Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008–2025
64.2
Score, No. 62 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 81.4 over a career, and 83.8 to 47.1 across his seven best seasons.
Clayton Kershaw is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008–2025
64.2
Score, No. 62 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.
| Clayton Kershaw | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.2 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 81.4 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 47.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 62 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 18 | 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.