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Sal Bando
Oakland Athletics, 1966–1981
44.4
Score, No. 306 all-time
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Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 50.8 over a career, and 54.7 to 38.0 across his seven best seasons.
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Oakland Athletics, 1966–1981
44.4
Score, No. 306 all-time
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Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968
72.9
Score, No. 37 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.
| Sal Bando | Eddie Mathews | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 44.4 | Score | 72.9(better) |
| 50.8 | Wins added, career | 91.1(better) |
| 38.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 54.7(better) |
| 306 | All-time rank | 37(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 17 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,019 | Games | 2,391(better) |
| 1,790 | Hits | 2,315(better) |
| 242 | Home runs | 512(better) |
| 1,039 | Runs batted in | 1,453(better) |
| 75 | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 68 |
| .254 | Batting average | .271(better) |
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| .352 | On-base percentage | .376(better) |
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| .408 | Slugging percentage | .509(better) |
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