Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Willie Foster
Chicago American Giants, 1923–1937
60.4
Score, No. 81 all-time
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Johnson leads on both counts: 159.8 wins added to 72.9 over a career, and 86.2 to 48.0 across his seven best seasons.
starting pitcher
Chicago American Giants, 1923–1937
60.4
Score, No. 81 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 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.
| Willie Foster | Walter Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 60.4 | Score | 123.0(better) |
| 72.9 | Wins added, career | 159.8(better) |
| 48.0 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 86.2(better) |
| 81 | All-time rank | 2(better) |
| 15 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 125 | Wins | 417(better) |
| 60 | Losses | 279 |
| 1,665.0 | Innings | 5,914.2(better) |
| 1,062 | Strikeouts | 3,509(better) |
| 2.66 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.17(better) |
| 1.15 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.06(better) |
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