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 34.1 over a career, and 66.8 to 22.2 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930
96.1
Score, No. 9 all-time
starting pitcher
Kansas City Royals, 1988–2009
28.1
Score, No. 899 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 | Tom Gordon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 96.1(better) | Score | 28.1 |
| 125.5(better) | Wins added, career | 34.1 |
| 66.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 22.2 |
| 9(better) | All-time rank | 899 |
| 20 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 373(better) | Wins | 138 |
| 208 | Losses | 126 |
| 5,190.0(better) | Innings | 2,108.0 |
| 2,198(better) | Strikeouts | 1,928 |
| 2.56(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.96 |
| 1.12(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.36 |
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