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Adrian Beltre
Texas Rangers, 1998–2018
50.3
Score, No. 179 all-time
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Sheffield leads on both counts: 82.8 wins added to 64.4 over a career, and 46.0 to 36.1 across his seven best seasons.
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Texas Rangers, 1998–2018
50.3
Score, No. 179 all-time
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Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 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.
| Adrian Beltre | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 50.3 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 64.4 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 36.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0(better) |
| 179 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,933(better) | Games | 2,576 |
| 3,166(better) | Hits | 2,689 |
| 477 | Home runs | 509(better) |
| 1,707(better) | Runs batted in | 1,676 |
| 121 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 253(better) |
| .286 | Batting average | .292(better) |
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| .339 | On-base percentage | .393(better) |
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| .480 | Slugging percentage | .514(better) |
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