Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Pete Alexander
Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930
96.1
Score, No. 9 all-time
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Alexander leads on both counts: 125.5 wins added to 49.9 over a career, and 66.8 to 36.6 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930
96.1
Score, No. 9 all-time
right field
Philadelphia Phillies, 1885–1906
43.2
Score, No. 332 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.
| Pete Alexander | Sam Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 96.1(better) | Score | 43.2 |
| 125.5(better) | Wins added, career | 49.9 |
| 66.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 36.6 |
| 9(better) | All-time rank | 332 |
| 20 | Seasons | 15 |
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.