Fred McGriff is well ahead of B. J. Upton

McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 20.1 over a career, and 34.8 to 20.4 across his seven best seasons.

center field

B. J. Upton

Tampa Bay Rays, 2004–2016

20.3

Score, No. 1555 all-time

first base

Fred McGriff

Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004

45.8

Score, No. 262 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
B. J. Upton		Fred McGriff
20.3	Score	45.8(better)
20.1	Wins added, career	56.8(better)
20.4	Wins added, best 7 seasons	34.8(better)
1,555	All-time rank	262(better)
12	Seasons	19
Hitting
1,469	Games	2,460(better)
1,260	Hits	2,490(better)
164	Home runs	493(better)
586	Runs batted in	1,550(better)
300

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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