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Rickey Henderson
Oakland Athletics, 1979–2003
74.1
Score, No. 36 all-time
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Ruth leads on both counts: 187.2 wins added to 102.2 over a career, and 83.8 to 46.1 across his seven best seasons.
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Oakland Athletics, 1979–2003
74.1
Score, No. 36 all-time
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New York Yankees, 1914–1935
135.5
Score, No. 1 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.
| Rickey Henderson | Babe Ruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 74.1 | Score | 135.5(better) |
| 102.2 | Wins added, career | 187.2(better) |
| 46.1 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 83.8(better) |
| 36 | All-time rank | 1(better) |
| 25 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 3,081(better) | Games | 2,503 |
| 3,055(better) | Hits | 2,873 |
| 297 | Home runs | 714(better) |
| 1,115 | Runs batted in | 2,217(better) |
| 1,406 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 123 |
| .279 | Batting average | .342(better) |
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| .401 | On-base percentage | .474(better) |
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| .419 | Slugging percentage | .690(better) |
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