Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies, 1965–1988
72.6
Score, No. 38 all-time
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Carlton leads on both counts: 91.2 wins added to 83.7 over a career, and 54.0 to 54.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1965–1988
72.6
Score, No. 38 all-time
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1948–1966
68.9
Score, No. 44 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.
| Steve Carlton | Robin Roberts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 72.6(better) | Score | 68.9 |
| 91.2(better) | Wins added, career | 83.7 |
| 54.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 54.0 |
| 38(better) | All-time rank | 44 |
| 24 | Seasons | 19 |
| Pitching | ||
| 329(better) | Wins | 286 |
| 244 | Losses | 245 |
| 5,217.1(better) | Innings | 4,688.2 |
| 4,136(better) | Strikeouts | 2,357 |
| 3.22(better) | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 3.41 |
| 1.25 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.17(better) |
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