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Rudy York
Detroit Tigers, 1934–1948
30.1
Score, No. 781 all-time
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Cobb leads on both counts: 151.6 wins added to 32.3 over a career, and 65.3 to 27.9 across his seven best seasons.
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Detroit Tigers, 1934–1948
30.1
Score, No. 781 all-time
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Detroit Tigers, 1905–1928
108.4
Score, No. 4 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.
| Rudy York | Ty Cobb | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 30.1 | Score | 108.4(better) |
| 32.3 | Wins added, career | 151.6(better) |
| 27.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 65.3(better) |
| 781 | All-time rank | 4(better) |
| 13 | Seasons | 24 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,603 | Games | 3,035(better) |
| 1,621 | Hits | 4,189(better) |
| 277(better) | Home runs | 117 |
| 1,152 | Runs batted in | 1,944(better) |
| 38 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 896(better) |
| .275 | Batting average | .366(better) |
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| .362 | On-base percentage | .433(better) |
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| .483 | Slugging percentage | .512(better) |
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