Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1980–1997
34.7
Score, No. 585 all-time
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Caruthers leads on both counts: 79.3 wins added to 38.5 over a career, and 72.8 to 30.9 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1980–1997
34.7
Score, No. 585 all-time
starting pitcher
St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893
76.0
Score, No. 27 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 Valenzuela | Bob Caruthers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 34.7 | Score | 76.0(better) |
| 38.5 | Wins added, career | 79.3(better) |
| 30.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 72.8(better) |
| 585 | All-time rank | 27(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 10 |
| Pitching | ||
| 173 | Wins | 218(better) |
| 153 | Losses | 99 |
| 2,930.0(better) | Innings | 2,828.2 |
| 2,074(better) | Strikeouts | 900 |
| 3.54 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.83(better) |
| 1.32 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.16(better) |
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