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Jose Cruz
Houston Astros, 1970–1988
35.8
Score, No. 541 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 42.9 over a career, and 74.0 to 28.7 across his seven best seasons.
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Houston Astros, 1970–1988
35.8
Score, No. 541 all-time
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 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.
| Jose Cruz | Rogers Hornsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 35.8 | Score | 99.6(better) |
| 42.9 | Wins added, career | 125.2(better) |
| 28.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 74.0(better) |
| 541 | All-time rank | 7(better) |
| 19 | Seasons | 23 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,353(better) | Games | 2,259 |
| 2,251 | Hits | 2,930(better) |
| 165 | Home runs | 301(better) |
| 1,077 | Runs batted in | 1,584(better) |
| 317 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 135 |
| .284 | Batting average | .358(better) |
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| .354 | On-base percentage | .434(better) |
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| .420 | Slugging percentage | .577(better) |
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