Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Bob Welch
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1978–1994
35.8
Score, No. 540 all-time
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Caruthers leads on both counts: 79.3 wins added to 42.7 over a career, and 72.8 to 29.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1978–1994
35.8
Score, No. 540 all-time
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 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.
| Bob Welch | Bob Caruthers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 35.8 | Score | 76.0(better) |
| 42.7 | Wins added, career | 79.3(better) |
| 29.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 72.8(better) |
| 540 | All-time rank | 27(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 10 |
| Pitching | ||
| 211 | Wins | 218(better) |
| 146 | Losses | 99 |
| 3,092.0(better) | Innings | 2,828.2 |
| 1,969(better) | Strikeouts | 900 |
| 3.47 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.83(better) |
| 1.27 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.16(better) |
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