Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Hack Wilson

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 48.9 over a career, and 74.0 to 43.5 across his seven best seasons.

center field

Hack Wilson

Chicago Cubs, 1923–1934

46.2

Score, No. 250 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
Hack Wilson		Rogers Hornsby
46.2	Score	99.6(better)
48.9	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
43.5	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
250	All-time rank	7(better)
12	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,348	Games	2,259(better)
1,461	Hits	2,930(better)
244	Home runs	301(better)
1,063	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
52	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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