Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 71.0 over a career, and 86.2 to 43.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 all-time
starting pitcher
New York Yankees, 1950–1967
57.3
Score, No. 108 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.
| Walter Johnson | Whitey Ford | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 123.0(better) | Score | 57.3 |
| 159.8(better) | Wins added, career | 71.0 |
| 86.2(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 43.7 |
| 2(better) | All-time rank | 108 |
| 21 | Seasons | 16 |
| Pitching | ||
| 417(better) | Wins | 236 |
| 279 | Losses | 106 |
| 5,914.2(better) | Innings | 3,170.1 |
| 3,509(better) | Strikeouts | 1,956 |
| 2.17(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.75 |
| 1.06(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.22 |
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