Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles, 1965–1984
67.1
Score, No. 50 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 80.8 over a career, and 86.2 to 53.5 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Baltimore Orioles, 1965–1984
67.1
Score, No. 50 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 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 Palmer | Walter Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 67.1 | Score | 123.0(better) |
| 80.8 | Wins added, career | 159.8(better) |
| 53.5 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 86.2(better) |
| 50 | All-time rank | 2(better) |
| 19 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 268 | Wins | 417(better) |
| 152 | Losses | 279 |
| 3,948.0 | Innings | 5,914.2(better) |
| 2,212 | Strikeouts | 3,509(better) |
| 2.86 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.17(better) |
| 1.18 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.06(better) |
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