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Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers, 2003–2023
63.1
Score, No. 70 all-time
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Cabrera had the higher peak, 49.1 wins added to 46.0 across his seven best seasons. Sheffield built more over a full career, 82.8 to 77.1.
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Detroit Tigers, 2003–2023
63.1
Score, No. 70 all-time
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Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 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.
| Miguel Cabrera | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 63.1 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 77.1 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 49.1(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0 |
| 70 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,797(better) | Games | 2,576 |
| 3,174(better) | Hits | 2,689 |
| 511(better) | Home runs | 509 |
| 1,881(better) | Runs batted in | 1,676 |
| 40 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 253(better) |
| .306(better) | Batting average | .292 |
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| .382 | On-base percentage | .393(better) |
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| .518(better) | Slugging percentage | .514 |
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