Edgar Martinez is well ahead of Ken Phelps

Martinez leads on both counts: 66.0 wins added to 10.2 over a career, and 42.1 to 11.5 across his seven best seasons.

designated hitter

Ken Phelps

Seattle Mariners, 1980–1990

10.9

Score, No. 3151 all-time

designated hitter

Edgar Martinez

Seattle Mariners, 1987–2004

54.0

Score, No. 138 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Ken Phelps		Edgar Martinez
10.9	Score	54.0(better)
10.2	Wins added, career	66.0(better)
11.5	Wins added, best 7 seasons	42.1(better)
3,151	All-time rank	138(better)
11	Seasons	18
Hitting
761	Games	2,055(better)
443	Hits	2,247(better)
123	Home runs	309(better)
313	Runs batted in	1,261(better)
10	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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