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Top season WAA players from 1898.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Delahanty | PHI | NL | LF | 0.960 | 6.81 | 4.15 | 2.91 |
| Hughie Jennings | BLN | NL | SS | 0.935 | 6.34 | 6.20 | 0.45 |
| John McGraw | BLN | NL | 3B | 0.935 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 0.06 |
| Jimmy Collins | BSN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 4.79 | 3.75 | 1.11 |
| Lave Cross | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.981 | 4.55 | 1.91 | 2.52 |
| Elmer Smith | CIN | NL | LF | 0.783 | 4.24 | 2.56 | 1.54 |
| Elmer Flick | PHI | NL | RF | 0.893 | 4.19 | 3.53 | 0.90 |
| Willie Keeler | BLN | NL | RF | 0.843 | 3.97 | 2.29 | 2.04 |
| Bobby Wallace | CL4 | NL | 3B | 0.987 | 3.91 | 1.44 | 2.37 |
| Bill Dahlen | CHN | NL | SS | 0.934 | 3.81 | 2.58 | 1.36 |
| Bill Lange | CHN | NL | CF | 0.743 | 3.67 | 1.44 | 2.13 |
| Chick Stahl | BSN | NL | RF | 0.822 | 3.55 | 1.30 | 2.24 |
| Mike Griffin | BRO | NL | CF | 0.899 | 3.54 | 0.60 | 2.98 |
| Bill Joyce | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.929 | 3.42 | 2.61 | 0.83 |
| Nap Lajoie | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.980 | 3.17 | 4.29 | -1.06 |
| Kip Selbach | WAS | NL | LF | 0.852 | 3.10 | 1.34 | 1.81 |
| Dan McGann | BLN | NL | 1B | 0.948 | 3.10 | 2.84 | 0.21 |
| Joe Kelley | BLN | NL | CF | 0.810 | 2.70 | 1.91 | 0.72 |
| Fred Clarke | LS3 | NL | LF | 0.968 | 2.68 | 1.46 | 1.31 |
| Duke Farrell | WAS | NL | C | 0.611 | 2.46 | 2.51 | -0.05 |
| John Anderson | BRO | NL | CF | 0.906 | 2.43 | 1.91 | 0.32 |
| Fred Tenney | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.770 | 2.33 | 1.34 | 1.14 |
| Algie McBride | CIN | NL | CF | 0.764 | 2.25 | 0.83 | 1.74 |
| Charlie Dexter | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.727 | 2.14 | 0.62 | 1.43 |
| George Davis | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.776 | 2.12 | 1.78 | 0.40 |
| Gene DeMontreville | BLN | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 1.89 | 1.82 | -0.09 |
| Buck Freeman | WAS | NL | RF | 0.187 | 1.81 | 1.05 | 0.59 |
| Mike Grady | NY1 | NL | C | 0.545 | 1.80 | 2.67 | -0.87 |
| Ed McFarland | PHI | NL | C | 0.807 | 1.73 | 1.65 | 0.20 |
| Billy Hoy | LS3 | NL | CF | 0.961 | 1.66 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Duff Cooley | PHI | NL | CF | 0.993 | 1.66 | 0.83 | 1.02 |
| Danny Green | CHN | NL | RF | 0.309 | 1.62 | 0.46 | 1.18 |
| Lou Criger | CL4 | NL | C | 0.538 | 1.61 | 1.41 | 0.18 |
| Dusty Miller | CIN | NL | RF | 0.968 | 1.60 | 0.73 | 1.11 |
| Billy Hamilton | BSN | NL | CF | 0.724 | 1.56 | 4.56 | -3.03 |
| Cupid Childs | CL4 | NL | 2B | 0.705 | 1.43 | 0.78 | 0.40 |
| Jake Beckley | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.752 | 1.38 | 1.25 | 0.31 |
| Heinie Peitz | CIN | NL | C | 0.596 | 1.36 | 1.10 | 0.12 |
| Mike Tiernan | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.660 | 1.32 | 0.18 | 1.19 |
| Willie Clark | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.375 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 0.12 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.148 | 1.18 | 0.79 | 0.32 |
| Tommy Corcoran | CIN | NL | SS | 0.975 | 1.13 | -0.63 | 1.61 |
| Bill Everitt | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.980 | 1.13 | 1.31 | -0.08 |
| Bid McPhee | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.847 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 0.03 |
| Sam Thompson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.093 | 1.05 | 0.74 | 0.38 |
| Jesse Burkett | CL4 | NL | LF | 0.962 | 1.01 | 1.81 | -0.89 |
| Fielder Jones | BRO | NL | RF | 0.980 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
| Fred Hartman | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.788 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 0.58 |
| Jack Clements | SLN | NL | C | 0.602 | 0.90 | 0.53 | 0.18 |
| Hugh Duffy | BSN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 0.86 | -1.36 | 2.49 |
| Bill Eagan | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.125 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.12 |
| Harry Blake | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.872 | 0.81 | -1.57 | 2.21 |
| Jake Stenzel | BLN | NL | CF | 0.935 | 0.81 | -0.07 | 1.01 |
| Jud Smith | WAS | NL | 3B | 0.426 | 0.79 | 1.28 | -0.48 |
| Henry Reitz | WAS | NL | 2B | 0.852 | 0.75 | 0.43 | 0.15 |
| Herman Long | BSN | NL | SS | 0.947 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.19 |
| Tommy Tucker | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.973 | 0.48 | -1.07 | 1.62 |
| Honus Wagner | LS3 | NL | 1B | 0.981 | 0.40 | 0.57 | -0.27 |
| William Nance | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.143 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.01 |
| Herm McFarland | CIN | NL | LF | 0.116 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | NL | LF | 0.947 | 0.28 | 2.77 | -2.44 |
| Doc Powers | LS3 | NL | C | 0.174 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Ossee Schrecongost | CL4 | NL | C | 0.056 | 0.25 | 0.39 | -0.13 |
| George Yeager | BSN | NL | C | 0.401 | 0.21 | 0.15 | -0.06 |
| Dick Padden | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.842 | 0.19 | 0.14 | -0.04 |
| Frank Bowerman | BLN | NL | C | 0.443 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| Art Nichols | CHN | NL | C | 0.082 | 0.14 | 0.16 | -0.02 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.561 | 0.14 | 0.48 | -0.28 |
| Monte Cross | PHI | NL | SS | 0.993 | 0.12 | 0.18 | -0.17 |
| Patsy Donovan | PIT | NL | RF | 0.967 | 0.10 | 0.27 | -0.29 |
| Jack Doyle | WAS | NL | 1B | 0.806 | 0.10 | 0.47 | -0.29 |
| Marty Bergen | BSN | NL | C | 0.771 | 0.04 | 0.33 | -0.25 |
| Billy Nash | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.133 | 0.01 | -0.10 | 0.05 |
| Jack Warner | NY1 | NL | C | 0.655 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Kitty Bransfield | BSN | NL | C | 0.015 | 0.00 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
| Dave Zearfoss | NY1 | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Donnelly | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Billy Clingman | LS3 | NL | 3B | 0.989 | -0.01 | -1.50 | 1.64 |
| Hi Ladd | PIT | NL | LF | 0.008 | -0.03 | -0.06 | 0.04 |
| Joe Regan | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.008 | -0.03 | -0.05 | 0.02 |
| Deacon McGuire | WAS | NL | C | 0.845 | -0.04 | -0.60 | 0.63 |
| Frank Chance | CHN | NL | C | 0.266 | -0.04 | 0.40 | -0.40 |
| Billy Taylor | LS3 | NL | 3B | 0.044 | -0.05 | -0.07 | 0.05 |
| Harry Wilson | BLN | NL | C | 0.005 | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.02 |
| Tom Kinslow | WAS | NL | C | 0.103 | -0.06 | 0.01 | -0.11 |
| Dave Pickett | BSN | NL | LF | 0.084 | -0.07 | -0.15 | 0.04 |
| Harry Wolverton | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.086 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.03 |
| Topsy Hartsel | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.138 | -0.07 | 0.05 | -0.13 |
| Joe Rickert | PIT | NL | LF | 0.012 | -0.07 | -0.14 | 0.07 |
| Ed McKean | CL4 | NL | SS | 0.968 | -0.10 | 0.61 | -0.95 |
| Bob Wood | CIN | NL | C | 0.191 | -0.11 | 0.03 | -0.05 |
| Tacks Latimer | NY1 | NL | C | 0.027 | -0.12 | 0.00 | -0.11 |
| Parke Wilson | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.006 | -0.14 | -0.13 | -0.02 |
| John Richter | LS3 | NL | 3B | 0.019 | -0.14 | -0.16 | 0.01 |
| Frank Martin | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.007 | -0.14 | -0.14 | 0.02 |
| George Carey | LS3 | NL | 1B | 0.052 | -0.15 | -0.24 | 0.04 |
| Tom Leahy | WAS | NL | 3B | 0.097 | -0.16 | -0.29 | 0.07 |
| Charles Zimmer | CL4 | NL | C | 0.117 | -0.16 | -0.22 | 0.06 |
| Stub Smith | BSN | NL | SS | 0.016 | -0.16 | -0.16 | 0.00 |
| Tom Stouch | LS3 | NL | 2B | 0.026 | -0.17 | 0.03 | -0.20 |
| Mike Heydon | BLN | NL | C | 0.020 | -0.17 | -0.10 | -0.06 |
| Barry McCormick | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.901 | -0.20 | -0.83 | 0.71 |
| Charlie Irwin | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.866 | -0.21 | -1.32 | 1.05 |
| Farmer Vaughn | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.470 | -0.22 | 0.37 | -0.67 |
| John Puhl | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.013 | -0.26 | -0.08 | -0.17 |
| Bug Holliday | CIN | NL | CF | 0.191 | -0.26 | -0.86 | 0.44 |
| Tim Donahue | CHN | NL | C | 0.765 | -0.27 | -0.64 | 0.46 |
| Ed Glenn | WAS | NL | SS | 0.019 | -0.27 | -0.11 | -0.19 |
| Jack Crooks | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.456 | -0.27 | -0.52 | 0.16 |
| Fred Lake | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.026 | -0.28 | -0.23 | 0.02 |
| Mike Mahoney | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.011 | -0.28 | -0.28 | -0.03 |
| Tommy Leach | LS3 | NL | 3B | 0.016 | -0.30 | -0.15 | -0.16 |
| Joe Quinn | BLN | NL | 2B | 0.727 | -0.31 | -0.98 | 0.76 |
| Charlie Hickman | BSN | NL | LF | 0.100 | -0.31 | -0.82 | 0.44 |
| Josh Clarke | LS3 | NL | RF | 0.032 | -0.32 | -0.24 | -0.09 |
| Bill Eagle | WAS | NL | LF | 0.021 | -0.32 | -0.04 | -0.27 |
| Fred Frank | CL4 | NL | RF | 0.093 | -0.34 | -0.32 | -0.02 |
| Jack Boyle | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.040 | -0.35 | -0.30 | -0.01 |
| Mart McQuaid | WAS | NL | LF | 0.006 | -0.35 | -0.13 | -0.23 |
| Bill Keister | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.049 | -0.36 | -0.46 | 0.04 |