Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Lefty Grove
Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1941
84.0
Score, No. 20 all-time
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Grove leads on both counts: 104.4 wins added to 96.1 over a career, and 63.6 to 52.6 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1941
84.0
Score, No. 20 all-time
second base
Cleveland Naps, 1896–1916
74.3
Score, No. 35 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.
| Lefty Grove | Nap Lajoie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 84.0(better) | Score | 74.3 |
| 104.4(better) | Wins added, career | 96.1 |
| 63.6(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 52.6 |
| 20(better) | All-time rank | 35 |
| 17 | Seasons | 21 |
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.