Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Jose Quintana
Chicago White Sox, 2012–2025
26.4
Score, No. 997 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 30.0 over a career, and 74.0 to 22.8 across his seven best seasons.
Jose Quintana is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 2012–2025
26.4
Score, No. 997 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.
| Jose Quintana | Rogers Hornsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 26.4 | Score | 99.6(better) |
| 30.0 | Wins added, career | 125.2(better) |
| 22.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 74.0(better) |
| 997 | All-time rank | 7(better) |
| 14 | 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.