Eddie Mathews is well ahead of Bob Bailey

Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 31.2 over a career, and 54.7 to 23.7 across his seven best seasons.

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Bob Bailey

Montreal Expos, 1962–1978

27.4

Score, No. 931 all-time

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Eddie Mathews

Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968

72.9

Score, No. 37 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
Bob Bailey		Eddie Mathews
27.4	Score	72.9(better)
31.2	Wins added, career	91.1(better)
23.7	Wins added, best 7 seasons	54.7(better)
931	All-time rank	37(better)
17	Seasons	17
Hitting
1,931	Games	2,391(better)
1,564	Hits	2,315(better)
189	Home runs	512(better)
773	Runs batted in	1,453(better)
85(better)

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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