Baseball GOATcatcher
Elston Howard
New York Yankees, 1948–1968
28.4
Score, No. 876 all-time
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Gibson leads on both counts: 81.1 wins added to 30.1 over a career, and 51.2 to 26.8 across his seven best seasons.
catcher
New York Yankees, 1948–1968
28.4
Score, No. 876 all-time
catcher
Homestead Grays, 1930–1946
66.1
Score, No. 53 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.
| Elston Howard | Josh Gibson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 28.4 | Score | 66.1(better) |
| 30.1 | Wins added, career | 81.1(better) |
| 26.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 51.2(better) |
| 876 | All-time rank | 53(better) |
| 15 | Seasons | 16 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,625(better) | Games | 766 |
| 1,491(better) | Hits | 1,007 |
| 168 | Home runs | 197(better) |
| 775 | Runs batted in | 872(better) |
| 10 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 44(better) |
| .274 | Batting average | .364(better) |
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| .321 | On-base percentage | .446(better) |
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| .427 | Slugging percentage | .691(better) |
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