Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
John Lackey
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2002–2017
34.0
Score, No. 609 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 39.1 over a career, and 83.8 to 28.9 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2002–2017
34.0
Score, No. 609 all-time
right field
New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 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.
| John Lackey | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 34.0 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 39.1 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 28.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 609 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 15 | 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.