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King Kelly
Chicago White Stockings, 1878–1893
47.2
Score, No. 237 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 56.7 over a career, and 83.8 to 37.7 across his seven best seasons.
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Chicago White Stockings, 1878–1893
47.2
Score, No. 237 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.
| King Kelly | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 47.2 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 56.7 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 37.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 237 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,456 | Games | 2,503(better) |
| 1,813 | Hits | 2,873(better) |
| 69 | Home runs | 714(better) |
| 950 | Runs batted in | 2,217(better) |
| 368(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 123 |
| .307 | Batting average | .342(better) |
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| .368 | On-base percentage | .474(better) |
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| .438 | Slugging percentage | .690(better) |
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