Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Jim Merritt
Minnesota Twins, 1965–1975
17.0
Score, No. 1965 all-time
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Rodriguez leads on both counts: 106.0 wins added to 17.0 over a career, and 57.9 to 17.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Minnesota Twins, 1965–1975
17.0
Score, No. 1965 all-time
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 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.
| Jim Merritt | Alex Rodriguez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 17.0 | Score | 81.9(better) |
| 17.0 | Wins added, career | 106.0(better) |
| 17.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.9(better) |
| 1,965 | All-time rank | 23(better) |
| 11 | Seasons | 22 |
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.