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 47.1 over a career, and 27.0 to 23.0 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 all-time
relief pitcher
New York Yankees, 1995–2013
35.0
Score, No. 571 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 | Mariano Rivera | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 38.2(better) | Score | 35.0 |
| 49.4(better) | Wins added, career | 47.1 |
| 27.0(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 23.0 |
| 465(better) | All-time rank | 571 |
| 21 | Seasons | 19 |
| Pitching | ||
| 143(better) | Wins | 82 |
| 122 | Losses | 60 |
| 227 | Saves | 652(better) |
| 2,254.1(better) | Innings | 1,283.2 |
| 1,610(better) | Strikeouts | 1,173 |
| 2.52 | Earned run average | 2.21(better) |
| 1.12 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.00(better) |
The dot marks the better number in each row.