Eddie Mathews is well ahead of Bob Elliott

Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 53.2 over a career, and 54.7 to 37.0 across his seven best seasons.

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Bob Elliott

Pittsburgh Pirates, 1939–1953

45.1

Score, No. 287 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 Elliott		Eddie Mathews
45.1	Score	72.9(better)
53.2	Wins added, career	91.1(better)
37.0	Wins added, best 7 seasons	54.7(better)
287	All-time rank	37(better)
15	Seasons	17
Hitting
1,978	Games	2,391(better)
2,061	Hits	2,315(better)
170	Home runs	512(better)
1,195	Runs batted in	1,453(better)
60	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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