Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Phil Cavarretta

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 33.5 over a career, and 74.0 to 25.9 across his seven best seasons.

first base

Phil Cavarretta

Chicago Cubs, 1934–1955

29.7

Score, No. 804 all-time

second base

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

99.6

Score, No. 7 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
Phil Cavarretta		Rogers Hornsby
29.7	Score	99.6(better)
33.5	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
25.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
804	All-time rank	7(better)
22	Seasons	23
Hitting
2,030	Games	2,259(better)
1,977	Hits	2,930(better)
95	Home runs	301(better)
920	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
65	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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