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Top season WAA players from 1885.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bennett | DTN | NL | C | 0.843 | 5.89 | 4.34 | 1.40 |
| Hardy Richardson | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.857 | 5.56 | 4.91 | 0.52 |
| Jim O'Rourke | NY1 | NL | CF | 1.000 | 4.98 | 2.97 | 2.08 |
| Fred Dunlap | SL5 | NL | 2B | 0.955 | 4.82 | 3.31 | 1.58 |
| Buck Ewing | NY1 | NL | C | 0.723 | 4.35 | 3.78 | 0.50 |
| Jack Glasscock | SL5 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 4.14 | 2.20 | 1.95 |
| Roger Connor | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.982 | 3.99 | 3.88 | 0.01 |
| Mike Dorgan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.795 | 3.88 | 2.04 | 1.92 |
| George Gore | CHN | NL | CF | 0.965 | 3.68 | 3.92 | 0.00 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 3.67 | 3.86 | -0.18 |
| Patrick Gillespie | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.911 | 3.62 | 1.53 | 2.07 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.37 | 1.96 | 1.48 |
| Ed Andrews | PHI | NL | LF | 0.928 | 2.90 | 0.54 | 2.46 |
| Dan Brouthers | BFN | NL | 1B | 0.875 | 2.83 | 3.37 | -0.69 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.973 | 2.61 | 2.89 | -0.27 |
| Fred Pfeffer | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.991 | 2.30 | 1.67 | 0.58 |
| King Kelly | CHN | NL | RF | 0.947 | 2.03 | 3.05 | -1.04 |
| Sam Wise | BSN | NL | SS | 0.947 | 2.01 | 2.29 | -0.39 |
| George Wood | DTN | NL | LF | 0.759 | 1.95 | 2.08 | -0.26 |
| Sam Thompson | DTN | NL | RF | 0.583 | 1.95 | 1.90 | -0.06 |
| Danny Richardson | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.438 | 1.86 | 0.12 | 1.75 |
| Ned Hanlon | DTN | NL | CF | 0.972 | 1.76 | 2.26 | -0.35 |
| Deacon White | BFN | NL | 3B | 0.875 | 1.35 | 0.77 | 0.51 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.991 | 1.30 | 1.41 | -0.14 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | NL | SS | 0.982 | 1.29 | 1.88 | -0.75 |
| Jack Manning | PHI | NL | RF | 0.964 | 1.23 | 0.90 | 0.34 |
| Jim Fogarty | PHI | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.19 | -2.37 | 3.60 |
| Fred Lewis | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.405 | 1.16 | 0.01 | 1.26 |
| Jack Rowe | BFN | NL | SS | 0.875 | 1.05 | 2.46 | -1.28 |
| Barney Gilligan | PRO | NL | C | 0.625 | 0.70 | 0.49 | 0.28 |
| Con Daily | PRO | NL | C | 0.534 | 0.58 | 0.51 | -0.02 |
| Pat Deasley | NY1 | NL | C | 0.482 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.10 |
| Joe Mulvey | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.964 | 0.30 | 0.85 | -0.53 |
| Lon Knight | PRO | NL | RF | 0.209 | 0.23 | -0.83 | 1.04 |
| Frank Ringo | DTN | NL | C | 0.150 | 0.11 | -0.06 | 0.22 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | NL | SS | 0.027 | 0.10 | 0.18 | -0.10 |
| Cliff Carroll | PRO | NL | LF | 0.945 | 0.09 | -0.68 | 0.79 |
| Jerry Dorgan | DTN | NL | RF | 0.361 | 0.04 | 0.39 | -0.23 |
| John Ward | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.991 | 0.03 | -0.68 | 0.75 |
| Frank Olin | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.009 | 0.01 | 0.06 | -0.05 |
| Fred Wood | BFN | NL | C | 0.009 | -0.00 | -0.01 | 0.02 |
| John Fogarty | SL5 | NL | LF | 0.018 | -0.02 | -0.13 | 0.09 |
| Wyman Andrus | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.009 | -0.04 | -0.10 | 0.07 |
| Trick McSorley | SL5 | NL | 3B | 0.018 | -0.05 | 0.16 | -0.21 |
| George Bryant | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.009 | -0.05 | -0.11 | 0.05 |
| Tom Dolan | SL5 | NL | C | 0.025 | -0.07 | 0.02 | -0.13 |
| Charlie Ritter | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.013 | -0.08 | -0.05 | -0.03 |
| Orator Shafer | SL5 | NL | RF | 0.622 | -0.08 | -1.78 | 1.64 |
| Pat Dealy | BSN | NL | C | 0.292 | -0.09 | -0.20 | -0.03 |
| Bill Collver | BSN | NL | RF | 0.009 | -0.09 | -0.12 | 0.02 |
| Ed Gastfield | DTN | NL | C | 0.014 | -0.10 | -0.09 | 0.01 |
| Billy Alvord | SL5 | NL | 3B | 0.014 | -0.11 | -0.08 | -0.03 |
| Bill Krieg | CHN | NL | C | 0.007 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.02 |
| Jack Gleason | SL5 | NL | 3B | 0.016 | -0.13 | -0.12 | -0.01 |
| Davy Force | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.594 | -0.13 | -0.24 | 0.23 |
| Jim McCauley | BFN | NL | C | 0.230 | -0.14 | -0.18 | -0.14 |
| Deacon McGuire | DTN | NL | C | 0.292 | -0.16 | -0.51 | 0.21 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | BFN | NL | CF | 0.045 | -0.20 | -0.41 | 0.23 |
| Charlie Krehmeyer | SL5 | NL | C | 0.007 | -0.21 | -0.12 | -0.11 |
| Tom Lynch | PHI | NL | LF | 0.117 | -0.23 | 0.06 | -0.27 |
| Dick Phelan | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.045 | -0.23 | -0.11 | -0.10 |
| Paul Hines | PRO | NL | CF | 0.891 | -0.24 | -0.09 | -0.34 |
| John Hiland | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.020 | -0.25 | -0.19 | -0.04 |
| Edward Tate | BSN | NL | C | 0.031 | -0.26 | -0.11 | -0.15 |
| Fatty Briody | SL5 | NL | C | 0.511 | -0.27 | -0.42 | 0.26 |
| Gil Hatfield | BFN | NL | 3B | 0.067 | -0.27 | -0.43 | 0.14 |
| Dude Esterbrook | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.786 | -0.30 | -0.18 | -0.10 |
| Jerry Moore | DTN | NL | C | 0.056 | -0.32 | -0.17 | -0.19 |
| Nate Kellogg | DTN | NL | SS | 0.042 | -0.32 | -0.24 | -0.13 |
| Denny Lyons | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.036 | -0.33 | -0.23 | -0.09 |
| Dave Eggler | BFN | NL | CF | 0.054 | -0.33 | -0.47 | 0.16 |
| Jim McDonald | BFN | NL | SS | 0.031 | -0.33 | -0.31 | 0.00 |
| Jack Brennan | SL5 | NL | LF | 0.025 | -0.35 | -0.16 | -0.20 |
| Moxie Hengel | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.060 | -0.38 | -0.28 | -0.11 |
| Joe Hornung | BSN | NL | LF | 0.221 | -0.38 | -0.64 | 0.17 |
| Mike Hines | BSN | NL | RF | 0.133 | -0.42 | -0.17 | -0.30 |
| Dennis Driscoll | BFN | NL | 2B | 0.047 | -0.42 | -0.16 | -0.24 |
| Dave Rowe | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.144 | -0.44 | -0.61 | 0.16 |
| John Carroll | BFN | NL | LF | 0.094 | -0.46 | -0.72 | 0.17 |
| Rooney Sweeney | SL5 | NL | LF | 0.025 | -0.46 | -0.26 | -0.21 |
| Billy Nash | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.212 | -0.48 | -0.32 | -0.16 |
| Bill Crowley | BFN | NL | LF | 0.815 | -0.49 | -0.47 | -0.15 |
| Ed Crane | PRO | NL | LF | 0.127 | -0.55 | 0.18 | -0.70 |
| Mox McQuery | DTN | NL | 1B | 0.648 | -0.56 | -1.05 | 0.56 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | NL | C | 0.555 | -0.58 | -1.21 | 0.65 |
| Charlie Ganzel | PHI | NL | C | 0.291 | -0.70 | -0.73 | 0.08 |
| Gene Moriarty | DTN | NL | RF | 0.090 | -0.73 | -0.91 | 0.19 |
| Paul Radford | PRO | NL | RF | 0.918 | -0.77 | -0.47 | -0.38 |
| Mert Hackett | BSN | NL | C | 0.259 | -0.78 | -0.71 | 0.03 |
| Chub Collins | DTN | NL | SS | 0.127 | -0.79 | -0.42 | -0.40 |
| Tim Manning | PRO | NL | SS | 0.082 | -0.81 | -0.68 | -0.14 |
| Joe Quest | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.495 | -0.81 | -0.33 | -0.37 |
| Jim Halpin | DTN | NL | SS | 0.127 | -0.83 | -0.77 | -0.07 |
| Jack Clements | PHI | NL | C | 0.428 | -0.84 | -0.50 | -0.37 |
| Elmer Sutcliffe | CHN | NL | C | 0.219 | -0.84 | -0.51 | -0.46 |
| Marr Phillips | DTN | NL | SS | 0.306 | -0.84 | -0.88 | 0.05 |
| George Myers | BFN | NL | C | 0.779 | -0.91 | -0.83 | -0.07 |
| Joe Start | PRO | NL | 1B | 0.918 | -0.91 | -0.96 | -0.00 |
| Tom Poorman | BSN | NL | RF | 0.496 | -0.91 | -0.73 | -0.17 |
| Milt Scott | DTN | NL | 1B | 0.352 | -0.97 | -1.23 | 0.30 |
| Sam Crane | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.597 | -0.98 | -0.59 | -0.36 |
| Jerry Denny | PRO | NL | 3B | 0.750 | -1.01 | -1.18 | 0.03 |
| Jim Donnelly | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.512 | -1.02 | -0.69 | -0.43 |
| Jack Farrell | PRO | NL | 2B | 0.607 | -1.02 | -0.62 | -0.50 |
| Dan Stearns | BFN | NL | SS | 0.252 | -1.05 | -0.48 | -0.53 |
| Blondie Purcell | BSN | NL | LF | 0.186 | -1.05 | -0.48 | -0.54 |
| Dick Johnston | BSN | NL | CF | 0.230 | -1.07 | -0.43 | -0.66 |
| Charlie Morton | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.194 | -1.09 | -0.48 | -0.59 |
| Jim Manning | BSN | NL | CF | 0.900 | -1.16 | -1.78 | 0.64 |
| Walter Hackett | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.283 | -1.18 | -0.88 | -0.29 |
| Al Myers | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.829 | -1.26 | -1.07 | -0.45 |
| Joe Stabell | BFN | NL | CF | 0.049 | -1.28 | -0.60 | -0.71 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.392 | -1.29 | -1.27 | -0.14 |
| Tom Gunning | BSN | NL | C | 0.396 | -1.35 | -1.30 | -0.21 |
| Jim Lillie | BFN | NL | RF | 0.991 | -1.37 | -1.40 | 0.23 |
| Arthur Irwin | PRO | NL | SS | 0.527 | -1.38 | -1.80 | 0.39 |
| Billy Sunday | CHN | NL | RF | 0.407 | -1.44 | -0.15 | -1.33 |
| Andy Cusick | PHI | NL | C | 0.320 | -1.54 | -1.37 | -0.22 |
| Dick Burns | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.126 | -1.56 | -0.32 | -1.28 |
| George Baker | SL5 | NL | C | 0.315 | -1.62 | -1.62 | -0.13 |