Eddie Mathews is well ahead of Scott Rolen

Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 54.8 over a career, and 54.7 to 36.2 across his seven best seasons.

third base

Scott Rolen

Philadelphia Phillies, 1996–2012

45.5

Score, No. 274 all-time

third base

Eddie Mathews

Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968

72.9

Score, No. 37 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
Scott Rolen		Eddie Mathews
45.5	Score	72.9(better)
54.8	Wins added, career	91.1(better)
36.2	Wins added, best 7 seasons	54.7(better)
274	All-time rank	37(better)
17	Seasons	17
Hitting
2,038	Games	2,391(better)
2,077	Hits	2,315(better)
316	Home runs	512(better)
1,287	Runs batted in	1,453(better)
118

The dot marks the better number in each row.

Loading matchup