Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Red Ames
New York Giants, 1903–1919
29.3
Score, No. 830 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 35.5 over a career, and 74.0 to 23.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
New York Giants, 1903–1919
29.3
Score, No. 830 all-time
second base
St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 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.
| Red Ames | Rogers Hornsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 29.3 | Score | 99.6(better) |
| 35.5 | Wins added, career | 125.2(better) |
| 23.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 74.0(better) |
| 830 | All-time rank | 7(better) |
| 17 | Seasons | 23 |
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.