Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Tully Sparks
Philadelphia Phillies, 1897–1910
24.8
Score, No. 1115 all-time
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Alexander leads on both counts: 125.5 wins added to 23.9 over a career, and 66.8 to 25.6 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1897–1910
24.8
Score, No. 1115 all-time
starting pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930
96.1
Score, No. 9 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.
| Tully Sparks | Pete Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 24.8 | Score | 96.1(better) |
| 23.9 | Wins added, career | 125.5(better) |
| 25.6 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 66.8(better) |
| 1,115 | All-time rank | 9(better) |
| 12 | Seasons | 20 |
| Pitching | ||
| 121 | Wins | 373(better) |
| 137 | Losses | 208 |
| 2,343.2 | Innings | 5,190.0(better) |
| 780 | Strikeouts | 2,198(better) |
| 2.82 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.56(better) |
| 1.23 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.12(better) |
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