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Miguel Cairo
New York Yankees, 1996–2012
4.2
Score, No. 5741 all-time
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McGriff leads on both counts: 56.8 wins added to 2.8 over a career, and 34.8 to 5.5 across his seven best seasons.
second base
New York Yankees, 1996–2012
4.2
Score, No. 5741 all-time
first base
Toronto Blue Jays, 1986–2004
45.8
Score, No. 262 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 Cairo | Fred McGriff | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 4.2 | Score | 45.8(better) |
| 2.8 | Wins added, career | 56.8(better) |
| 5.5 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 34.8(better) |
| 5,741 | All-time rank | 262(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 19 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,490 | Games | 2,460(better) |
| 1,044 | Hits | 2,490(better) |
| 41 | Home runs | 493(better) |
| 394 | Runs batted in | 1,550(better) |
| 139(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 72 |
| .264 | Batting average | .284(better) |
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| .314 | On-base percentage | .377(better) |
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| .361 | Slugging percentage | .509(better) |
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