Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Luis Ayala
Washington Nationals, 2003–2013
11.6
Score, No. 2950 all-time
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Scherzer leads on both counts: 69.0 wins added to 11.1 over a career, and 42.6 to 12.1 across his seven best seasons.
Max Scherzer is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
relief pitcher
Washington Nationals, 2003–2013
11.6
Score, No. 2950 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Nationals, 2008–2025
55.8
Score, No. 123 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.
| Luis Ayala | Max Scherzer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 11.6 | Score | 55.8(better) |
| 11.1 | Wins added, career | 69.0(better) |
| 12.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 42.6(better) |
| 2,950 | All-time rank | 123(better) |
| 9 | Seasons | 18 |
| Pitching | ||
| 38 | Wins | 221(better) |
| 47 | Losses | 117 |
| 19(better) | Saves | 0 |
| 554.1 | Innings | 2,963.0(better) |
| 367 | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.34 | Earned run average | 3.22(better) |
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| 1.30 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.08(better) |
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