Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Bill Lee
Chicago Cubs, 1934–1947
35.7
Score, No. 549 all-time
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Alexander leads on both counts: 125.5 wins added to 37.0 over a career, and 66.8 to 34.4 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Chicago Cubs, 1934–1947
35.7
Score, No. 549 all-time
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930
96.1
Score, No. 9 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.
| Bill Lee | Pete Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 35.7 | Score | 96.1(better) |
| 37.0 | Wins added, career | 125.5(better) |
| 34.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 66.8(better) |
| 549 | All-time rank | 9(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 20 |
| Pitching | ||
| 169 | Wins | 373(better) |
| 157 | Losses | 208 |
| 2,864.0 | Innings | 5,190.0(better) |
| 998 | Strikeouts | 2,198(better) |
| 3.54 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.56(better) |
| 1.34 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.12(better) |
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