Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Billy Wagner
Houston Astros, 1995–2010
24.8
Score, No. 1109 all-time
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Wilhelm leads on both counts: 49.4 wins added to 29.7 over a career, and 27.0 to 19.9 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
Houston Astros, 1995–2010
24.8
Score, No. 1109 all-time
relief pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 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 Wagner | Hoyt Wilhelm | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 24.8 | Score | 38.2(better) |
| 29.7 | Wins added, career | 49.4(better) |
| 19.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 27.0(better) |
| 1,109 | All-time rank | 465(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 47 | Wins | 143(better) |
| 40 | Losses | 122 |
| 422(better) | Saves | 227 |
| 903.0 | Innings | 2,254.1(better) |
| 1,196 | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 1,610(better) |
| 2.31(better) | Earned run average | 2.52 |
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| 1.00(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.12 |
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