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Gary Sheffield
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
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Cabrera had the higher peak, 49.1 wins added to 46.0 across his seven best seasons. Sheffield built more over a full career, 82.8 to 77.1.
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Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 all-time
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Detroit Tigers, 2003–2023
63.1
Score, No. 70 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.
| Gary Sheffield | Miguel Cabrera | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.4(better) | Score | 63.1 |
| 82.8(better) | Wins added, career | 77.1 |
| 46.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 49.1(better) |
| 61(better) | All-time rank | 70 |
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,576 | Games | 2,797(better) |
| 2,689 | Hits | 3,174(better) |
| 509 | Home runs | 511(better) |
| 1,676 | Runs batted in | 1,881(better) |
| 253 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 40 |
| .292 | Batting average | .306(better) |
|---|
| .393(better) | On-base percentage | .382 |
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| .514 | Slugging percentage | .518(better) |
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