Baseball GOATsecond base
Howie Kendrick
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2006–2020
23.5
Score, No. 1222 all-time
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Scherzer leads on both counts: 69.0 wins added to 27.2 over a career, and 42.6 to 19.7 across his seven best seasons.
Max Scherzer is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
second base
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2006–2020
23.5
Score, No. 1222 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Nationals, 2008–2025
55.8
Score, No. 123 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.
| Howie Kendrick | Max Scherzer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 23.5 | Score | 55.8(better) |
| 27.2 | Wins added, career | 69.0(better) |
| 19.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 42.6(better) |
| 1,222 | All-time rank | 123(better) |
| 15 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.
| Seasons |
|---|
| 18 |