Rickey Henderson beats Willie McCovey

Henderson leads on both counts: 102.2 wins added to 65.9 over a career, and 46.1 to 40.5 across his seven best seasons.

first base

Willie McCovey

San Francisco Giants, 1959–1980

53.2

Score, No. 148 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
Willie McCovey		Rickey Henderson
53.2	Score	74.1(better)
65.9	Wins added, career	102.2(better)
40.5	Wins added, best 7 seasons	46.1(better)
148	All-time rank	36(better)
22	Seasons	25
Hitting
2,588	Games	3,081(better)
2,211	Hits	3,055(better)
521(better)	Home runs	297
1,555(better)	Runs batted in	1,115
26	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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