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Mike Sweeney
Kansas City Royals, 1995–2010
21.0
Score, No. 1470 all-time
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Brett leads on both counts: 76.7 wins added to 22.6 over a career, and 43.6 to 19.4 across his seven best seasons.
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Kansas City Royals, 1995–2010
21.0
Score, No. 1470 all-time
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Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 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 Sweeney | George Brett | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 21.0 | Score | 60.1(better) |
| 22.6 | Wins added, career | 76.7(better) |
| 19.4 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 43.6(better) |
| 1,470 | All-time rank | 84(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,454 | Games | 2,707(better) |
| 1,540 | Hits | 3,154(better) |
| 215 | Home runs | 317(better) |
| 909 | Runs batted in | 1,596(better) |
| 53 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 201(better) |
| .297 | Batting average | .305(better) |
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| .366 | On-base percentage | .369(better) |
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| .486 | Slugging percentage | .487(better) |
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