Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Joe Nathan
Minnesota Twins, 1999–2016
22.5
Score, No. 1321 all-time
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Blyleven leads on both counts: 89.9 wins added to 25.4 over a career, and 46.8 to 19.6 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
Minnesota Twins, 1999–2016
22.5
Score, No. 1321 all-time
starting pitcher
Minnesota Twins, 1970–1992
68.4
Score, No. 45 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.
| Joe Nathan | Bert Blyleven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 22.5 | Score | 68.4(better) |
| 25.4 | Wins added, career | 89.9(better) |
| 19.6 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.8(better) |
| 1,321 | All-time rank | 45(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 22 |
| Pitching | ||
| 64 | Wins | 287(better) |
| 34 | Losses | 250 |
| 377(better) | Saves | 0 |
| 923.1 | Innings | 4,970.0(better) |
| 976 | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.87(better) | Earned run average | 3.31 |
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| 1.12(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.20 |
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