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Johnny Damon
Kansas City Royals, 1995–2012
33.2
Score, No. 641 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 40.5 over a career, and 83.8 to 25.9 across his seven best seasons.
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Kansas City Royals, 1995–2012
33.2
Score, No. 641 all-time
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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.
| Johnny Damon | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 33.2 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 40.5 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 25.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 641 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 18 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,490 | Games | 2,503(better) |
| 2,769 | Hits | 2,873(better) |
| 235 | Home runs | 714(better) |
| 1,139 | Runs batted in | 2,217(better) |
| 408 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 123 |
| .284 | Batting average | .342(better) |
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| .352 | On-base percentage | .474(better) |
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| .433 | Slugging percentage | .690(better) |
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