Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Phil Niekro
Atlanta Braves, 1964–1987
64.6
Score, No. 60 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 84.4 over a career, and 86.2 to 44.8 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Atlanta Braves, 1964–1987
64.6
Score, No. 60 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 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.
| Phil Niekro | Walter Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 64.6 | Score | 123.0(better) |
| 84.4 | Wins added, career | 159.8(better) |
| 44.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 86.2(better) |
| 60 | All-time rank | 2(better) |
| 24 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 318 | Wins | 417(better) |
| 274 | Losses | 279 |
| 5,404.1 | Innings | 5,914.2(better) |
| 3,342 | Strikeouts | 3,509(better) |
| 3.35 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.17(better) |
| 1.27 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.06(better) |
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