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Larry Gardner
Boston Red Sox, 1908–1924
30.3
Score, No. 770 all-time
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Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 36.7 over a career, and 54.7 to 23.9 across his seven best seasons.
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Boston Red Sox, 1908–1924
30.3
Score, No. 770 all-time
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Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968
72.9
Score, No. 37 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.
| Larry Gardner | Eddie Mathews | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 30.3 | Score | 72.9(better) |
| 36.7 | Wins added, career | 91.1(better) |
| 23.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 54.7(better) |
| 770 | All-time rank | 37(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,923 | Games | 2,391(better) |
| 1,931 | Hits | 2,315(better) |
| 27 | Home runs | 512(better) |
| 934 | Runs batted in | 1,453(better) |
| 165(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 68 |
| .289(better) | Batting average | .271 |
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| .355 | On-base percentage | .376(better) |
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| .384 | Slugging percentage | .509(better) |
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