Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009
66.1
Score, No. 54 all-time
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Martinez leads on both counts: 78.9 wins added to 51.8 over a career, and 53.3 to 32.9 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009
66.1
Score, No. 54 all-time
right field
New York Mets, 1963–1985
42.3
Score, No. 355 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.
| Pedro Martinez | Rusty Staub | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 66.1(better) | Score | 42.3 |
| 78.9(better) | Wins added, career | 51.8 |
| 53.3(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 32.9 |
| 54(better) | All-time rank | 355 |
| 18 | Seasons | 23 |
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.