Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox, 1923–1946
58.3
Score, No. 99 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 74.3 over a career, and 86.2 to 42.4 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1923–1946
58.3
Score, No. 99 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 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.
| Ted Lyons | Walter Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 58.3 | Score | 123.0(better) |
| 74.3 | Wins added, career | 159.8(better) |
| 42.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 86.2(better) |
| 99 | All-time rank | 2(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 260 | Wins | 417(better) |
| 230 | Losses | 279 |
| 4,161.0 | Innings | 5,914.2(better) |
| 1,073 | Strikeouts | 3,509(better) |
| 3.67 | Earned run average | 2.17(better) |
| 1.35 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.06(better) |
The dot marks the better number in each row.