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Top season WAA players from 1890.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brodie | BSN | NL | RF | 0.985 | 5.67 | 1.56 | 4.20 |
| George Pinkney | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.977 | 5.14 | 4.99 | -0.27 |
| Jack Clements | PHI | NL | C | 0.729 | 4.54 | 4.18 | 0.40 |
| Hub Collins | BRO | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 4.51 | 3.41 | 1.14 |
| Sam Thompson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.992 | 3.90 | 2.14 | 1.62 |
| Bid McPhee | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.985 | 3.86 | 2.46 | 1.04 |
| Walt Wilmot | CHN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 3.74 | 2.09 | 1.78 |
| Marty Sullivan | BSN | NL | LF | 0.903 | 3.60 | 1.15 | 2.72 |
| Darby O'Brien | BRO | NL | LF | 0.659 | 3.58 | 1.92 | 1.55 |
| Jack Glasscock | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.919 | 3.43 | 3.11 | 0.25 |
| Thomas Burns | BRO | NL | RF | 0.922 | 3.31 | 1.98 | 1.54 |
| Ed McKean | CL4 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 2.83 | 2.85 | 0.18 |
| Lefty Marr | CIN | NL | RF | 0.970 | 2.48 | 1.54 | 1.11 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.47 | 2.50 | 0.11 |
| Tom Burns | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.45 | 2.28 | 0.10 |
| Al Myers | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.880 | 2.37 | 2.18 | 0.34 |
| Joe Knight | CIN | NL | LF | 0.948 | 2.36 | 1.96 | 0.50 |
| George Davis | CL4 | NL | CF | 1.000 | 2.30 | -0.09 | 2.17 |
| Cliff Carroll | CHN | NL | LF | 0.978 | 2.26 | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| Bug Holliday | CIN | NL | CF | 0.978 | 2.20 | 0.73 | 1.46 |
| Billy Hamilton | PHI | NL | LF | 0.925 | 2.10 | 3.91 | -1.83 |
| Tony Mullane | CIN | NL | RF | 0.604 | 2.09 | 0.54 | 1.68 |
| Adonis Terry | BRO | NL | LF | 0.767 | 1.78 | 1.31 | 0.45 |
| Jimmy Cooney | CHN | NL | SS | 0.971 | 1.73 | 0.91 | 0.66 |
| Charlie Bennett | BSN | NL | C | 0.634 | 1.65 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | NL | C | 0.636 | 1.42 | 0.69 | 0.57 |
| Mike Tiernan | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.985 | 1.32 | 3.88 | -2.55 |
| Dave Foutz | BRO | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1.06 | 0.09 |
| Bill Gray | PHI | NL | LF | 0.256 | 1.27 | 0.02 | 1.24 |
| Harry Decker | PHI | NL | C | 0.729 | 1.21 | 1.71 | -0.46 |
| Pop Schriver | PHI | NL | C | 0.429 | 1.21 | 1.16 | -0.12 |
| Elmer Foster | CHN | NL | CF | 0.194 | 1.16 | 0.37 | 0.92 |
| Jake Virtue | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.456 | 1.01 | 0.86 | 0.11 |
| Ollie Beard | CIN | NL | SS | 0.910 | 0.94 | 0.28 | 0.79 |
| Tun Berger | PIT | NL | RF | 0.754 | 0.83 | -0.36 | 1.42 |
| Charlie Ganzel | BSN | NL | C | 0.284 | 0.67 | 0.34 | 0.32 |
| Bob Allen | PHI | NL | SS | 1.000 | 0.66 | -0.71 | 1.47 |
| Charley Bassett | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.741 | 0.49 | -0.49 | 1.15 |
| John Corkhill | BRO | NL | CF | 0.395 | 0.48 | -1.05 | 1.58 |
| Pop Smith | BSN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.31 | 0.47 | -0.24 |
| Bobby Lowe | BSN | NL | SS | 0.388 | 0.30 | 0.29 | -0.00 |
| Bob Glenalvin | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.475 | 0.30 | 0.66 | -0.29 |
| Phil Routcliffe | PIT | NL | LF | 0.007 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Fred Truax | PIT | NL | LF | 0.007 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Fred Clement | PIT | NL | SS | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pat Wright | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.005 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.01 |
| Frank Motz | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.006 | -0.02 | -0.04 | 0.01 |
| Pete O'Brien | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.194 | -0.02 | 0.06 | -0.14 |
| Harry Gilbert | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.014 | -0.07 | -0.08 | 0.03 |
| Tom Nagle | CHN | NL | C | 0.273 | -0.07 | -0.15 | 0.01 |
| Chuck Lauer | CHN | NL | C | 0.014 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.06 |
| Charles Zimmer | CL4 | NL | C | 0.919 | -0.10 | -0.38 | 0.22 |
| Frank McGinn | PIT | NL | CF | 0.007 | -0.11 | -0.13 | 0.02 |
| Lew Whistler | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.333 | -0.12 | 0.14 | -0.22 |
| Artie Clarke | NY1 | NL | C | 0.748 | -0.14 | 0.16 | -0.40 |
| Len Stockwell | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.013 | -0.14 | -0.08 | -0.06 |
| Tommy Tucker | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.985 | -0.15 | 0.76 | -0.78 |
| George Stallings | BRO | NL | C | 0.025 | -0.16 | -0.20 | 0.03 |
| Marty Honan | CHN | NL | C | 0.005 | -0.17 | -0.12 | -0.04 |
| Vince Dailey | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.471 | -0.20 | 0.52 | -0.61 |
| Chippy McGarr | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.903 | -0.22 | -0.67 | 0.29 |
| John Gilbert | PIT | NL | SS | 0.014 | -0.22 | -0.23 | -0.01 |
| Jim Gray | PIT | NL | SS | 0.005 | -0.22 | -0.12 | -0.11 |
| Peek-A-Boo Veach | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.529 | -0.22 | -0.47 | 0.51 |
| Tom O'Rourke | NY1 | NL | C | 0.015 | -0.22 | -0.14 | -0.13 |
| Ed Hutchinson | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.029 | -0.25 | -0.30 | 0.04 |
| Mort Scanlan | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.022 | -0.26 | -0.25 | -0.02 |
| Rasty Wright | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.096 | -0.27 | -0.39 | 0.21 |
| Doc Bushong | BRO | NL | C | 0.118 | -0.29 | -0.19 | -0.12 |
| Jake Stenzel | CHN | NL | C | 0.076 | -0.31 | -0.22 | -0.04 |
| Pat Murphy | NY1 | NL | C | 0.237 | -0.32 | -0.16 | -0.24 |
| Sam LaRocque | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.804 | -0.37 | -0.37 | 0.00 |
| Herman Long | BSN | NL | SS | 0.754 | -0.42 | -0.25 | 0.03 |
| Bob Clark | BRO | NL | C | 0.329 | -0.52 | 0.04 | -0.56 |
| Billy Clingman | CIN | NL | SS | 0.052 | -0.53 | -0.27 | -0.20 |
| John Reilly | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.993 | -0.58 | 0.42 | -0.94 |
| Jerry Harrington | CIN | NL | C | 0.474 | -0.65 | -0.80 | 0.09 |
| Dick Buckley | NY1 | NL | C | 0.519 | -0.66 | -0.40 | -0.22 |
| Malachi Kittridge | CHN | NL | C | 0.671 | -0.68 | -0.87 | 0.32 |
| Hugh Nicol | CIN | NL | RF | 0.373 | -0.72 | -0.89 | 0.21 |
| Dude Esterbrook | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.333 | -0.88 | -0.56 | -0.30 |
| Ed Daily | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.028 | -0.91 | -0.29 | -0.63 |
| Joe Sommer | CL4 | NL | LF | 0.066 | -0.91 | -0.32 | -0.58 |
| George McMillan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.074 | -0.91 | -0.41 | -0.45 |
| Arlie Latham | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.306 | -0.97 | 0.36 | -1.34 |
| Lou Hardie | BSN | NL | C | 0.351 | -1.04 | -0.46 | -0.54 |
| Al Schellhase | BSN | NL | RF | 0.056 | -1.04 | -0.64 | -0.43 |
| Ducky Hemp | PIT | NL | CF | 0.152 | -1.05 | -0.30 | -0.66 |
| Bill Delaney | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.252 | -1.06 | -0.90 | -0.23 |
| Jim Andrews | CHN | NL | RF | 0.381 | -1.08 | -1.49 | 0.35 |
| Fred Dunlap | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.123 | -1.13 | -0.43 | -0.75 |
| Henry Youngman | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.094 | -1.15 | -0.40 | -0.81 |
| Eddie Burke | PHI | NL | CF | 0.985 | -1.15 | 0.17 | -1.19 |
| John Kelty | PIT | NL | LF | 0.422 | -1.17 | -0.64 | -0.42 |
| Kid Baldwin | CIN | NL | C | 0.140 | -1.19 | -1.04 | -0.16 |
| Andy Sommers | NY1 | NL | C | 0.163 | -1.27 | -0.62 | -0.65 |
| Pat Lyons | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.077 | -1.38 | -0.78 | -0.55 |
| Shorty Howe | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.126 | -1.41 | -0.79 | -0.52 |
| Jim Keenan | CIN | NL | C | 0.403 | -1.42 | -1.70 | 0.15 |
| Bob Caruthers | BRO | NL | LF | 0.550 | -1.42 | 0.92 | -2.22 |
| Guy Hecker | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.623 | -1.42 | -2.13 | 0.51 |
| Dad Lytle | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.115 | -1.89 | -1.01 | -0.93 |
| Ed Mayer | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.902 | -1.93 | -0.79 | -1.02 |
| Buck West | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.272 | -1.93 | -0.88 | -1.14 |
| Bill Wilson | PIT | NL | C | 0.594 | -2.00 | -1.32 | -0.80 |
| Mike Jordan | PIT | NL | LF | 0.259 | -2.01 | -2.44 | 0.43 |
| Sam Crane | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.176 | -2.08 | -1.27 | -0.86 |
| John Henry | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.274 | -2.10 | -1.07 | -1.10 |
| Jerry Denny | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.844 | -2.20 | -1.92 | -0.47 |
| Jesse Burkett | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.748 | -2.27 | 1.70 | -3.89 |
| Joe Hornung | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.889 | -2.30 | -2.37 | -0.12 |
| Tom Dowse | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.294 | -2.33 | -1.83 | -0.53 |
| Al McCauley | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.872 | -2.46 | -1.43 | -0.82 |
| Fred Osborne | PIT | NL | LF | 0.297 | -2.48 | -0.62 | -1.90 |
| Joe Ardner | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.618 | -2.81 | -2.75 | -0.08 |
| Will Smalley | CL4 | NL | 3B | 1.000 | -2.90 | -3.88 | 1.08 |
| Howard Earl | CHN | NL | RF | 0.662 | -3.07 | -1.40 | -1.41 |
| Ed Sales | PIT | NL | SS | 0.370 | -3.26 | -0.95 | -2.38 |
| Patsy Donovan | BSN | NL | CF | 0.448 | -3.32 | -2.02 | -1.15 |
| George Miller | PIT | NL | 3B | 1.000 | -3.50 | 1.01 | -4.65 |