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Top season WAA players from 1881.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 4.39 | 3.48 | 0.96 |
| Charlie Bennett | DTN | NL | C | 0.905 | 3.07 | 1.98 | 1.09 |
| Fred Dunlap | CL2 | NL | 2B | 0.941 | 3.07 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.976 | 3.06 | 1.35 | 1.75 |
| Mike Dorgan | WOR | NL | RF | 0.711 | 3.04 | -0.32 | 3.34 |
| Jake Evans | TRN | NL | RF | 0.968 | 3.01 | -0.62 | 3.56 |
| Hardy Richardson | BFN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 2.79 | 1.09 | 1.66 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.49 | 1.91 | 0.47 |
| Jack Glasscock | CL2 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 2.48 | 1.05 | 1.44 |
| Joe Hornung | BSN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 2.22 | -1.34 | 3.50 |
| Lon Knight | DTN | NL | RF | 0.988 | 2.16 | 0.44 | 1.66 |
| Orator Shafer | CL2 | NL | RF | 1.000 | 2.14 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| Jack Rowe | BFN | NL | C | 0.744 | 2.08 | 1.95 | 0.10 |
| Paul Hines | PRO | NL | CF | 0.941 | 1.87 | 0.92 | 1.02 |
| Bob Ferguson | TRN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 1.73 | 2.38 | -0.70 |
| Patrick Gillespie | TRN | NL | LF | 0.988 | 1.70 | -1.25 | 3.02 |
| Jim O'Rourke | BFN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.61 | 3.15 | -1.52 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | WOR | NL | LF | 0.964 | 1.47 | 0.82 | 0.71 |
| Ned Hanlon | DTN | NL | CF | 0.905 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 0.35 |
| John Richmond | BSN | NL | CF | 0.313 | 1.36 | 0.14 | 1.18 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.36 | 1.45 | -0.10 |
| George Gore | CHN | NL | CF | 0.869 | 1.28 | 1.73 | -0.38 |
| King Kelly | CHN | NL | RF | 0.976 | 1.28 | 2.09 | -0.67 |
| Sadie Houck | DTN | NL | SS | 0.893 | 1.24 | 1.38 | -0.21 |
| John Ward | PRO | NL | RF | 1.000 | 1.21 | 0.01 | 1.21 |
| Tom York | PRO | NL | LF | 1.000 | 1.09 | 1.62 | -0.58 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | NL | C | 0.929 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.53 |
| Buck Ewing | TRN | NL | C | 0.788 | 0.69 | 0.25 | 0.42 |
| Martin Powell | DTN | NL | 1B | 0.655 | 0.61 | 0.82 | -0.06 |
| Jack Farrell | PRO | NL | 2B | 0.988 | 0.52 | 0.93 | -0.53 |
| Roger Connor | TRN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.51 | -0.24 | 0.59 |
| Emil Gross | PRO | NL | C | 0.574 | 0.50 | 0.69 | -0.19 |
| George Wright | BSN | NL | SS | 0.084 | 0.48 | -0.06 | 0.53 |
| Candy Nelson | WOR | NL | SS | 0.289 | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.34 |
| Doc Kennedy | CL2 | NL | C | 0.456 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| John Clapp | CL2 | NL | C | 0.800 | 0.32 | 0.70 | -0.35 |
| Ross Barnes | BSN | NL | SS | 0.831 | 0.23 | 0.51 | -0.41 |
| Doc Bushong | WOR | NL | C | 0.892 | 0.23 | -0.46 | 0.52 |
| Dasher Troy | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.131 | 0.10 | 0.33 | -0.19 |
| Pete Hotaling | WOR | NL | CF | 0.928 | 0.05 | 0.82 | -0.65 |
| Sam Trott | DTN | NL | C | 0.071 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Martin Flaherty | WOR | NL | LF | 0.006 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jack Manning | BFN | NL | LF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Henry Myers | PRO | NL | SS | 0.012 | -0.02 | -0.13 | 0.09 |
| Sam Wright | BSN | NL | SS | 0.012 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.06 |
| Arthur Irwin | WOR | NL | SS | 0.602 | -0.10 | 0.22 | -0.40 |
| Rudy Kemmler | CL2 | NL | C | 0.009 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.00 |
| Ed Swartwood | BFN | NL | RF | 0.012 | -0.13 | 0.04 | -0.15 |
| Andy Piercy | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.024 | -0.14 | -0.04 | -0.09 |
| John Morrissey | BFN | NL | 3B | 0.142 | -0.16 | -0.22 | 0.01 |
| Asa Stratton | WOR | NL | SS | 0.012 | -0.16 | -0.05 | -0.13 |
| Sam Wise | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.012 | -0.17 | -0.09 | -0.08 |
| Herm Doscher | CL2 | NL | 3B | 0.056 | -0.20 | -0.19 | -0.00 |
| Bill Holbert | TRN | NL | C | 0.538 | -0.23 | -0.57 | 0.29 |
| Joe Start | PRO | NL | 1B | 0.929 | -0.25 | 0.40 | -0.49 |
| Will Foley | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.051 | -0.31 | -0.18 | -0.12 |
| Joe Gerhardt | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.905 | -0.31 | -0.37 | 0.04 |
| Dan Stearns | DTN | NL | SS | 0.033 | -0.32 | -0.18 | -0.13 |
| Dan O'Leary | DTN | NL | CF | 0.024 | -0.36 | -0.25 | -0.15 |
| John Morrill | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.973 | -0.37 | -1.20 | 0.81 |
| Jerry Denny | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.979 | -0.40 | -0.62 | 0.07 |
| Barney Gilligan | PRO | NL | C | 0.541 | -0.45 | -0.88 | 0.33 |
| George Wood | DTN | NL | LF | 0.952 | -0.46 | 0.54 | -0.91 |
| Phil Powers | CL2 | NL | C | 0.047 | -0.47 | -0.35 | -0.08 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.870 | -0.48 | -0.15 | -0.32 |
| Art Whitney | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.658 | -0.60 | -0.91 | 0.31 |
| Ed Caskin | TRN | NL | SS | 0.726 | -0.62 | -1.12 | 0.50 |
| Deacon White | BFN | NL | 1B | 0.940 | -0.63 | 0.13 | -0.75 |
| Joseph Quinn | BSN | NL | C | 0.036 | -0.64 | -0.18 | -0.47 |
| Fred Corey | WOR | NL | RF | 0.614 | -0.65 | -0.58 | -0.06 |
| Hugh Nicol | CHN | NL | CF | 0.310 | -0.66 | -1.07 | 0.36 |
| Fred Lewis | BSN | NL | RF | 0.325 | -0.69 | -0.31 | -0.34 |
| Mike McGeary | CL2 | NL | 3B | 0.121 | -0.71 | -0.30 | -0.43 |
| Mike Moynahan | CL2 | NL | LF | 0.400 | -0.71 | -1.05 | 0.42 |
| George Bradley | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.726 | -0.76 | -0.49 | -0.40 |
| Lip Pike | WOR | NL | CF | 0.060 | -0.77 | -0.25 | -0.55 |
| Pat Deasley | BSN | NL | C | 0.458 | -0.78 | -0.50 | -0.30 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | NL | LF | 0.976 | -0.79 | 1.12 | -1.87 |
| Frank Hankinson | TRN | NL | 3B | 0.997 | -0.82 | -1.91 | 0.94 |
| Charlie Reilley | DTN | NL | C | 0.232 | -0.89 | -0.89 | -0.12 |
| Dan Brouthers | BFN | NL | LF | 0.783 | -0.97 | 1.84 | -2.68 |
| Joe Quest | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.878 | -1.08 | -1.65 | 0.51 |
| Harry Stovey | WOR | NL | 1B | 0.904 | -1.14 | -0.51 | -0.55 |
| John Peters | BFN | NL | SS | 0.651 | -1.19 | -1.04 | -0.05 |
| Billy Taylor | WOR | NL | LF | 0.373 | -1.21 | -1.22 | 0.01 |
| Bill Phillips | CL2 | NL | 1B | 1.000 | -1.22 | -0.58 | -0.50 |
| Hick Carpenter | WOR | NL | 3B | 1.000 | -1.23 | -0.95 | -0.37 |
| Davy Force | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.870 | -1.24 | -2.46 | 1.36 |
| Bobby Mathews | PRO | NL | RF | 0.391 | -1.43 | -1.25 | -0.20 |
| Lew Brown | DTN | NL | 1B | 0.536 | -1.45 | -1.46 | -0.03 |
| Jack Remsen | CL2 | NL | CF | 0.532 | -1.66 | -1.68 | 0.08 |
| Pop Smith | CL2 | NL | 3B | 0.271 | -1.75 | -1.43 | -0.32 |
| Bill Crowley | BSN | NL | CF | 0.867 | -1.86 | -1.20 | -0.55 |
| George Creamer | WOR | NL | 2B | 0.964 | -1.92 | -1.92 | 0.02 |
| Sleeper Sullivan | BFN | NL | C | 0.367 | -1.98 | -1.36 | -0.63 |
| Curry Foley | BFN | NL | RF | 1.000 | -2.35 | -0.42 | -1.95 |
| Pop Snyder | BSN | NL | C | 0.669 | -2.59 | -1.65 | -1.07 |
| John Cassidy | TRN | NL | CF | 1.000 | -2.73 | -1.62 | -1.22 |
| Bill McClellan | PRO | NL | SS | 0.800 | -3.32 | -2.69 | -0.80 |
| Blondie Purcell | CL2 | NL | LF | 0.588 | -4.64 | -0.61 | -4.08 |