Baseball GOATcatcher
Ted Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals, 1968–1988
49.1
Score, No. 193 all-time
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Aaron leads on both counts: 123.8 wins added to 59.2 over a career, and 53.1 to 39.0 across his seven best seasons.
catcher
St. Louis Cardinals, 1968–1988
49.1
Score, No. 193 all-time
right field
Milwaukee Braves, 1954–1976
88.4
Score, No. 16 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.
| Ted Simmons | Hank Aaron | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 49.1 | Score | 88.4(better) |
| 59.2 | Wins added, career | 123.8(better) |
| 39.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 53.1(better) |
| 193 | All-time rank | 16(better) |
| 21 | Seasons | 23 |
| Hitting | ||
| 2,456 | Games | 3,298(better) |
| 2,472 | Hits | 3,771(better) |
| 248 | Home runs | 755(better) |
| 1,389 | Runs batted in | 2,297(better) |
| 21 | Stolen bases | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 240(better) |
| .285 | Batting average | .305(better) |
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| .348 | On-base percentage | .374(better) |
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| .437 | Slugging percentage | .555(better) |
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