Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
Josh Phelps
Toronto Blue Jays, 2000–2008
3.5
Score, No. 6157 all-time
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Martinez leads on both counts: 66.0 wins added to 3.4 over a career, and 42.1 to 3.6 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Toronto Blue Jays, 2000–2008
3.5
Score, No. 6157 all-time
designated hitter
Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004
54.0
Score, No. 138 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.
| Josh Phelps | Edgar Martinez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 3.5 | Score | 54.0(better) |
| 3.4 | Wins added, career | 66.0(better) |
| 3.6 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 42.1(better) |
| 6,157 | All-time rank | 138(better) |
| 8 | Seasons | 18 |
| Hitting | ||
| 465 | Games | 2,055(better) |
| 380 | Hits | 2,247(better) |
| 64 | Home runs | 309(better) |
| 244 | Runs batted in | 1,261(better) |
| 2 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 49(better) |
| .273 | Batting average | .312(better) |
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| .343 | On-base percentage | .418(better) |
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| .472 | Slugging percentage | .515(better) |
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