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Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees, 1923–1939
87.1
Score, No. 17 all-time
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Gehrig had the higher peak, 66.1 wins added to 60.8 across his seven best seasons. Musial built more over a full career, 120.3 to 108.1.
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New York Yankees, 1923–1939
87.1
Score, No. 17 all-time
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 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.
| Lou Gehrig | Stan Musial | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 87.1 | Score | 90.5(better) |
| 108.1 | Wins added, career | 120.3(better) |
| 66.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 60.8 |
| 17 | All-time rank | 14(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,164 | Games | 3,026(better) |
| 2,721 | Hits | 3,630(better) |
| 493(better) | Home runs | 475 |
| 1,995(better) | Runs batted in | 1,951 |
| 102 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 78 |
| .340(better) | Batting average | .331 |
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| .447(better) | On-base percentage | .417 |
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| .632(better) | Slugging percentage | .559 |
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