Edgar Martinez is well ahead of Hal McRae

Martinez leads on both counts: 66.0 wins added to 28.9 over a career, and 42.1 to 22.9 across his seven best seasons.

designated hitter

Hal McRae

Kansas City Royals, 1968–1987

25.9

Score, No. 1025 all-time

designated hitter

Edgar Martinez

Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004

54.0

Score, No. 138 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
Hal McRae		Edgar Martinez
25.9	Score	54.0(better)
28.9	Wins added, career	66.0(better)
22.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	42.1(better)
1,025	All-time rank	138(better)
19	Seasons	18
Hitting
2,084(better)	Games	2,055
2,091	Hits	2,247(better)
191	Home runs	309(better)
1,097	Runs batted in	1,261(better)
109

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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