Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
John Smoltz
Atlanta Braves, 1988–2009
58.5
Score, No. 96 all-time
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Nichols leads on both counts: 118.9 wins added to 75.9 over a career, and 72.6 to 41.1 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Atlanta Braves, 1988–2009
58.5
Score, No. 96 all-time
starting pitcher
Boston Beaneaters, 1890–1906
95.7
Score, No. 11 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 Smoltz | Kid Nichols | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 58.5 | Score | 95.7(better) |
| 75.9 | Wins added, career | 118.9(better) |
| 41.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 72.6(better) |
| 96 | All-time rank | 11(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 15 |
| Pitching | ||
| 213 | Wins | 362(better) |
| 155 | Losses | 208 |
| 3,473.0 | Innings | 5,067.1(better) |
| 3,084(better) | Strikeouts | 1,881 |
| 3.33 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.96(better) |
| 1.18(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.22 |
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