Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Matt Holliday

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 50.5 over a career, and 74.0 to 35.9 across his seven best seasons.

left field

Matt Holliday

St. Louis Cardinals, 2004–2018

43.2

Score, No. 333 all-time

second base

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

99.6

Score, No. 7 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Matt Holliday		Rogers Hornsby
43.2	Score	99.6(better)
50.5	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
35.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
333	All-time rank	7(better)
15	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,903	Games	2,259(better)
2,096	Hits	2,930(better)
316(better)	Home runs	301
1,220	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
108	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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