Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Riggs Stephenson

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 34.2 over a career, and 74.0 to 25.4 across his seven best seasons.

left field

Riggs Stephenson

Chicago Cubs, 1921–1934

29.8

Score, No. 798 all-time

second base

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

99.6

Score, No. 7 all-time

Tale of the tape

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.

Ratings
Riggs Stephenson		Rogers Hornsby
29.8	Score	99.6(better)
34.2	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
25.4	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
798	All-time rank	7(better)
14	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,310	Games	2,259(better)
1,515	Hits	2,930(better)
63	Home runs	301(better)
773	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
53	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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