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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 7.2 over a career, and 43.1 to 9.1 across his seven best seasons.
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Oakland Athletics, 1995–2014
49.7
Score, No. 186 all-time
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Colorado Rockies, 1991–2004
8.1
Score, No. 3959 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 | John Vander Wal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 49.7(better) | Score | 8.1 |
| 56.3(better) | Wins added, career | 7.2 |
| 43.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 9.1 |
| 186(better) | All-time rank | 3,959 |
| 20 | Seasons | 14 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,260(better) | Games | 1,372 |
| 2,010(better) | Hits | 717 |
| 440(better) | Home runs | 97 |
| 1,441(better) | Runs batted in | 430 |
| 20 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 38(better) |
| .277(better) | Batting average | .261 |
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| .399(better) | On-base percentage | .351 |
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| .516(better) | Slugging percentage | .441 |
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