Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Andy Messersmith
California Angels, 1968–1979
39.2
Score, No. 431 all-time
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Caruthers leads on both counts: 79.3 wins added to 41.7 over a career, and 72.8 to 36.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
California Angels, 1968–1979
39.2
Score, No. 431 all-time
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 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.
| Andy Messersmith | Bob Caruthers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 39.2 | Score | 76.0(better) |
| 41.7 | Wins added, career | 79.3(better) |
| 36.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 72.8(better) |
| 431 | All-time rank | 27(better) |
| 12 | Seasons | 10 |
| Pitching | ||
| 130 | Wins | 218(better) |
| 99 | Losses | 99 |
| 2,230.1 | Innings | 2,828.2(better) |
| 1,625(better) | Strikeouts | 900 |
| 2.86 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.83(better) |
| 1.14(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.16 |
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