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Cap Anson
Chicago White Stockings, 1871–1897
66.4
Score, No. 51 all-time
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Musial leads on both counts: 120.3 wins added to 94.8 over a career, and 60.8 to 38.0 across his seven best seasons.
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Chicago White Stockings, 1871–1897
66.4
Score, No. 51 all-time
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 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.
| Cap Anson | Stan Musial | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 66.4 | Score | 90.5(better) |
| 94.8 | Wins added, career | 120.3(better) |
| 38.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 60.8(better) |
| 51 | All-time rank | 14(better) |
| 27 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,524 | Games | 3,026(better) |
| 3,435 | Hits | 3,630(better) |
| 97 | Home runs | 475(better) |
| 2,075(better) | Runs batted in | 1,951 |
| 277 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 78 |
| .334(better) | Batting average | .331 |
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| .394 | On-base percentage | .417(better) |
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| .447 | Slugging percentage | .559(better) |
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