Rogers Hornsby is well ahead of Yadier Molina

Hornsby leads on both counts: 125.2 wins added to 40.0 over a career, and 74.0 to 27.2 across his seven best seasons.

catcher

Yadier Molina

St. Louis Cardinals, 2004–2022

33.6

Score, No. 627 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
Yadier Molina		Rogers Hornsby
33.6	Score	99.6(better)
40.0	Wins added, career	125.2(better)
27.2	Wins added, best 7 seasons	74.0(better)
627	All-time rank	7(better)
19	Seasons	23
Hitting
2,226	Games	2,259(better)
2,168	Hits	2,930(better)
176	Home runs	301(better)
1,022	Runs batted in	1,584(better)
71	Stolen bases

The dot marks the better number in each row.

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