Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Fernando Salas
St. Louis Cardinals, 2010–2019
5.6
Score, No. 4961 all-time
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Trout leads on both counts: 84.9 wins added to 5.4 over a career, and 59.2 to 5.8 across his seven best seasons.
Mike Trout is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
relief pitcher
St. Louis Cardinals, 2010–2019
5.6
Score, No. 4961 all-time
center field
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2011–2025
72.0
Score, No. 39 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.
| Fernando Salas | Mike Trout | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 5.6 | Score | 72.0(better) |
| 5.4 | Wins added, career | 84.9(better) |
| 5.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 59.2(better) |
| 4,961 | All-time rank | 39(better) |
| 10 | Seasons | 15 |
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.