Baseball GOATcenter field
Johnny Bates
Cincinnati Reds, 1906–1914
25.1
Score, No. 1086 all-time
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Seaver leads on both counts: 107.8 wins added to 26.8 over a career, and 58.2 to 23.4 across his seven best seasons.
center field
Cincinnati Reds, 1906–1914
25.1
Score, No. 1086 all-time
starting pitcher
New York Mets, 1967–1986
83.0
Score, No. 21 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.
| Johnny Bates | Tom Seaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 25.1 | Score | 83.0(better) |
| 26.8 | Wins added, career | 107.8(better) |
| 23.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 58.2(better) |
| 1,086 | All-time rank | 21(better) |
| 9 | Seasons | 20 |
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.