Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Ryan Dempster
Chicago Cubs, 1998–2013
20.6
Score, No. 1516 all-time
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Sheffield leads on both counts: 82.8 wins added to 19.2 over a career, and 46.0 to 22.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Chicago Cubs, 1998–2013
20.6
Score, No. 1516 all-time
right field
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.
| Ryan Dempster | Gary Sheffield | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 20.6 | Score | 64.4(better) |
| 19.2 | Wins added, career | 82.8(better) |
| 22.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 46.0(better) |
| 1,516 | All-time rank | 61(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 22 |
The dot marks the better number in each row. A hitter and a pitcher don’t share traditional stats, so this comparison uses the ratings only.