Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Tom Seaver
New York Mets, 1967–1986
83.0
Score, No. 21 all-time
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Seaver leads on both counts: 107.8 wins added to 17.7 over a career, and 58.2 to 17.9 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
New York Mets, 1967–1986
83.0
Score, No. 21 all-time
left field
New York Mets, 2012–2020
17.8
Score, No. 1849 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.
| Tom Seaver | Yoenis Cespedes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 83.0(better) | Score | 17.8 |
| 107.8(better) | Wins added, career | 17.7 |
| 58.2(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 17.9 |
| 21(better) | All-time rank | 1,849 |
| 20 | Seasons | 8 |
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.