Hank Aaron is well ahead of Orlando Cepeda

Aaron leads on both counts: 123.8 wins added to 45.5 over a career, and 53.1 to 32.3 across his seven best seasons.

first base

Orlando Cepeda

San Francisco Giants, 1958–1974

38.9

Score, No. 442 all-time

right field

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee Braves, 1954–1976

88.4

Score, No. 16 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Orlando Cepeda		Hank Aaron
38.9	Score	88.4(better)
45.5	Wins added, career	123.8(better)
32.3	Wins added, best 7 seasons	53.1(better)
442	All-time rank	16(better)
17	Seasons	23
Hitting
2,124	Games	3,298(better)
2,351	Hits	3,771(better)
379	Home runs	755(better)
1,365	Runs batted in	2,297(better)
142	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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