Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of George Van Haltren

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 59.3 over a career, and 74.0 to 32.9 across his seven best seasons.

center field

George Van Haltren

New York Giants, 1887–1903

46.1

Score, No. 252 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
George Van Haltren		Rogers Hornsby
46.1	Score	99.6(better)
59.3	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
32.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
252	All-time rank	7(better)
17	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,990	Games	2,259(better)
2,544	Hits	2,930(better)
69	Home runs	301(better)
1,015	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
583

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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