Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
Billy Butler
Kansas City Royals, 2007–2016
15.4
Score, No. 2195 all-time
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Brett leads on both counts: 76.7 wins added to 15.5 over a career, and 43.6 to 15.3 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Kansas City Royals, 2007–2016
15.4
Score, No. 2195 all-time
third base
Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 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.
| Billy Butler | George Brett | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 15.4 | Score | 60.1(better) |
| 15.5 | Wins added, career | 76.7(better) |
| 15.3 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 43.6(better) |
| 2,195 | All-time rank | 84(better) |
| 10 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,414 | Games | 2,707(better) |
| 1,479 | Hits | 3,154(better) |
| 147 | Home runs | 317(better) |
| 728 | Runs batted in | 1,596(better) |
| 5 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 201(better) |
| .290 | Batting average | .305(better) |
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| .354 | On-base percentage | .369(better) |
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| .441 | Slugging percentage | .487(better) |
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