Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009
66.1
Score, No. 54 all-time
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Martinez leads on both counts: 78.9 wins added to 69.0 over a career, and 53.3 to 42.6 across his seven best seasons.
Max Scherzer is still playing, so his numbers will keep moving.
starting pitcher
Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009
66.1
Score, No. 54 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Nationals, 2008–2025
55.8
Score, No. 123 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.
| Pedro Martinez | Max Scherzer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 66.1(better) | Score | 55.8 |
| 78.9(better) | Wins added, career | 69.0 |
| 53.3(better) | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 42.6 |
| 54(better) | All-time rank | 123 |
| 18 | Seasons | 18 |
| Pitching | ||
| 219 | Wins | 221(better) |
| 100 | Losses | 117 |
| 2,827.1 | Innings | 2,963.0(better) |
| 3,154 | Strikeouts | 3,489(better) |
| 2.93(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.22 |
| 1.05(better) | Walks and hits per inning | 1.08 |
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