Eddie Mathews is well ahead of Todd Zeile

Mathews leads on both counts: 91.1 wins added to 32.2 over a career, and 54.7 to 22.7 across his seven best seasons.

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Todd Zeile

St. Louis Cardinals, 1989–2004

27.5

Score, No. 930 all-time

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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
Todd Zeile		Eddie Mathews
27.5	Score	72.9(better)
32.2	Wins added, career	91.1(better)
22.7	Wins added, best 7 seasons	54.7(better)
930	All-time rank	37(better)
16	Seasons	17
Hitting
2,158	Games	2,391(better)
2,004	Hits	2,315(better)
253	Home runs	512(better)
1,110	Runs batted in	1,453(better)
53	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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