Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Kid Nichols
Boston Beaneaters, 1890–1906
95.7
Score, No. 11 all-time
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Nichols leads on both counts: 118.9 wins added to 84.4 over a career, and 72.6 to 44.8 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Boston Beaneaters, 1890–1906
95.7
Score, No. 11 all-time
starting pitcher
Atlanta Braves, 1964–1987
64.6
Score, No. 60 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.
| Kid Nichols | Phil Niekro | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 95.7(better) | Score | 64.6 |
| 118.9(better) | Wins added, career | 84.4 |
| 72.6(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 44.8 |
| 11(better) | All-time rank | 60 |
| 15 | Seasons | 24 |
| Pitching | ||
| 362(better) | Wins | 318 |
| 208 | Losses | 274 |
| 5,067.1 | Innings | 5,404.1(better) |
| 1,881 | Strikeouts | 3,342(better) |
| 2.96(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.35 |
| 1.22(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.27 |
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