Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Chris Sale
Chicago White Sox, 2010–2025
45.8
Score, No. 265 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 52.7 over a career, and 83.8 to 38.9 across his seven best seasons.
Chris Sale is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 2010–2025
45.8
Score, No. 265 all-time
right field
New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 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.
| Chris Sale | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 45.8 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 52.7 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 38.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 265 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 15 | Seasons | 22 |
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.