Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Jose Rijo
Cincinnati Reds, 1984–2002
35.6
Score, No. 553 all-time
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Grove leads on both counts: 104.4 wins added to 35.6 over a career, and 63.6 to 35.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Cincinnati Reds, 1984–2002
35.6
Score, No. 553 all-time
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1941
84.0
Score, No. 20 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 Rijo | Lefty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 35.6 | Score | 84.0(better) |
| 35.6 | Wins added, career | 104.4(better) |
| 35.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 63.6(better) |
| 553 | All-time rank | 20(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 17 |
| Pitching | ||
| 116 | Wins | 300(better) |
| 91 | Losses | 141 |
| 1,880.0 | Innings | 3,940.2(better) |
| 1,606 | Strikeouts | 2,266(better) |
| 3.24 | Earned run average | 3.06(better) |
| 1.26(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.28 |
The dot marks the better number in each row.