Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
Nelson Cruz
Texas Rangers, 2005–2023
35.8
Score, No. 538 all-time
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Rodriguez leads on both counts: 106.0 wins added to 41.9 over a career, and 57.9 to 29.7 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Texas Rangers, 2005–2023
35.8
Score, No. 538 all-time
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 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.
| Nelson Cruz | Alex Rodriguez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 35.8 | Score | 81.9(better) |
| 41.9 | Wins added, career | 106.0(better) |
| 29.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.9(better) |
| 538 | All-time rank | 23(better) |
| 19 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,055 | Games | 2,784(better) |
| 2,053 | Hits | 3,115(better) |
| 464 | Home runs | 696(better) |
| 1,325 | Runs batted in | 2,086(better) |
| 84 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 329(better) |
| .274 | Batting average | .295(better) |
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| .343 | On-base percentage | .380(better) |
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| .513 | Slugging percentage | .550(better) |
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