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Top season WAA players from 1883.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gore | CHN | NL | CF | 0.939 | 5.30 | 3.74 | 1.70 |
| Buck Ewing | NY1 | NL | C | 0.898 | 4.73 | 3.29 | 1.35 |
| Paul Hines | PRO | NL | CF | 0.990 | 4.58 | 2.11 | 2.54 |
| Charlie Bennett | DTN | NL | C | 0.911 | 4.14 | 2.75 | 1.32 |
| Dan Brouthers | BFN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.67 | 3.43 | -0.07 |
| Roger Connor | NY1 | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.48 | 2.83 | 0.71 |
| Patrick Gillespie | NY1 | NL | LF | 1.000 | 3.34 | 1.09 | 2.26 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.959 | 3.17 | 3.11 | 0.01 |
| Joe Hornung | BSN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 3.17 | -0.22 | 3.23 |
| Jack Glasscock | CL2 | NL | SS | 0.960 | 3.15 | 1.19 | 2.19 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | NL | SS | 0.990 | 2.99 | 1.69 | 1.25 |
| Jack Farrell | PRO | NL | 2B | 0.969 | 2.91 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| Orator Shafer | BFN | NL | RF | 0.969 | 2.86 | 1.25 | 1.50 |
| Jack Manning | PHI | NL | RF | 0.990 | 2.78 | 1.65 | 1.17 |
| Hardy Richardson | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.939 | 2.68 | 1.78 | 1.00 |
| Jack Rowe | BFN | NL | C | 0.888 | 2.50 | 1.68 | 0.86 |
| George Wood | DTN | NL | LF | 0.980 | 2.48 | 1.07 | 1.60 |
| Fred Dunlap | CL2 | NL | 2B | 0.930 | 2.39 | 1.93 | 0.31 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.980 | 2.17 | 2.19 | -0.10 |
| Jerry Denny | PRO | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.85 | 0.92 | 0.98 |
| Ned Hanlon | DTN | NL | CF | 0.990 | 1.68 | -0.68 | 2.40 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.59 | 1.32 | 0.14 |
| Emil Gross | PHI | NL | C | 0.576 | 1.48 | 2.05 | -0.58 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.46 | 0.63 | 0.76 |
| Arthur Irwin | PRO | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 0.04 |
| Jim O'Rourke | BFN | NL | LF | 0.959 | 1.12 | 1.49 | -0.39 |
| Jake Evans | CL2 | NL | RF | 0.850 | 0.89 | -0.85 | 1.76 |
| John Ward | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.898 | 0.71 | 0.09 | 0.42 |
| John Cassidy | PRO | NL | RF | 0.908 | 0.69 | -0.40 | 0.84 |
| Curry Foley | BFN | NL | CF | 0.235 | 0.51 | 0.12 | 0.43 |
| Sadie Houck | DTN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.04 |
| Bill McClellan | PHI | NL | SS | 0.808 | 0.40 | -0.13 | 0.48 |
| Edgar Smith | BSN | NL | CF | 0.306 | 0.40 | -0.48 | 0.81 |
| Bill Crowley | CL2 | NL | RF | 0.105 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.20 |
| Mike Dorgan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.653 | 0.28 | -0.39 | 0.56 |
| Edgar Smith | PRO | NL | LF | 0.031 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Cliff Carroll | PRO | NL | LF | 0.592 | 0.10 | -0.94 | 1.15 |
| Bill White | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Joe Farrell | DTN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | -0.00 | -1.26 | 1.06 |
| George Bradley | CL2 | NL | SS | 0.040 | -0.02 | 0.10 | -0.08 |
| Piggy Ward | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.010 | -0.03 | -0.13 | 0.09 |
| Buck Gladmon | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.010 | -0.05 | -0.14 | 0.08 |
| Cal Broughton | CL2 | NL | C | 0.030 | -0.05 | -0.01 | -0.02 |
| Dave Orr | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.008 | -0.06 | -0.13 | 0.06 |
| John Kelly | PHI | NL | CF | 0.008 | -0.09 | -0.15 | 0.06 |
| John Morrill | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.990 | -0.09 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| Charlie Cady | CL2 | NL | RF | 0.030 | -0.11 | -0.28 | 0.15 |
| Bill Gallagher | PHI | NL | CF | 0.020 | -0.12 | -0.25 | 0.15 |
| Tom York | CL2 | NL | LF | 1.000 | -0.14 | -0.10 | 0.21 |
| Charlie Kelly | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.018 | -0.15 | -0.12 | -0.06 |
| King Kelly | CHN | NL | RF | 1.000 | -0.16 | 1.86 | -2.00 |
| Edward Cramer | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.018 | -0.17 | -0.22 | 0.04 |
| Deacon White | BFN | NL | 3B | 0.959 | -0.19 | 1.14 | -1.33 |
| Sandy Nava | PRO | NL | C | 0.263 | -0.20 | -0.19 | 0.07 |
| Charlie Waitt | PHI | NL | CF | 0.008 | -0.22 | -0.01 | -0.21 |
| Joe Mulvey | PRO | NL | SS | 0.071 | -0.23 | 0.06 | -0.30 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | NL | C | 0.855 | -0.26 | -0.34 | 0.14 |
| Fatty Briody | CL2 | NL | C | 0.370 | -0.28 | -0.44 | 0.16 |
| Barney Gilligan | PRO | NL | C | 0.737 | -0.30 | -0.49 | 0.28 |
| Ben Guiney | DTN | NL | CF | 0.010 | -0.32 | -0.06 | -0.28 |
| Abe Wolstenholme | PHI | NL | C | 0.028 | -0.33 | -0.14 | -0.19 |
| Tony Suck | BFN | NL | C | 0.020 | -0.33 | -0.17 | -0.15 |
| Art Benedict | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.030 | -0.33 | -0.11 | -0.19 |
| Blondie Purcell | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.980 | -0.40 | -0.12 | -0.45 |
| Lew Brown | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.143 | -0.40 | -0.24 | -0.16 |
| Joe Quest | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.364 | -0.41 | -0.50 | 0.01 |
| Dell Darling | BFN | NL | C | 0.051 | -0.48 | -0.22 | -0.26 |
| Joe Start | PRO | NL | 1B | 0.888 | -0.59 | -0.45 | -0.05 |
| Doc Kennedy | BFN | NL | CF | 0.051 | -0.59 | -0.00 | -0.57 |
| James Pirie | PHI | NL | SS | 0.048 | -0.65 | -0.33 | -0.33 |
| John Clapp | NY1 | NL | C | 0.199 | -0.65 | -0.55 | -0.14 |
| Fred Lewis | PHI | NL | CF | 0.384 | -0.81 | -0.53 | -0.13 |
| Martin Powell | DTN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | -0.89 | -0.89 | 0.02 |
| Dave Eggler | BFN | NL | CF | 0.388 | -0.90 | -1.08 | 0.27 |
| Gracie Pierce | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.161 | -1.03 | -1.18 | 0.11 |
| Sam Wise | BSN | NL | SS | 0.980 | -1.06 | -0.01 | -1.39 |
| Mert Hackett | BSN | NL | C | 0.459 | -1.08 | -0.66 | -0.43 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | NL | LF | 0.816 | -1.12 | 0.06 | -1.33 |
| Frank Hankinson | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.908 | -1.12 | -1.41 | 0.24 |
| Pete Hotaling | CL2 | NL | CF | 1.000 | -1.19 | 0.21 | -1.23 |
| Conny Doyle | PHI | NL | LF | 0.162 | -1.20 | -0.63 | -0.57 |
| Jack Neagle | PHI | NL | LF | 0.182 | -1.31 | -1.10 | -0.17 |
| Fred Pfeffer | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.967 | -1.39 | -2.10 | 0.74 |
| Billy Sunday | CHN | NL | RF | 0.140 | -1.52 | -0.25 | -1.24 |
| Paul Radford | BSN | NL | RF | 0.681 | -1.55 | -1.01 | -0.75 |
| Jim Lillie | BFN | NL | CF | 0.510 | -1.60 | -0.99 | -0.63 |
| Fred Warner | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.369 | -1.63 | -0.91 | -0.69 |
| Tom Mansell | DTN | NL | RF | 0.337 | -1.67 | -0.24 | -1.48 |
| Doc Bushong | CL2 | NL | C | 0.555 | -1.67 | -2.17 | 0.58 |
| Ed Caskin | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.969 | -1.74 | -1.84 | -0.10 |
| Mike Hines | BSN | NL | C | 0.607 | -1.76 | -1.02 | -0.66 |
| Davy Force | BFN | NL | SS | 0.980 | -1.78 | -2.30 | 0.59 |
| Frank Ringo | PHI | NL | C | 0.573 | -1.89 | -1.76 | -0.09 |
| Bob Ferguson | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.869 | -1.90 | -1.43 | -0.62 |
| Bill Harbridge | PHI | NL | CF | 0.737 | -1.96 | -0.46 | -1.52 |
| Sam Trott | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.743 | -2.14 | -1.56 | -0.72 |
| John Humphries | NY1 | NL | C | 0.276 | -2.36 | -1.90 | -0.49 |
| Dick Burns | DTN | NL | RF | 0.351 | -2.56 | -1.07 | -1.50 |
| Sid Farrar | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.982 | -3.08 | -3.22 | 0.15 |
| Dasher Troy | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.829 | -3.10 | -2.45 | -0.72 |
| Mike Muldoon | CL2 | NL | 3B | 0.970 | -3.11 | -2.14 | -0.88 |
| Lee Richmond | PRO | NL | LF | 0.500 | -3.14 | 0.15 | -3.39 |
| Bill Phillips | CL2 | NL | 1B | 0.970 | -3.33 | -2.60 | -0.54 |
| Charlie Buffinton | BSN | NL | RF | 0.878 | -4.45 | -0.78 | -3.87 |