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Jason Giambi
Oakland Athletics, 1995–2014
49.7
Score, No. 186 all-time
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Giambi leads on both counts: 56.3 wins added to 6.8 over a career, and 43.1 to 6.6 across his seven best seasons.
first base
Oakland Athletics, 1995–2014
49.7
Score, No. 186 all-time
catcher
Chicago Cubs, 1989–2003
6.7
Score, No. 4471 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.
| Jason Giambi | Joe Girardi | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 49.7(better) | Score | 6.7 |
| 56.3(better) | Wins added, career | 6.8 |
| 43.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 6.6 |
| 186(better) | All-time rank | 4,471 |
| 20 | Seasons | 15 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,260(better) | Games | 1,277 |
| 2,010(better) | Hits | 1,100 |
| 440(better) | Home runs | 36 |
| 1,441(better) | Runs batted in | 422 |
| 20 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 44(better) |
| .277(better) | Batting average | .267 |
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| .399(better) | On-base percentage | .315 |
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| .516(better) | Slugging percentage | .350 |
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