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Top season WAA players from 1879.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Jones | BSN | NL | LF | 0.988 | 7.40 | 3.12 | 4.35 |
| George Wright | PRO | NL | SS | 1.000 | 4.03 | 2.28 | 1.74 |
| King Kelly | CN1 | NL | 3B | 0.951 | 3.79 | 3.16 | 0.57 |
| Tom York | PRO | NL | LF | 0.953 | 3.64 | 1.76 | 1.82 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.964 | 3.57 | 2.01 | 1.38 |
| John O'Rourke | BSN | NL | CF | 0.857 | 3.56 | 2.66 | 0.95 |
| Paul Hines | PRO | NL | CF | 1.000 | 3.24 | 3.76 | -0.37 |
| Deacon White | CN1 | NL | C | 0.963 | 2.95 | 2.71 | 0.50 |
| Charles Fulmer | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.962 | 2.01 | 1.10 | 0.78 |
| Jake Evans | TRN | NL | RF | 0.925 | 1.95 | -0.95 | 2.95 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | NL | C | 0.952 | 1.88 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| John Clapp | BFN | NL | C | 0.886 | 1.62 | 0.99 | 0.62 |
| John Morrill | BSN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.54 | 0.95 | 0.25 |
| Jim O'Rourke | PRO | NL | RF | 0.953 | 1.44 | 2.94 | -1.52 |
| Hardy Richardson | BFN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.42 | 1.59 | -0.15 |
| Emil Gross | PRO | NL | C | 0.353 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 0.10 |
| Ed Caskin | TRN | NL | SS | 0.909 | 1.16 | 0.05 | 1.03 |
| Doc Kennedy | CL2 | NL | C | 0.595 | 0.99 | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| Joe Quest | CHN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.99 | -0.23 | 1.28 |
| Joe Start | PRO | NL | 1B | 0.776 | 0.98 | 1.29 | -0.33 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 0.78 | 0.56 | 0.16 |
| Mike McGeary | PRO | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.60 | 0.89 | -0.42 |
| Lew Brown | PRO | NL | C | 0.694 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.15 |
| Bill Crowley | BFN | NL | RF | 0.759 | 0.51 | 0.43 | -0.07 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.614 | 0.50 | 0.74 | -0.16 |
| Cal McVey | CN1 | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.46 | 1.04 | -0.64 |
| Candy Nelson | TRN | NL | SS | 0.364 | 0.36 | 0.46 | -0.05 |
| Sadie Houck | BSN | NL | RF | 0.952 | 0.35 | 0.57 | -0.33 |
| Pete Hotaling | CN1 | NL | CF | 1.000 | 0.34 | 1.47 | -0.87 |
| Mike Dorgan | SR1 | NL | 1B | 0.831 | 0.34 | -0.16 | 0.43 |
| Charlie Eden | CL2 | NL | RF | 0.988 | 0.31 | 0.99 | -0.63 |
| Bill McGunnigle | BFN | NL | RF | 0.557 | 0.27 | -2.25 | 2.55 |
| Oscar Walker | BFN | NL | 1B | 0.911 | 0.25 | -0.30 | 0.53 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | CN1 | NL | LF | 1.000 | 0.21 | 1.52 | -1.17 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.21 | -0.18 | 0.30 |
| Jack Rowe | BFN | NL | C | 0.101 | 0.15 | 0.19 | -0.02 |
| Ed Cogswell | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.583 | 0.14 | 0.48 | -0.24 |
| Joe Hornung | BFN | NL | LF | 0.987 | 0.13 | -0.09 | 0.34 |
| Dan O'Leary | PRO | NL | RF | 0.021 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Bob Ferguson | TRN | NL | 3B | 0.390 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| John Kelly | CL2 | NL | C | 0.012 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.04 |
| Pop Snyder | BSN | NL | C | 0.964 | 0.03 | -0.75 | 0.87 |
| Steve Libby | BFN | NL | 1B | 0.006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Cassidy | TRN | NL | RF | 0.117 | -0.02 | -0.30 | 0.27 |
| Bill White | PRO | NL | 1B | 0.012 | -0.03 | -0.03 | 0.01 |
| Len Stockwell | CL2 | NL | CF | 0.018 | -0.07 | -0.10 | 0.06 |
| Tom Dolan | CHN | NL | C | 0.012 | -0.09 | -0.11 | 0.02 |
| Jack Farrell | SR1 | NL | 2B | 0.930 | -0.09 | 0.80 | -1.07 |
| Doug Allison | PRO | NL | C | 0.012 | -0.10 | -0.10 | -0.02 |
| Ross Barnes | CN1 | NL | SS | 0.951 | -0.13 | 0.30 | -0.32 |
| John McGuinness | SR1 | NL | 1B | 0.169 | -0.14 | -0.12 | -0.07 |
| Rudy Kemmler | PRO | NL | C | 0.021 | -0.15 | -0.10 | -0.06 |
| George Adams | SR1 | NL | 1B | 0.049 | -0.16 | -0.11 | -0.05 |
| Sonny Hoffman | CL2 | NL | C | 0.018 | -0.23 | -0.12 | -0.12 |
| John Magner | CN1 | NL | CF | 0.012 | -0.25 | -0.11 | -0.15 |
| Frank Decker | SR1 | NL | C | 0.035 | -0.27 | -0.15 | -0.11 |
| John Stedronsky | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.036 | -0.27 | -0.26 | -0.04 |
| George Gore | CHN | NL | CF | 0.759 | -0.28 | 0.04 | -0.23 |
| Charlie Osterhout | SR1 | NL | C | 0.028 | -0.31 | -0.17 | -0.14 |
| Aaron Clapp | TRN | NL | 1B | 0.468 | -0.33 | 0.03 | -0.38 |
| Fred Gunkle | CL2 | NL | C | 0.009 | -0.38 | -0.11 | -0.31 |
| Davy Force | BFN | NL | SS | 1.000 | -0.40 | -1.42 | 1.02 |
| Bill Phillips | CL2 | NL | 1B | 0.988 | -0.45 | -0.54 | 0.10 |
| Dan Brouthers | TRN | NL | 1B | 0.506 | -0.50 | -0.14 | -0.48 |
| Mike Mansell | SR1 | NL | LF | 0.870 | -0.50 | -2.38 | 1.78 |
| Orator Shafer | CHN | NL | RF | 0.880 | -0.54 | -0.07 | -0.43 |
| Denny Sullivan | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.059 | -0.54 | -0.02 | -0.50 |
| Tom Carey | CL2 | NL | SS | 0.976 | -0.55 | -0.44 | -0.15 |
| Dave Eggler | BFN | NL | CF | 0.987 | -0.55 | -1.77 | 1.31 |
| George Creamer | SR1 | NL | 2B | 0.211 | -0.55 | -0.19 | -0.41 |
| John Richmond | SR1 | NL | CF | 0.873 | -0.65 | -1.30 | 0.67 |
| Fred Warner | CL2 | NL | 3B | 0.927 | -0.68 | -0.81 | -0.03 |
| Thorny Hawkes | TRN | NL | 2B | 0.825 | -0.68 | -1.19 | 0.26 |
| John Peters | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | -0.76 | 0.08 | -0.83 |
| John Shoup | TRN | NL | SS | 0.143 | -0.76 | -0.67 | -0.16 |
| Kick Kelly | SR1 | NL | C | 0.204 | -0.79 | -0.69 | -0.16 |
| Bill Harbridge | CHN | NL | CF | 0.048 | -0.84 | -0.34 | -0.50 |
| Bill Hawes | BSN | NL | RF | 0.452 | -0.90 | -0.91 | 0.06 |
| Joe Gerhardt | CN1 | NL | 2B | 0.975 | -1.00 | -0.88 | -0.32 |
| Jack Allen | SR1 | NL | 3B | 0.380 | -1.03 | -1.09 | 0.08 |
| Jack Glasscock | CL2 | NL | 2B | 0.976 | -1.15 | -0.85 | -0.10 |
| Bill Hague | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.600 | -1.17 | -1.45 | 0.29 |
| Mike Burke | CN1 | NL | SS | 0.346 | -1.18 | -0.43 | -0.83 |
| Jack Remsen | CHN | NL | CF | 0.464 | -1.19 | -1.12 | -0.20 |
| George Strief | CL2 | NL | CF | 0.835 | -1.33 | -2.87 | 1.60 |
| Herm Doscher | TRN | NL | 3B | 0.649 | -1.68 | -1.56 | -0.21 |
| Live Oak Taylor | TRN | NL | LF | 0.312 | -1.69 | -0.73 | -0.85 |
| Al Hall | TRN | NL | CF | 0.870 | -1.77 | -0.93 | -0.80 |
| Bill Holbert | SR1 | NL | C | 0.863 | -1.97 | -2.24 | 0.28 |
| Will Foley | CN1 | NL | 3B | 0.679 | -2.02 | -1.88 | -0.07 |
| Jimmy Macullar | SR1 | NL | SS | 0.877 | -2.18 | -1.63 | -0.51 |
| Barney Gilligan | CL2 | NL | C | 0.625 | -2.19 | -1.78 | -0.50 |
| Blondie Purcell | SR1 | NL | RF | 1.000 | -2.27 | -1.31 | -0.97 |
| Charlie Reilley | TRN | NL | C | 0.769 | -2.40 | -1.53 | -0.90 |
| Billy Riley | CL2 | NL | LF | 0.497 | -2.43 | -2.66 | 0.31 |
| Red Woodhead | SR1 | NL | 3B | 0.461 | -2.57 | -1.95 | -0.55 |
| Tom Mansell | TRN | NL | LF | 0.532 | -2.82 | -0.80 | -1.95 |
| Hick Carpenter | SR1 | NL | 1B | 0.915 | -3.02 | -2.82 | -0.19 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | NL | LF | 0.855 | -3.68 | 0.21 | -3.73 |