Baseball GOATfirst base
Rafael Palmeiro
Texas Rangers, 1986–2005
48.3
Score, No. 208 all-time
Loading matchup
Loading matchup
Robinson leads on both counts: 100.6 wins added to 62.9 over a career, and 48.5 to 33.7 across his seven best seasons.
first base
Texas Rangers, 1986–2005
48.3
Score, No. 208 all-time
right field
Cincinnati Reds, 1956–1976
74.5
Score, No. 33 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.
| Rafael Palmeiro | Frank Robinson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 48.3 | Score | 74.5(better) |
| 62.9 | Wins added, career | 100.6(better) |
| 33.7 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 48.5(better) |
| 208 | All-time rank | 33(better) |
| 20 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,831(better) | Games | 2,808 |
| 3,020(better) | Hits | 2,943 |
| 569 | Home runs | 586(better) |
| 1,835(better) | Runs batted in | 1,812 |
| 97 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 204(better) |
| .288 | Batting average | .294(better) |
|---|
| .371 | On-base percentage | .389(better) |
|---|
| .515 | Slugging percentage | .537(better) |
|---|