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Top season WAA players from 1893.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Delahanty | PHI | NL | LF | 0.992 | 8.10 | 4.48 | 3.49 |
| Elmer Smith | PIT | NL | LF | 0.977 | 5.14 | 3.72 | 1.62 |
| Cupid Childs | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.961 | 4.55 | 3.64 | 0.90 |
| Billy Hamilton | PHI | NL | CF | 0.617 | 4.34 | 3.18 | 0.93 |
| George Davis | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.978 | 4.29 | 4.55 | -0.23 |
| Sam Thompson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.985 | 4.26 | 4.02 | 0.28 |
| Buck Ewing | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.899 | 4.24 | 2.42 | 1.75 |
| Hugh Duffy | BSN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 4.09 | 2.46 | 1.73 |
| Denny Lyons | PIT | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.54 | 2.99 | 0.44 |
| Dan Brouthers | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.592 | 3.41 | 2.64 | 0.79 |
| Mike Griffin | BRO | NL | CF | 0.731 | 3.32 | 0.80 | 2.50 |
| Jake Beckley | PIT | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.23 | 1.92 | 1.24 |
| Steve Brodie | SLN | NL | CF | 0.978 | 3.08 | 0.89 | 2.39 |
| Bid McPhee | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.969 | 2.87 | 1.28 | 1.40 |
| Joe Kelley | BLN | NL | CF | 0.962 | 2.85 | 1.39 | 1.46 |
| John McGraw | BLN | NL | SS | 0.977 | 2.66 | 3.80 | -1.26 |
| Billy Nash | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.977 | 2.48 | 1.74 | 0.53 |
| Roger Connor | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.993 | 2.36 | 2.37 | -0.08 |
| Jack Clements | PHI | NL | C | 0.707 | 2.36 | 2.07 | 0.34 |
| Patsy Tebeau | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.899 | 2.13 | 1.03 | 0.99 |
| Wilbert Robinson | BLN | NL | C | 0.731 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 0.12 |
| Ed McKean | CL4 | NL | SS | 0.969 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 0.11 |
| Mike Tiernan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.919 | 1.95 | 2.06 | 0.01 |
| Sam Wise | WAS | NL | 2B | 0.938 | 1.90 | 1.38 | 0.54 |
| Tommy McCarthy | BSN | NL | LF | 0.885 | 1.85 | 2.87 | -1.09 |
| Herman Long | BSN | NL | SS | 0.977 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 0.83 |
| Lave Cross | PHI | NL | C | 0.722 | 1.76 | 1.05 | 0.74 |
| Bill Dahlen | CHN | NL | SS | 0.906 | 1.72 | 1.79 | -0.09 |
| Jack Glasscock | SLN | NL | SS | 0.844 | 1.70 | 1.07 | 0.61 |
| Duke Farrell | WAS | NL | C | 0.954 | 1.68 | 1.48 | -0.01 |
| Jack Doyle | NY1 | NL | C | 0.603 | 1.62 | 2.00 | -0.42 |
| Bug Holliday | CIN | NL | CF | 0.962 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 0.35 |
| Jake Stenzel | PIT | NL | RF | 0.458 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 0.09 |
| Patsy Donovan | PIT | NL | RF | 0.863 | 1.31 | 0.15 | 1.39 |
| Charles Zimmer | CL4 | NL | C | 0.442 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 0.07 |
| John Ward | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.993 | 1.27 | 1.99 | -0.41 |
| Perry Werden | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.926 | 1.26 | 0.31 | 0.78 |
| Bobby Lowe | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.962 | 1.24 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| Jack Boyle | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.872 | 1.22 | 0.27 | 1.16 |
| Bill Merritt | BSN | NL | C | 0.294 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 0.01 |
| Farmer Vaughn | CIN | NL | C | 0.924 | 1.14 | 0.72 | 0.26 |
| Bob Allen | PHI | NL | SS | 0.932 | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.25 |
| Lou Bierbauer | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.977 | 1.08 | -0.45 | 1.60 |
| Charlie Frank | SLN | NL | LF | 0.296 | 0.91 | 0.47 | 0.42 |
| Eddie Burke | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.993 | 0.82 | 0.38 | 0.42 |
| Heinie Peitz | SLN | NL | C | 0.711 | 0.79 | 0.79 | -0.10 |
| Billy Shindle | BLN | NL | 3B | 0.962 | 0.75 | -0.21 | 0.93 |
| Jake Virtue | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.752 | 0.71 | -0.20 | 0.86 |
| Jack Crooks | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.948 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 0.18 |
| Bill Hallman | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.992 | 0.69 | 0.33 | 0.36 |
| Pete Browning | LS3 | NL | LF | 0.452 | 0.66 | 1.26 | -0.66 |
| Henry Larkin | WAS | NL | 1B | 0.623 | 0.54 | 1.43 | -0.81 |
| Henry Reitz | BLN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.29 |
| Ed McFarland | CL4 | NL | CF | 0.047 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
| Duff Cooley | SLN | NL | RF | 0.213 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.10 |
| John Grim | LS3 | NL | C | 0.786 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Harry Stovey | BLN | NL | LF | 0.431 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.22 |
| Tuck Turner | PHI | NL | CF | 0.271 | 0.29 | -0.09 | 0.38 |
| Billy Earle | PIT | NL | C | 0.195 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.04 |
| Charlie Irwin | CHN | NL | SS | 0.164 | 0.28 | 0.43 | -0.03 |
| Bob Glenalvin | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.125 | 0.23 | 0.41 | -0.13 |
| Charlie Abbey | WAS | NL | LF | 0.238 | 0.23 | -0.37 | 0.70 |
| Tommy Corcoran | BRO | NL | SS | 0.885 | 0.21 | -0.94 | 1.06 |
| Pop Schriver | CHN | NL | C | 0.482 | 0.18 | 0.22 | -0.31 |
| Jack McMahon | NY1 | NL | C | 0.059 | 0.17 | 0.23 | -0.09 |
| Gil Hatfield | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.262 | 0.17 | 0.55 | -0.34 |
| Con Daily | BRO | NL | C | 0.462 | 0.16 | -0.13 | 0.34 |
| George Henry | CIN | NL | RF | 0.160 | 0.16 | -0.52 | 0.71 |
| Joe Sugden | PIT | NL | C | 0.197 | 0.14 | 0.16 | -0.11 |
| John O'Brien | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.031 | 0.09 | 0.14 | -0.07 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | NL | CF | 0.648 | 0.07 | 0.76 | -0.67 |
| Jesse Burkett | CL4 | NL | LF | 0.969 | 0.06 | 3.79 | -3.90 |
| Bill Eagan | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.047 | 0.05 | -0.00 | 0.05 |
| Frank Boyd | CL4 | NL | C | 0.012 | 0.03 | -0.02 | 0.03 |
| Bill Van Dyke | BSN | NL | LF | 0.023 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.09 |
| Fred Pfeffer | LS3 | NL | 2B | 0.992 | 0.00 | -0.96 | 0.67 |
| Kid Summers | SLN | NL | C | 0.004 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| George Ulrich | CIN | NL | CF | 0.008 | -0.01 | -0.03 | 0.04 |
| Jim O'Rourke | WAS | NL | LF | 0.992 | -0.01 | -1.28 | 1.39 |
| William Kinsler | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.007 | -0.04 | -0.08 | 0.02 |
| Shorty Howe | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.007 | -0.05 | 0.11 | -0.15 |
| Tommy Dowd | SLN | NL | LF | 0.978 | -0.05 | -1.17 | 1.32 |
| Jim Gray | PIT | NL | SS | 0.015 | -0.07 | 0.06 | -0.13 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.969 | -0.07 | 1.03 | -1.44 |
| Deacon McGuire | WAS | NL | C | 0.485 | -0.09 | 0.21 | -0.26 |
| Bob Caruthers | CHN | NL | RF | 0.109 | -0.12 | 0.25 | -0.31 |
| Farmer Weaver | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.841 | -0.14 | -0.75 | 0.90 |
| Arlie Latham | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.969 | -0.14 | 0.61 | -0.66 |
| Jack O'Connor | CL4 | NL | C | 0.744 | -0.15 | -0.08 | 0.07 |
| Sam Dungan | CHN | NL | RF | 0.836 | -0.15 | -0.58 | 0.38 |
| Bob Gilks | BLN | NL | RF | 0.123 | -0.15 | -0.74 | 0.50 |
| Pete Allen | CL4 | NL | C | 0.008 | -0.18 | -0.11 | -0.06 |
| Sam Gillen | PIT | NL | SS | 0.011 | -0.18 | -0.12 | -0.08 |
| Billy Alvord | CL4 | NL | 3B | 0.023 | -0.25 | -0.22 | -0.03 |
| Connie Murphy | CIN | NL | C | 0.034 | -0.26 | -0.14 | -0.12 |
| Jim Gilman | CL4 | NL | 3B | 0.014 | -0.26 | -0.09 | -0.18 |
| Henry Lynch | CHN | NL | RF | 0.029 | -0.33 | -0.11 | -0.22 |
| Curt Welch | LS3 | NL | LF | 0.111 | -0.35 | -0.45 | 0.09 |
| Connie Mack | PIT | NL | C | 0.282 | -0.36 | -0.47 | 0.12 |
| Charlie Bennett | BSN | NL | C | 0.445 | -0.40 | -0.79 | 0.39 |
| Frank Motz | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.328 | -0.41 | -0.89 | 0.36 |
| Art Twineham | SLN | NL | C | 0.093 | -0.41 | -0.32 | -0.09 |
| Pat McCauley | SLN | NL | C | 0.030 | -0.43 | -0.37 | -0.06 |
| Bob Clark | LS3 | NL | C | 0.065 | -0.45 | -0.51 | -0.01 |
| Dick Buckley | SLN | NL | C | 0.043 | -0.46 | -0.47 | -0.09 |
| John Milligan | BLN | NL | C | 0.508 | -0.49 | -0.19 | -0.36 |
| Parke Wilson | NY1 | NL | C | 0.222 | -0.51 | -0.56 | -0.05 |
| Dennis O'Neill | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.052 | -0.53 | -0.48 | -0.04 |
| Bill Goodenough | SLN | NL | CF | 0.069 | -0.54 | -0.37 | -0.14 |
| Jack McCarthy | CIN | NL | RF | 0.374 | -0.54 | -0.46 | -0.27 |
| Larry Twitchell | LS3 | NL | LF | 0.357 | -0.56 | 0.08 | -0.67 |
| Thomas Burns | BRO | NL | RF | 0.838 | -0.57 | -1.00 | 0.28 |
| Malachi Kittridge | CHN | NL | C | 0.531 | -0.59 | -1.01 | 0.27 |
| Lew Whistler | LS3 | NL | 1B | 0.183 | -0.62 | -0.71 | 0.11 |
| Charlie Ganzel | BSN | NL | C | 0.557 | -0.64 | -0.88 | 0.19 |
| Walt Wilmot | CHN | NL | LF | 0.734 | -0.68 | 0.61 | -1.34 |
| King Kelly | NY1 | NL | C | 0.134 | -0.72 | -0.35 | -0.41 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.805 | -0.73 | 0.22 | -0.82 |
| Tim O'Rourke | BLN | NL | SS | 0.946 | -0.74 | 0.79 | -1.66 |
| George LaChance | BRO | NL | C | 0.073 | -0.77 | -0.61 | -0.18 |