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Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 47.2 over a career, and 74.0 to 33.9 across his seven best seasons.
second base
St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 all-time
shortstop
St. Louis Browns, 1941–1955
40.5
Score, No. 389 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.
| Rogers Hornsby | Vern Stephens | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 99.6(better) | Score | 40.5 |
| 125.2(better) | Wins added, career | 47.2 |
| 74.0(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 33.9 |
| 7(better) | All-time rank | 389 |
| 23 | Seasons | 15 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,259(better) | Games | 1,720 |
| 2,930(better) | Hits | 1,859 |
| 301(better) | Home runs | 247 |
| 1,584(better) | Runs batted in | 1,174 |
| 135 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 25 |
| .358(better) | Batting average | .286 |
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| .434(better) | On-base percentage | .355 |
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| .577(better) | Slugging percentage | .460 |
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