Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001–2013
10.4
Score, No. 3287 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 92.3 wins added to 9.4 over a career, and 56.4 to 11.3 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001–2013
10.4
Score, No. 3287 all-time
starting pitcher
Seattle Mariners, 1988–2009
74.4
Score, No. 34 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.
| Brandon Lyon | Randy Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 10.4 | Score | 74.4(better) |
| 9.4 | Wins added, career | 92.3(better) |
| 11.3 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 56.4(better) |
| 3,287 | All-time rank | 34(better) |
| 12 | Seasons | 22 |
| Pitching | ||
| 42 | Wins | 303(better) |
| 47 | Losses | 166 |
| 79(better) | Saves | 2 |
| 681.1 | Innings | 4,135.1(better) |
| 465 | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 4.16 | Earned run average | 3.29(better) |
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| 1.38 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.17(better) |
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