Stan Musial is well ahead of John Olerud

Musial leads on both counts: 120.3 wins added to 45.7 over a career, and 60.8 to 32.5 across his seven best seasons.

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John Olerud

Toronto Blue Jays, 1989–2005

39.1

Score, No. 434 all-time

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Stan Musial

St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963

90.5

Score, No. 14 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 Olerud		Stan Musial
39.1	Score	90.5(better)
45.7	Wins added, career	120.3(better)
32.5	Wins added, best 7 seasons	60.8(better)
434	All-time rank	14(better)
17	Seasons	22
Hitting
2,234	Games	3,026(better)
2,239	Hits	3,630(better)
255	Home runs	475(better)
1,230	Runs batted in	1,951(better)
11	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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