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James Loney
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2006–2016
8.5
Score, No. 3828 all-time
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McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 7.6 over a career, and 34.8 to 9.5 across his seven best seasons.
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Los Angeles Dodgers, 2006–2016
8.5
Score, No. 3828 all-time
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Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004
45.8
Score, No. 262 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.
| James Loney | Fred McGriff | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 8.5 | Score | 45.8(better) |
| 7.6 | Wins added, career | 56.8(better) |
| 9.5 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 34.8(better) |
| 3,828 | All-time rank | 262(better) |
| 11 | Seasons | 19 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,443 | Games | 2,460(better) |
| 1,425 | Hits | 2,490(better) |
| 108 | Home runs | 493(better) |
| 669 | Runs batted in | 1,550(better) |
| 38 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 72(better) |
| .284 | Batting average | .284(better) |
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| .336 | On-base percentage | .377(better) |
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| .410 | Slugging percentage | .509(better) |
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