Baseball GOATdesignated hitter
Paul Molitor
Milwaukee Brewers, 1978–1998
51.9
Score, No. 165 all-time
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Sheffield leads on both counts: 82.8 wins added to 67.2 over a career, and 46.0 to 36.6 across his seven best seasons.
designated hitter
Milwaukee Brewers, 1978–1998
51.9
Score, No. 165 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.
| Paul Molitor | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 51.9 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 67.2 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 36.6 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0(better) |
| 165 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,683(better) | Games | 2,576 |
| 3,319(better) | Hits | 2,689 |
| 234 | Home runs | 509(better) |
| 1,307 | Runs batted in | 1,676(better) |
| 504 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 253 |
| .306(better) | Batting average | .292 |
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| .369 | On-base percentage | .393(better) |
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| .448 | Slugging percentage | .514(better) |
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