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Lee May
Cincinnati Reds, 1965–1982
22.2
Score, No. 1347 all-time
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Robinson leads on both counts: 100.6 wins added to 24.1 over a career, and 48.5 to 20.3 across his seven best seasons.
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Cincinnati Reds, 1965–1982
22.2
Score, No. 1347 all-time
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Cincinnati Reds, 1956–1976
74.5
Score, No. 33 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.
| Lee May | Frank Robinson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 22.2 | Score | 74.5(better) |
| 24.1 | Wins added, career | 100.6(better) |
| 20.3 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 48.5(better) |
| 1,347 | All-time rank | 33(better) |
| 18 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,071 | Games | 2,808(better) |
| 2,031 | Hits | 2,943(better) |
| 354 | Home runs | 586(better) |
| 1,244 | Runs batted in | 1,812(better) |
| 39 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 204(better) |
| .267 | Batting average | .294(better) |
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| .313 | On-base percentage | .389(better) |
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| .459 | Slugging percentage | .537(better) |
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