Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Frank Chance

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 32.7 over a career, and 74.0 to 24.1 across his seven best seasons.

first base

Frank Chance

Chicago Cubs, 1898–1914

28.4

Score, No. 878 all-time

second base

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

99.6

Score, No. 7 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Frank Chance		Rogers Hornsby
28.4	Score	99.6(better)
32.7	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
24.1	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
878	All-time rank	7(better)
17	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,288	Games	2,259(better)
1,274	Hits	2,930(better)
20	Home runs	301(better)
596	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
403(better)

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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