Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Randy Johnson
Seattle Mariners, 1988–2009
74.4
Score, No. 34 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 92.3 wins added to 9.1 over a career, and 56.4 to 9.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Seattle Mariners, 1988–2009
74.4
Score, No. 34 all-time
catcher
Arizona Diamondbacks, 1999–2012
9.0
Score, No. 3661 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.
| Randy Johnson | Rod Barajas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 74.4(better) | Score | 9.0 |
| 92.3(better) | Wins added, career | 9.1 |
| 56.4(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 9.0 |
| 34(better) | All-time rank | 3,661 |
| 22 | Seasons | 14 |
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.