Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008–2025
64.2
Score, No. 62 all-time
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Kershaw had the higher peak, 47.1 wins added to 46.0 across his seven best seasons. Sheffield built more over a full career, 82.8 to 81.4.
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
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 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 | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.2 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 81.4 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 47.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0 |
| 62 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 18 | ||
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 |
|---|
| 22 |