Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox, 1904–1917
61.6
Score, No. 75 all-time
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Walsh had the higher peak, 58.9 wins added to 58.2 across his seven best seasons. Seaver built more over a full career, 107.8 to 64.3.
starting pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1904–1917
61.6
Score, No. 75 all-time
starting pitcher
New York Mets, 1967–1986
83.0
Score, No. 21 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.
| Ed Walsh | Tom Seaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 61.6 | Score | 83.0(better) |
| 64.3 | Wins added, career | 107.8(better) |
| 58.9(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 58.2 |
| 75 | All-time rank | 21(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 20 |
| Pitching | ||
| 195 | Wins | 311(better) |
| 126 | Losses | 205 |
| 2,964.1 | Innings | 4,782.2(better) |
| 1,736 | Strikeouts | 3,640(better) |
| 1.82(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.86 |
| 1.00(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.12 |
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