Fred McGriff is well ahead of John Flaherty

McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 6.3 over a career, and 34.8 to 7.7 across his seven best seasons.

catcher

John Flaherty

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 1992–2005

7.0

Score, No. 4346 all-time

first base

Fred McGriff

Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004

45.8

Score, No. 262 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
John Flaherty		Fred McGriff
7.0	Score	45.8(better)
6.3	Wins added, career	56.8(better)
7.7	Wins added, best 7 seasons	34.8(better)
4,346	All-time rank	262(better)
14	Seasons	19
Hitting
1,047	Games	2,460(better)
849	Hits	2,490(better)
80	Home runs	493(better)
395	Runs batted in	1,550(better)
10	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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