,166 |
| 21 | Seasons | 18 |
| Pitching | ||
| 143(better) | Wins | 71 |
| 122 | Losses | 92 |
| 227 | Saves | 478(better) |
| 2,254.1(better) | Innings | 1,289.1 |
| 1,610(better) | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 1,251 |
| 2.52(better) | Earned run average | 3.03 |
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| 1.12(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.26 |
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