Baseball GOATrelief pitcher
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees, 1967–1982
23.3
Score, No. 1243 all-time
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Wilhelm leads on both counts: 49.4 wins added to 27.1 over a career, and 27.0 to 19.5 across his seven best seasons.
relief pitcher
New York Yankees, 1967–1982
23.3
Score, No. 1243 all-time
relief pitcher
Chicago White Sox, 1952–1972
38.2
Score, No. 465 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.
| Sparky Lyle | Hoyt Wilhelm | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 23.3 | Score | 38.2(better) |
| 27.1 | Wins added, career | 49.4(better) |
| 19.5 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 27.0(better) |
| 1,243 | All-time rank | 465(better) |
| 16 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 99 | Wins | 143(better) |
| 76 | Losses | 122 |
| 238(better) | Saves | 227 |
| 1,390.1 | Innings | 2,254.1(better) |
| 873 | Strikeouts | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 1,610(better) |
| 2.88 | Earned run average | 2.52(better) |
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| 1.28 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.12(better) |
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