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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 all-time
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Musial leads on both counts: 120.3 wins added to 65.9 over a career, and 60.8 to 40.5 across his seven best seasons.
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 all-time
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San Francisco Giants, 1959–1980
53.2
Score, No. 148 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.
| Stan Musial | Willie McCovey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 90.5(better) | Score | 53.2 |
| 120.3(better) | Wins added, career | 65.9 |
| 60.8(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 40.5 |
| 14(better) | All-time rank | 148 |
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 3,026(better) | Games | 2,588 |
| 3,630(better) | Hits | 2,211 |
| 475 | Home runs | 521(better) |
| 1,951(better) | Runs batted in | 1,555 |
| 78 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 26 |
| .331(better) | Batting average | .270 |
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| .417(better) | On-base percentage | .374 |
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| .559(better) | Slugging percentage | .515 |
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