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Richie Sexson
Seattle Mariners, 1997–2008
21.4
Score, No. 1424 all-time
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Rodriguez leads on both counts: 106.0 wins added to 21.8 over a career, and 57.9 to 21.0 across his seven best seasons.
first base
Seattle Mariners, 1997–2008
21.4
Score, No. 1424 all-time
shortstop
New York Yankees, 1994–2016
81.9
Score, No. 23 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.
| Richie Sexson | Alex Rodriguez | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 21.4 | Score | 81.9(better) |
| 21.8 | Wins added, career | 106.0(better) |
| 21.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 57.9(better) |
| 1,424 | All-time rank | 23(better) |
| 12 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,367 | Games | 2,784(better) |
| 1,286 | Hits | 3,115(better) |
| 306 | Home runs | 696(better) |
| 943 | Runs batted in | 2,086(better) |
| 14 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 329(better) |
| .261 | Batting average | .295(better) |
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| .344 | On-base percentage | .380(better) |
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| .507 | Slugging percentage | .550(better) |
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