Rickey Henderson is well ahead of Wally Joyner

Henderson leads on both counts: 102.2 wins added to 27.6 over a career, and 46.1 to 18.9 across his seven best seasons.

first base

Wally Joyner

California Angels, 1986–2001

23.2

Score, No. 1251 all-time

left field

Rickey Henderson

Oakland Athletics, 1979–2003

74.1

Score, No. 36 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
Wally Joyner		Rickey Henderson
23.2	Score	74.1(better)
27.6	Wins added, career	102.2(better)
18.9	Wins added, best 7 seasons	46.1(better)
1,251	All-time rank	36(better)
16	Seasons	25
Hitting
2,033	Games	3,081(better)
2,060	Hits	3,055(better)
204	Home runs	297(better)
1,106	Runs batted in	1,115(better)
60	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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