Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
David Ortiz
Boston Red Sox, 1997–2016
44.9
Score, No. 289 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 55.1 over a career, and 83.8 to 34.8 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Boston Red Sox, 1997–2016
44.9
Score, No. 289 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.
| David Ortiz | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 44.9 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 55.1 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 34.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 289 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 20 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,408 | Games | 2,503(better) |
| 2,472 | Hits | 2,873(better) |
| 541 | Home runs | 714(better) |
| 1,768 | Runs batted in | 2,217(better) |
| 17 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 123(better) |
| .286 | Batting average | .342(better) |
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| .380 | On-base percentage | .474(better) |
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| .552 | Slugging percentage | .690(better) |
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