Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
James Shields
Tampa Bay Rays, 2006–2018
28.4
Score, No. 881 all-time
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McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 29.0 over a career, and 34.8 to 27.7 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Tampa Bay Rays, 2006–2018
28.4
Score, No. 881 all-time
first base
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 Shields | Fred McGriff | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 28.4 | Score | 45.8(better) |
| 29.0 | Wins added, career | 56.8(better) |
| 27.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 34.8(better) |
| 881 | All-time rank | 262(better) |
| 13 | Seasons | 19 |
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.