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Russell Branyan
Cleveland Indians, 1998–2011
11.5
Score, No. 2976 all-time
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Sheffield leads on both counts: 82.8 wins added to 12.8 over a career, and 46.0 to 10.3 across his seven best seasons.
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Cleveland Indians, 1998–2011
11.5
Score, No. 2976 all-time
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Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009
64.4
Score, No. 61 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.
| Russell Branyan | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 11.5 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 12.8 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 10.3 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0(better) |
| 2,976 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 14 | Seasons | 22 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,059 | Games | 2,576(better) |
| 682 | Hits | 2,689(better) |
| 194 | Home runs | 509(better) |
| 467 | Runs batted in | 1,676(better) |
| 16 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 253(better) |
| .232 | Batting average | .292(better) |
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| .329 | On-base percentage | .393(better) |
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| .485 | Slugging percentage | .514(better) |
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