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Lave Cross
Philadelphia Phillies, 1887–1907
29.3
Score, No. 827 all-time
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Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 35.2 over a career, and 54.7 to 23.4 across his seven best seasons.
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Philadelphia Phillies, 1887–1907
29.3
Score, No. 827 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.
| Lave Cross | Eddie Mathews | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 29.3 | Score | 72.9(better) |
| 35.2 | Wins added, career | 91.1(better) |
| 23.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 54.7(better) |
| 827 | All-time rank | 37(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,277 | Games | 2,391(better) |
| 2,651(better) | Hits | 2,315 |
| 47 | Home runs | 512(better) |
| 1,378 | Runs batted in | 1,453(better) |
| 303 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 68 |
| .292(better) | Batting average | .271 |
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| .329 | On-base percentage | .376(better) |
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| .383 | Slugging percentage | .509(better) |
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