Baseball GOATcatcher
Mike Piazza
New York Mets, 1992–2007
62.9
Score, No. 72 all-time
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Piazza had the higher peak, 50.3 wins added to 46.0 across his seven best seasons. Sheffield built more over a full career, 82.8 to 75.5.
catcher
New York Mets, 1992–2007
62.9
Score, No. 72 all-time
right field
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.
| Mike Piazza | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 62.9 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 75.5 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 50.3(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0 |
| 72 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,912 | Games | 2,576(better) |
| 2,127 | Hits | 2,689(better) |
| 427 | Home runs | 509(better) |
| 1,335 | Runs batted in | 1,676(better) |
| 17 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 253(better) |
| .308(better) | Batting average | .292 |
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| .377 | On-base percentage | .393(better) |
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| .545(better) | Slugging percentage | .514 |
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