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Top season WAA players from 1896.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Delahanty | PHI | NL | LF | 0.946 | 7.22 | 5.12 | 2.02 |
| Mike Tiernan | NY1 | NL | RF | 1.000 | 6.93 | 4.47 | 2.68 |
| Hughie Jennings | BLN | NL | SS | 0.985 | 6.49 | 5.09 | 1.62 |
| Willie Keeler | BLN | NL | RF | 0.955 | 6.08 | 3.15 | 3.05 |
| Bill Joyce | WAS | NL | 3B | 0.977 | 5.89 | 6.14 | -0.29 |
| Joe Kelley | BLN | NL | LF | 0.992 | 5.73 | 4.32 | 1.56 |
| Cupid Childs | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.978 | 5.36 | 4.20 | 1.07 |
| George Davis | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.932 | 4.53 | 2.62 | 1.87 |
| Elmer Smith | PIT | NL | LF | 0.931 | 4.20 | 2.52 | 1.77 |
| Bill Dahlen | CHN | NL | SS | 0.947 | 3.99 | 2.72 | 1.12 |
| Sam Thompson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.915 | 3.59 | 0.17 | 3.40 |
| Billy Hamilton | BSN | NL | CF | 0.992 | 3.27 | 4.22 | -1.08 |
| Jesse Burkett | CL4 | NL | LF | 0.985 | 2.77 | 4.06 | -1.05 |
| Bill Lange | CHN | NL | CF | 0.924 | 2.68 | 2.13 | 0.67 |
| Mike Griffin | BRO | NL | CF | 0.917 | 2.61 | 0.45 | 2.31 |
| Roger Connor | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.962 | 2.53 | 1.28 | 1.38 |
| George Van Haltren | NY1 | NL | CF | 1.000 | 2.42 | 2.49 | 0.15 |
| Jack Clements | PHI | NL | C | 0.408 | 2.28 | 2.04 | 0.17 |
| Bid McPhee | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.914 | 2.25 | 1.75 | 0.54 |
| Deacon McGuire | WAS | NL | C | 0.810 | 2.25 | 2.27 | -0.14 |
| Farmer Vaughn | CIN | NL | C | 0.891 | 2.24 | 1.04 | 1.20 |
| Mike Grady | PHI | NL | C | 0.513 | 2.20 | 2.06 | -0.04 |
| Patsy Donovan | PIT | NL | RF | 1.000 | 2.09 | 0.68 | 1.58 |
| Gene DeMontreville | WAS | NL | SS | 1.000 | 2.03 | 1.12 | 0.84 |
| Kip Selbach | WAS | NL | LF | 0.955 | 1.97 | 0.12 | 1.78 |
| Wilbert Robinson | BLN | NL | C | 0.500 | 1.95 | 1.79 | 0.08 |
| Fielder Jones | BRO | NL | RF | 0.782 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 0.02 |
| Herman Long | BSN | NL | SS | 0.909 | 1.78 | 1.91 | -0.19 |
| Steve Brodie | BLN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.77 | -0.49 | 2.10 |
| Jimmy Collins | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.636 | 1.69 | 0.68 | 0.88 |
| Tom McCreery | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.858 | 1.63 | 2.24 | -0.62 |
| Dan Brouthers | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.438 | 1.55 | 1.89 | -0.41 |
| Jack Doyle | BLN | NL | 1B | 0.894 | 1.50 | 2.71 | -1.03 |
| Bobby Lowe | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.553 | 1.35 | 0.65 | 0.90 |
| Ed McKean | CL4 | NL | SS | 0.985 | 1.32 | 2.18 | -0.95 |
| Heinie Peitz | CIN | NL | C | 0.482 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 0.20 |
| Eddie Burke | CIN | NL | LF | 0.953 | 1.19 | -0.08 | 1.19 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.818 | 1.15 | 0.93 | 0.03 |
| William Clarke | BLN | NL | C | 0.606 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 0.10 |
| Buck Ewing | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.539 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 0.55 |
| Jake Stenzel | PIT | NL | CF | 0.870 | 0.84 | 2.23 | -1.47 |
| Charles Zimmer | CL4 | NL | C | 0.674 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.33 |
| Charlie Irwin | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.992 | 0.78 | -0.14 | 1.06 |
| Denny Lyons | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.901 | 0.73 | 1.82 | -1.06 |
| Jim Donnelly | BLN | NL | 3B | 0.803 | 0.73 | 1.00 | -0.08 |
| Duke Farrell | NY1 | NL | C | 0.680 | 0.71 | 0.66 | -0.05 |
| Kid Gleason | NY1 | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.11 |
| Jake Beckley | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.802 | 0.64 | 0.35 | 0.07 |
| Billy Hoy | CIN | NL | CF | 0.945 | 0.64 | -0.99 | 1.65 |
| Joe Sugden | PIT | NL | C | 0.611 | 0.57 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| Lave Cross | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.815 | 0.56 | -1.29 | 1.84 |
| Frank Burrell | BRO | NL | C | 0.423 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.11 |
| Nap Lajoie | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.300 | 0.53 | 0.61 | -0.15 |
| Dan McGann | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.326 | 0.46 | 1.08 | -0.56 |
| Tommy Tucker | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.924 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.06 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.491 | 0.39 | 1.25 | -0.78 |
| Lou Bierbauer | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.450 | 0.38 | -0.33 | 0.68 |
| George Shoch | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.551 | 0.36 | 0.37 | -0.05 |
| Jack O'Connor | CL4 | NL | C | 0.504 | 0.29 | -0.00 | 0.19 |
| Fred Tenney | BSN | NL | RF | 0.667 | 0.28 | -0.20 | 0.58 |
| George Miller | LS3 | NL | C | 0.664 | 0.26 | 0.54 | -0.35 |
| Bill Everitt | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 0.24 | 1.59 | -1.35 |
| Jud Smith | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.074 | 0.10 | 0.24 | -0.03 |
| Harvey Smith | WAS | NL | 3B | 0.271 | 0.05 | -0.09 | 0.02 |
| Bill Hallman | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.923 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| John O'Brien | LS3 | NL | 2B | 0.910 | 0.04 | -0.06 | 0.13 |
| Dan Leahy | PHI | NL | SS | 0.013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Frank Freund | LS3 | NL | C | 0.011 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.04 |
| Lou Criger | CL4 | NL | C | 0.011 | -0.00 | -0.04 | 0.03 |
| Algie McBride | CHN | NL | LF | 0.068 | -0.03 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| Dave Foutz | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.015 | -0.05 | -0.01 | -0.04 |
| George Yeager | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.009 | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.00 |
| Billy Nash | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.500 | -0.07 | -0.87 | 0.80 |
| Germany Smith | CIN | NL | SS | 0.938 | -0.08 | -0.48 | 0.41 |
| Timothy Sheehan | SLN | NL | RF | 0.044 | -0.09 | -0.28 | 0.14 |
| Zeke Wrigley | WAS | NL | 2B | 0.019 | -0.12 | -0.13 | -0.01 |
| Jack Crooks | WAS | NL | 2B | 0.470 | -0.13 | -0.08 | -0.07 |
| George Treadway | LS3 | NL | 1B | 0.015 | -0.15 | -0.09 | -0.05 |
| Jim Rogers | WAS | NL | 1B | 0.827 | -0.15 | -0.78 | 0.79 |
| Ed Cartwright | WAS | NL | 1B | 1.000 | -0.18 | -0.07 | -0.06 |
| Joe Sullivan | PHI | NL | LF | 0.762 | -0.19 | -1.98 | 2.09 |
| Bill Hassamaer | LS3 | NL | 1B | 0.224 | -0.20 | -0.45 | 0.21 |
| Joe Wright | LS3 | NL | CF | 0.112 | -0.22 | -0.25 | -0.01 |
| Fred Pfeffer | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.737 | -0.25 | -0.97 | 0.84 |
| William Gallagher | PHI | NL | SS | 0.108 | -0.26 | -0.21 | -0.10 |
| Jack Boyle | PHI | NL | C | 0.304 | -0.27 | -0.05 | -0.22 |
| John McGraw | BLN | NL | 3B | 0.170 | -0.28 | 0.62 | -0.88 |
| Tom Kinslow | LS3 | NL | C | 0.050 | -0.28 | -0.04 | -0.24 |
| Dave Zearfoss | NY1 | NL | C | 0.124 | -0.31 | -0.26 | -0.15 |
| Eddie Boyle | LS3 | NL | C | 0.030 | -0.32 | -0.34 | 0.01 |
| Frank Bonner | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.068 | -0.35 | -0.34 | 0.05 |
| Pat McCauley | WAS | NL | C | 0.179 | -0.37 | -0.09 | -0.25 |
| Tommy Corcoran | BRO | NL | SS | 0.992 | -0.38 | -1.86 | 1.44 |
| Charlie Dexter | LS3 | NL | C | 0.797 | -0.41 | 0.46 | -0.86 |
| Frank Bowerman | BLN | NL | C | 0.030 | -0.45 | -0.24 | -0.20 |
| Tom Bannon | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.015 | -0.46 | -0.09 | -0.36 |
| Eddie O'Meara | CL4 | NL | C | 0.070 | -0.46 | -0.49 | 0.04 |
| Abel Lizotte | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.053 | -0.47 | -0.49 | 0.01 |
| Bill Keister | BLN | NL | 2B | 0.114 | -0.48 | -0.37 | -0.14 |
| Bug Holliday | CIN | NL | LF | 0.186 | -0.49 | -0.49 | 0.10 |
| Ben Ellis | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.031 | -0.51 | -0.29 | -0.22 |
| George LaChance | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.669 | -0.52 | 0.32 | -0.52 |
| Tom Morrison | LS3 | NL | 3B | 0.058 | -0.52 | -0.52 | -0.06 |
| Morgan Murphy | SLN | NL | C | 0.361 | -0.53 | -0.65 | -0.01 |
| Charlie Ganzel | BSN | NL | C | 0.356 | -0.56 | -0.94 | 0.38 |
| Willie Clark | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.511 | -0.58 | 0.19 | -0.56 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | NL | RF | 0.970 | -0.58 | 0.24 | -0.85 |
| John Anderson | BRO | NL | LF | 0.812 | -0.61 | -0.25 | -0.24 |
| Marty Bergen | BSN | NL | C | 0.492 | -0.65 | -0.12 | -0.67 |
| Con Daily | BRO | NL | C | 0.056 | -0.65 | -0.55 | -0.08 |
| Bill Merritt | PIT | NL | C | 0.588 | -0.66 | -0.73 | -0.19 |
| Josh Reilly | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.068 | -0.69 | -0.39 | -0.33 |
| Jack Ryan | BSN | NL | C | 0.061 | -0.69 | -0.73 | 0.03 |
| Ed McFarland | SLN | NL | C | 0.603 | -0.71 | -0.87 | 0.06 |
| Patsy Tebeau | CL4 | NL | 1B | 0.978 | -0.72 | -2.17 | 1.23 |
| Dusty Miller | CIN | NL | RF | 0.977 | -0.73 | 0.67 | -1.43 |
| Harry Truby | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.280 | -0.76 | -0.62 | 0.04 |
| Bobby Wallace | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.304 | -0.77 | -1.15 | 0.35 |
| Shorty Fuller | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.135 | -0.77 | -0.63 | -0.13 |
| Tuck Turner | PHI | NL | RF | 0.492 | -0.78 | -1.23 | 0.41 |