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Jason Giambi
Oakland Athletics, 1995–2014
49.7
Score, No. 186 all-time
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Giambi had the higher peak, 43.1 wins added to 38.6 across his seven best seasons. Walker built more over a full career, 59.5 to 56.3.
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Oakland Athletics, 1995–2014
49.7
Score, No. 186 all-time
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Colorado Rockies, 1989–2005
49.0
Score, No. 196 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.
| Jason Giambi | Larry Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 49.7(better) | Score | 49.0 |
| 56.3 | Wins added, career | 59.5(better) |
| 43.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 38.6 |
| 186(better) | All-time rank | 196 |
| 20 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,260(better) | Games | 1,988 |
| 2,010 | Hits | 2,160(better) |
| 440(better) | Home runs | 383 |
| 1,441(better) | Runs batted in | 1,311 |
| 20 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 230(better) |
| .277 | Batting average | .313(better) |
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| .399 | On-base percentage | .400(better) |
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| .516 | Slugging percentage | .565(better) |
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