Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Vern Stephens

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 47.2 over a career, and 74.0 to 33.9 across his seven best seasons.

shortstop

Vern Stephens

St. Louis Browns, 1941–1955

40.5

Score, No. 389 all-time

second base

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

99.6

Score, No. 7 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
Vern Stephens		Rogers Hornsby
40.5	Score	99.6(better)
47.2	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
33.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
389	All-time rank	7(better)
15	Seasons	23
Hitting
1,720	Games	2,259(better)
1,859	Hits	2,930(better)
247	Home runs	301(better)
1,174	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
25	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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