Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Gabby Hartnett

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 62.0 over a career, and 74.0 to 34.3 across his seven best seasons.

catcher

Gabby Hartnett

Chicago Cubs, 1922–1941

48.2

Score, No. 215 all-time

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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
Gabby Hartnett		Rogers Hornsby
48.2	Score	99.6(better)
62.0	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
34.3	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
215	All-time rank	7(better)
20	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,990	Games	2,259(better)
1,912	Hits	2,930(better)
236	Home runs	301(better)
1,179	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
28	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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