Walter Johnson is well ahead of Satchel Paige

Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 77.7 over a career, and 86.2 to 40.7 across his seven best seasons.

starting pitcher

Satchel Paige

Kansas City Monarchs, 1927–1965

59.2

Score, No. 91 all-time

starting pitcher

Walter Johnson

Washington Senators, 1907–1927

123.0

Score, No. 2 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
Satchel Paige		Walter Johnson
59.2	Score	123.0(better)
77.7	Wins added, career	159.8(better)
40.7	Wins added, best 7 seasons	86.2(better)
91	All-time rank	2(better)
24	Seasons	21
Pitching
143	Wins	417(better)
89	Losses	279
1,962.2	Innings	5,914.2(better)
1,695	Strikeouts	3,509(better)
2.77	Earned run average

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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