Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Caleb Smith
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2017–2022
3.8
Score, No. 5953 all-time
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Yelich leads on both counts: 44.0 wins added to 3.8 over a career, and 32.6 to 3.8 across his seven best seasons.
Christian Yelich is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2017–2022
3.8
Score, No. 5953 all-time
left field
Milwaukee Brewers, 2013–2025
38.3
Score, No. 460 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.
| Caleb Smith | Christian Yelich | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 3.8 | Score | 38.3(better) |
| 3.8 | Wins added, career | 44.0(better) |
| 3.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 32.6(better) |
| 5,953 | All-time rank | 460(better) |
| 6 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.
| Seasons |
|---|
| 13 |