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Denny Lyons
Philadelphia Athletics, 1885–1897
39.8
Score, No. 406 all-time
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Bonds leads on both counts: 143.0 wins added to 42.7 over a career, and 68.6 to 36.9 across his seven best seasons.
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Philadelphia Athletics, 1885–1897
39.8
Score, No. 406 all-time
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San Francisco Giants, 1986–2007
105.8
Score, No. 5 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.
| Denny Lyons | Barry Bonds | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 39.8 | Score | 105.8(better) |
| 42.7 | Wins added, career | 143.0(better) |
| 36.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 68.6(better) |
| 406 | All-time rank | 5(better) |
| 13 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,123 | Games | 2,986(better) |
| 1,334 | Hits | 2,935(better) |
| 62 | Home runs | 762(better) |
| 756 | Runs batted in | 1,996(better) |
| 224 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 514(better) |
| .310(better) | Batting average | .298 |
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| .407 | On-base percentage | .444(better) |
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| .442 | Slugging percentage | .607(better) |
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