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Whit Merrifield
Kansas City Royals, 2016–2024
17.4
Score, No. 1914 all-time
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Brett leads on both counts: 76.7 wins added to 17.8 over a career, and 43.6 to 16.9 across his seven best seasons.
second base
Kansas City Royals, 2016–2024
17.4
Score, No. 1914 all-time
third base
Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993
60.1
Score, No. 84 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.
| Whit Merrifield | George Brett | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 17.4 | Score | 60.1(better) |
| 17.8 | Wins added, career | 76.7(better) |
| 16.9 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 43.6(better) |
| 1,914 | All-time rank | 84(better) |
| 9 | Seasons | 21 |
| Hitting | ||
| 1,147 | Games | 2,707(better) |
| 1,249 | Hits | 3,154(better) |
| 94 | Home runs | 317(better) |
| 485 | Runs batted in | 1,596(better) |
| 218(better) | ||
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| Stolen bases |
|---|
| 201 |
| .280 | Batting average | .305(better) |
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| .328 | On-base percentage | .369(better) |
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| .413 | Slugging percentage | .487(better) |
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