Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Dean Chance
Los Angeles Angels, 1961–1971
27.6
Score, No. 925 all-time
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Blyleven leads on both counts: 89.9 wins added to 28.3 over a career, and 46.8 to 26.9 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Angels, 1961–1971
27.6
Score, No. 925 all-time
starting pitcher
Minnesota Twins, 1970–1992
68.4
Score, No. 45 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.
| Dean Chance | Bert Blyleven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 27.6 | Score | 68.4(better) |
| 28.3 | Wins added, career | 89.9(better) |
| 26.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.8(better) |
| 925 | All-time rank | 45(better) |
| 11 | Seasons | 22 |
| Pitching | ||
| 128 | Wins | 287(better) |
| 115 | Losses | 250 |
| 2,147.1 | Innings | 4,970.0(better) |
| 1,534 | Strikeouts | 3,701(better) |
| 2.92(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.31 |
| 1.21 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.20(better) |
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