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Top season WAA players from 1886.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson | DTN | NL | RF | 0.968 | 7.00 | 2.66 | 4.29 |
| Hardy Richardson | DTN | NL | LF | 0.992 | 6.04 | 5.65 | 0.28 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.992 | 5.26 | 4.63 | 0.94 |
| Jack Glasscock | SL5 | NL | SS | 0.960 | 5.19 | 3.74 | 1.41 |
| Jim Fogarty | PHI | NL | RF | 0.647 | 4.99 | 1.90 | 2.85 |
| Charlie Bastian | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.853 | 4.77 | -0.09 | 4.74 |
| Fred Dunlap | SL5 | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 4.43 | 2.73 | 1.49 |
| Roger Connor | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.952 | 4.29 | 3.45 | 1.05 |
| Dan Brouthers | DTN | NL | 1B | 0.960 | 4.20 | 5.17 | -0.78 |
| Paul Hines | WS8 | NL | CF | 0.992 | 4.11 | 3.00 | 1.06 |
| Charlie Bennett | DTN | NL | C | 0.562 | 3.85 | 2.66 | 1.13 |
| Buck Ewing | NY1 | NL | C | 0.587 | 3.76 | 3.05 | 0.71 |
| King Kelly | CHN | NL | RF | 0.937 | 3.22 | 7.37 | -4.32 |
| Al Myers | KCN | NL | 2B | 0.959 | 3.06 | 2.09 | 0.80 |
| Jim O'Rourke | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.847 | 3.00 | 2.08 | 0.94 |
| George Gore | CHN | NL | CF | 0.937 | 2.88 | 4.77 | -1.84 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.889 | 2.57 | 1.16 | 1.14 |
| Fred Pfeffer | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.937 | 2.12 | 2.22 | -0.15 |
| Abner Dalrymple | CHN | NL | LF | 0.651 | 2.08 | -0.09 | 2.25 |
| Jerry Denny | SL5 | NL | 3B | 0.944 | 1.82 | 0.04 | 1.64 |
| Jack Rowe | DTN | NL | SS | 0.881 | 1.46 | 2.11 | -0.67 |
| Charley Bassett | KCN | NL | SS | 0.732 | 1.38 | 0.52 | 0.92 |
| Joe Hornung | BSN | NL | LF | 0.797 | 1.27 | -1.73 | 2.80 |
| Deacon White | DTN | NL | 3B | 0.984 | 1.23 | 1.67 | -0.46 |
| Charlie Ganzel | PHI | NL | C | 0.468 | 1.20 | 0.78 | 0.28 |
| Billy Nash | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.924 | 1.15 | 1.29 | -0.02 |
| Ned Hanlon | DTN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.03 | -0.15 | 1.16 |
| George Wood | PHI | NL | LF | 0.891 | 0.98 | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Tom Poorman | BSN | NL | RF | 0.746 | 0.91 | -0.27 | 1.44 |
| Jack Farrell | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.523 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Barney Gilligan | WS8 | NL | C | 0.639 | 0.60 | 0.01 | 0.64 |
| Con Daily | BSN | NL | C | 0.422 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.13 |
| Ed Andrews | PHI | NL | CF | 0.899 | 0.54 | -0.41 | 0.99 |
| Fatty Briody | KCN | NL | C | 0.443 | 0.48 | -0.17 | 0.54 |
| Connie Mack | WS8 | NL | C | 0.074 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.00 |
| Joe Mulvey | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.899 | 0.48 | 0.76 | -0.46 |
| Danny Richardson | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.512 | 0.45 | -1.06 | 1.63 |
| Pat Dealy | BSN | NL | C | 0.106 | 0.37 | 0.53 | -0.13 |
| Tom Dolan | SL5 | NL | C | 0.101 | 0.20 | 0.29 | -0.07 |
| Pat Deasley | NY1 | NL | C | 0.296 | 0.13 | 0.31 | -0.29 |
| Billy Sunday | CHN | NL | RF | 0.218 | 0.11 | -0.46 | 0.64 |
| Ed Caskin | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.008 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Mike Dorgan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.950 | 0.09 | 0.53 | -0.58 |
| Deacon McGuire | PHI | NL | C | 0.391 | 0.05 | -0.06 | -0.03 |
| Tom Gillen | DTN | NL | C | 0.016 | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.04 |
| George Joyce | WS8 | NL | CF | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| George Mappes | SL5 | NL | C | 0.030 | -0.02 | -0.20 | 0.18 |
| John Morrill | BSN | NL | SS | 0.992 | -0.05 | 0.34 | -0.43 |
| Pete Galligan | WS8 | NL | SS | 0.008 | -0.06 | -0.07 | 0.01 |
| Myron Allen | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.006 | -0.06 | -0.11 | 0.05 |
| Tom Kinslow | WS8 | NL | C | 0.016 | -0.07 | -0.03 | -0.04 |
| Billy Shindle | DTN | NL | SS | 0.052 | -0.07 | -0.19 | 0.08 |
| Louis Pelouze | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.006 | -0.10 | -0.15 | 0.06 |
| Jim Manning | DTN | NL | LF | 0.204 | -0.12 | -0.56 | 0.40 |
| Ezra Sutton | BSN | NL | LF | 0.983 | -0.12 | 0.76 | -0.85 |
| Frank Diven | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.006 | -0.13 | -0.11 | -0.00 |
| George Baker | KCN | NL | C | 0.008 | -0.14 | -0.02 | -0.12 |
| John Ward | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.984 | -0.17 | -0.36 | 0.31 |
| Edward Tate | BSN | NL | C | 0.239 | -0.18 | -0.18 | 0.04 |
| Dude Esterbrook | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.970 | -0.21 | -0.13 | -0.27 |
| Andy Cusick | PHI | NL | C | 0.225 | -0.24 | -0.21 | 0.06 |
| Red Connally | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.014 | -0.26 | -0.27 | -0.01 |
| Harry Decker | DTN | NL | C | 0.159 | -0.26 | -0.16 | -0.10 |
| Silver Flint | CHN | NL | C | 0.367 | -0.27 | -0.34 | 0.01 |
| Patrick Gillespie | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.782 | -0.28 | 0.18 | -0.51 |
| Frank Ringo | KCN | NL | C | 0.124 | -0.29 | -0.01 | -0.30 |
| Walt Goldsby | WS8 | NL | CF | 0.041 | -0.29 | -0.12 | -0.19 |
| Tommy McCarthy | PHI | NL | RF | 0.061 | -0.32 | -0.09 | -0.25 |
| George Shoch | WS8 | NL | RF | 0.199 | -0.35 | -0.14 | -0.13 |
| Gene Bagley | NY1 | NL | C | 0.034 | -0.39 | -0.12 | -0.29 |
| John McGlone | WS8 | NL | 3B | 0.031 | -0.39 | -0.36 | -0.05 |
| Jackie Hayes | WS8 | NL | C | 0.191 | -0.43 | -0.38 | -0.09 |
| Jimmy Knowles | WS8 | NL | 2B | 0.939 | -0.50 | -1.12 | 0.60 |
| Lou Hardie | CHN | NL | C | 0.109 | -0.54 | -0.31 | -0.22 |
| Jack Clements | PHI | NL | C | 0.403 | -0.59 | -1.06 | 0.41 |
| Tom Gunning | BSN | NL | C | 0.214 | -0.60 | -0.41 | -0.20 |
| Ed Williamson | CHN | NL | SS | 0.960 | -0.60 | 0.21 | -0.67 |
| Dave Oldfield | WS8 | NL | C | 0.156 | -0.64 | -0.80 | 0.12 |
| Dan Dugdale | KCN | NL | C | 0.085 | -0.64 | -0.33 | -0.35 |
| Bill Krieg | WS8 | NL | 1B | 0.207 | -0.67 | -0.40 | -0.17 |
| Henry Zeiher | WS8 | NL | C | 0.045 | -0.73 | -0.47 | -0.22 |
| Bill Finley | NY1 | NL | C | 0.091 | -0.78 | -0.36 | -0.43 |
| George Myers | SL5 | NL | C | 0.621 | -0.80 | -0.98 | 0.03 |
| George Moolic | CHN | NL | C | 0.115 | -0.90 | -0.65 | -0.18 |
| Arthur Irwin | PHI | NL | SS | 0.849 | -0.93 | -1.09 | 0.21 |
| Emmett Seery | SL5 | NL | LF | 1.000 | -1.07 | 0.05 | -1.25 |
| Mert Hackett | KCN | NL | C | 0.476 | -1.09 | -0.65 | -0.42 |
| Sam Wise | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.814 | -1.22 | -0.40 | -0.86 |
| Paul Radford | KCN | NL | RF | 0.992 | -1.25 | -0.82 | -0.45 |
| Alex McKinnon | SL5 | NL | 1B | 0.968 | -1.41 | -0.40 | -0.96 |
| Joe Quinn | SL5 | NL | CF | 0.554 | -1.43 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | NL | LF | 0.667 | -1.44 | 1.24 | -2.91 |
| Charlie Buffinton | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.373 | -1.53 | -1.17 | -0.33 |
| Joe Start | WS8 | NL | 1B | 0.254 | -1.55 | -1.34 | -0.20 |
| Davy Force | WS8 | NL | SS | 0.531 | -1.76 | -2.60 | 0.91 |
| Jack Burdock | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.492 | -1.77 | -1.29 | -0.36 |
| Buck Gladmon | WS8 | NL | 3B | 0.336 | -1.90 | -1.50 | -0.59 |
| Joe Gerhardt | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.903 | -1.98 | -2.29 | 0.36 |
| Dick Johnston | BSN | NL | CF | 0.881 | -2.02 | -2.58 | 0.56 |
| Sadie Houck | WS8 | NL | SS | 0.404 | -2.15 | -2.17 | 0.20 |
| Frank Graves | SL5 | NL | C | 0.288 | -2.47 | -1.65 | -0.87 |
| Jack McGeachey | DTN | NL | CF | 0.504 | -2.56 | -1.72 | -0.85 |
| Jim Donnelly | KCN | NL | 3B | 0.919 | -2.62 | -2.88 | 0.42 |
| Cliff Carroll | WS8 | NL | LF | 0.910 | -2.68 | -0.37 | -2.16 |
| Mox McQuery | KCN | NL | 1B | 0.986 | -2.76 | -2.84 | -0.05 |
| Sid Farrar | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.956 | -3.17 | -3.22 | 0.17 |
| Larry Corcoran | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.177 | -3.21 | -0.80 | -2.45 |
| Ed Daily | PHI | NL | RF | 0.664 | -3.25 | -1.89 | -1.42 |
| Dave Rowe | KCN | NL | CF | 0.854 | -3.55 | -1.50 | -2.00 |
| Sam Crane | DTN | NL | 2B | 0.639 | -3.56 | -2.93 | -0.82 |
| Phil Baker | WS8 | NL | 1B | 0.664 | -3.70 | -2.99 | -0.60 |
| Ed Crane | WS8 | NL | RF | 0.625 | -3.86 | -3.39 | -0.50 |
| John Cahill | SL5 | NL | RF | 0.937 | -5.42 | -4.68 | -0.79 |
| Jim Lillie | KCN | NL | LF | 0.868 | -5.58 | -5.90 | 0.31 |