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Dean Palmer
Texas Rangers, 1989–2003
21.0
Score, No. 1478 all-time
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Rodriguez leads on both counts: 106.0 wins added to 21.9 over a career, and 57.9 to 20.1 across his seven best seasons.
third base
Texas Rangers, 1989–2003
21.0
Score, No. 1478 all-time
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 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 Palmer | Alex Rodriguez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 21.0 | Score | 81.9(better) |
| 21.9 | Wins added, career | 106.0(better) |
| 20.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.9(better) |
| 1,478 | All-time rank | 23(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,357 | Games | 2,784(better) |
| 1,229 | Hits | 3,115(better) |
| 275 | Home runs | 696(better) |
| 849 | Runs batted in | 2,086(better) |
| 48 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 329(better) |
| .251 | Batting average | .295(better) |
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| .324 | On-base percentage | .380(better) |
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| .472 | Slugging percentage | .550(better) |
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