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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 all-time
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Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 120.3 over a career, and 74.0 to 60.8 across his seven best seasons.
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963
90.5
Score, No. 14 all-time
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St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937
99.6
Score, No. 7 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.
| Stan Musial | Rogers Hornsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 90.5 | Score | 99.6(better) |
| 120.3 | Wins added, career | 125.2(better) |
| 60.8 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 74.0(better) |
| 14 | All-time rank | 7(better) |
| 22 | Seasons | 23 |
| Hitting | ||
| 3,026(better) | Games | 2,259 |
| 3,630(better) | Hits | 2,930 |
| 475(better) | Home runs | 301 |
| 1,951(better) | Runs batted in | 1,584 |
| 78 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 135(better) |
| .331 | Batting average | .358(better) |
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| .417 | On-base percentage | .434(better) |
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| .559 | Slugging percentage | .577(better) |
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