Mike Trout is well ahead of Casey Kotchman

Trout leads on both counts: 84.9 wins added to 1.2 over a career, and 59.2 to 4.1 across his seven best seasons.

Mike Trout is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.

first base

Casey Kotchman

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2004–2013

2.6

Score, No. 6816 all-time

center field

Mike Trout

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2011–2025

72.0

Score, No. 39 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
Casey Kotchman		Mike Trout
2.6	Score	72.0(better)
1.2	Wins added, career	84.9(better)
4.1	Wins added, best 7 seasons	59.2(better)
6,816	All-time rank	39(better)
10
Hitting
939	Games	1,648(better)
799	Hits	1,754(better)
71	Home runs	404(better)
388	Runs batted in	1,018(better)
14	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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