Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Joe Niekro
Houston Astros, 1967–1988
28.0
Score, No. 907 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 32.3 over a career, and 74.0 to 23.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Houston Astros, 1967–1988
28.0
Score, No. 907 all-time
second base
St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 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.
| Joe Niekro | Rogers Hornsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 28.0 | Score | 99.6(better) |
| 32.3 | Wins added, career | 125.2(better) |
| 23.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 74.0(better) |
| 907 | All-time rank | 7(better) |
| 22 | Seasons | 23 |
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.