Josh Gibson beats Mickey Cochrane

Gibson leads on both counts: 81.1 wins added to 56.3 over a career, and 51.2 to 39.2 across his seven best seasons.

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Josh Gibson

Homestead Grays, 1930–1946

66.1

Score, No. 53 all-time

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Mickey Cochrane

Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1937

47.8

Score, No. 227 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Josh Gibson		Mickey Cochrane
66.1(better)	Score	47.8
81.1(better)	Wins added, career	56.3
51.2(better)	Wins added, best 7 seasons	39.2
53(better)	All-time rank	227
16	Seasons	13
Hitting
766	Games	1,482(better)
1,007	Hits	1,652(better)
197(better)	Home runs	119
872(better)	Runs batted in	832
44	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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