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Top season WAA players from 1916.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tris Speaker | CLE | AL | CF | 0.962 | 6.95 | 5.77 | 1.22 |
| Zack Wheat | BRO | NL | LF | 0.955 | 6.15 | 4.33 | 1.67 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | CHA | AL | LF | 1.000 | 5.97 | 4.92 | 0.92 |
| Heinie Groh | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.961 | 4.62 | 3.00 | 1.68 |
| Rogers Hornsby | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.899 | 4.59 | 3.94 | 0.64 |
| Ty Cobb | DET | AL | CF | 0.935 | 4.33 | 5.63 | -1.22 |
| Del Pratt | SLA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.90 | 2.89 | 1.01 |
| Max Carey | PIT | NL | CF | 0.981 | 3.87 | 1.90 | 1.79 |
| Eddie Collins | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.61 | 3.40 | 0.26 |
| Larry Doyle | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.787 | 3.53 | 2.48 | 0.97 |
| Art Fletcher | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.858 | 3.50 | 2.43 | 1.22 |
| Bobby Veach | DET | AL | LF | 0.968 | 3.37 | 1.88 | 1.35 |
| Bill Hinchman | PIT | NL | RF | 0.968 | 3.34 | 2.83 | 0.38 |
| Home Run Baker | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.641 | 3.32 | 2.55 | 0.70 |
| Les Nunamaker | NYA | AL | C | 0.474 | 3.20 | 2.96 | 0.18 |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | NYA | AL | SS | 0.929 | 3.19 | 2.05 | 1.13 |
| Cy Williams | CHN | NL | CF | 0.756 | 3.05 | 2.14 | 1.01 |
| Harry Hooper | BOS | AL | RF | 0.968 | 2.96 | 1.12 | 1.89 |
| Hal Chase | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.916 | 2.94 | 3.96 | -1.11 |
| Wally Pipp | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.968 | 2.76 | 1.66 | 1.25 |
| Dode Paskert | PHI | NL | CF | 0.968 | 2.61 | 1.58 | 0.81 |
| Larry Gardner | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.907 | 2.58 | 2.91 | -0.15 |
| Happy Felsch | CHA | AL | CF | 0.942 | 2.47 | 0.82 | 1.62 |
| Lew McCarty | BRO | NL | C | 0.404 | 2.30 | 1.94 | 0.41 |
| Honus Wagner | PIT | NL | SS | 0.771 | 2.25 | 2.86 | -0.59 |
| Rabbit Maranville | BSN | NL | SS | 0.981 | 2.18 | 0.74 | 1.51 |
| Burt Shotton | SLA | AL | LF | 0.987 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 0.38 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.942 | 2.11 | 1.62 | 0.86 |
| Dave Robertson | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.968 | 2.07 | 1.51 | 0.50 |
| Casey Stengel | BRO | NL | RF | 0.814 | 2.06 | 1.33 | 0.62 |
| Wally Schang | PHA | AL | LF | 0.648 | 1.99 | 1.04 | 0.80 |
| George Sisler | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.956 | 1.97 | 2.09 | -0.23 |
| Ray Morgan | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.623 | 1.85 | 1.92 | -0.12 |
| George Burns | NY1 | NL | LF | 1.000 | 1.84 | 1.69 | -0.04 |
| Benny Kauff | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.994 | 1.82 | 2.38 | -0.47 |
| Ray Schalk | CHA | AL | C | 0.761 | 1.77 | 1.23 | 0.65 |
| Frank Gilhooley | NYA | AL | RF | 0.372 | 1.75 | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| Terry Turner | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.788 | 1.74 | 0.14 | 1.60 |
| Ed Konetchy | BSN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.68 | 0.44 | 1.23 |
| Ossie Vitt | DET | AL | 3B | 0.987 | 1.67 | -0.20 | 1.96 |
| Sam Crawford | DET | AL | RF | 0.594 | 1.59 | 1.29 | 0.35 |
| Gavvy Cravath | PHI | NL | RF | 0.864 | 1.57 | 2.41 | -0.98 |
| Whitey Witt | PHA | AL | SS | 0.929 | 1.43 | 2.02 | -0.65 |
| Jack Graney | CLE | AL | LF | 0.987 | 1.41 | 1.35 | -0.06 |
| Buck Herzog | CIN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.31 | 1.22 | 0.26 |
| John Henry | WS1 | AL | C | 0.586 | 1.28 | 1.59 | -0.24 |
| Bert Niehoff | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.948 | 1.27 | 0.57 | 0.68 |
| William Louden | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.811 | 1.21 | 0.14 | 1.10 |
| Jake Daubert | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.814 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.05 |
| Braggo Roth | CLE | AL | RF | 0.740 | 1.16 | 1.15 | -0.22 |
| George Whitted | PHI | NL | LF | 0.937 | 1.14 | 0.20 | 0.80 |
| George Cutshaw | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 1.13 | -0.10 | 1.19 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.336 | 1.10 | 0.77 | 0.40 |
| Jack Meyers | BRO | NL | C | 0.439 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.14 |
| Pinch Thomas | BOS | AL | C | 0.425 | 1.02 | 0.84 | 0.12 |
| Ernie Johnson | SLA | AL | SS | 0.440 | 1.01 | 0.42 | 0.44 |
| Howie Shanks | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.849 | 0.99 | -1.49 | 2.51 |
| Stuffy McInnis | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.909 | 0.87 | -0.34 | 1.20 |
| Milt Stock | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.857 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.09 |
| Jimmy Austin | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.804 | 0.85 | -0.03 | 0.75 |
| Bruno Betzel | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.915 | 0.84 | -0.24 | 1.08 |
| Harry Heilmann | DET | AL | RF | 0.827 | 0.83 | 1.48 | -0.64 |
| Shano Collins | CHA | AL | RF | 0.923 | 0.81 | -0.16 | 1.03 |
| Edd Roush | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.598 | 0.80 | 0.14 | 0.56 |
| Paddy Baumann | NYA | AL | RF | 0.426 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.39 |
| Bill Carrigan | BOS | AL | C | 0.123 | 0.74 | 0.33 | 0.42 |
| Tubby Spencer | DET | AL | C | 0.105 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.07 |
| Mike Gonzalez | SLN | NL | C | 0.605 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.11 |
| Tim Hendryx | NYA | AL | RF | 0.096 | 0.64 | 0.39 | 0.17 |
| Bill Rariden | NY1 | NL | C | 0.669 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.04 |
| Walter Holke | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.195 | 0.58 | 0.78 | -0.12 |
| Ray Chapman | CLE | AL | SS | 0.694 | 0.57 | -0.23 | 0.63 |
| Earl Blackburn | BSN | NL | C | 0.195 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.01 |
| Amos Strunk | PHA | AL | CF | 0.974 | 0.56 | 0.90 | -0.41 |
| Roxy Walters | NYA | AL | C | 0.361 | 0.56 | 0.53 | -0.03 |
| Walt Alexander | NYA | AL | C | 0.149 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.04 |
| Fred Snodgrass | BSN | NL | CF | 0.690 | 0.53 | -0.74 | 1.12 |
| Tommy Clarke | CIN | NL | C | 0.329 | 0.53 | 0.24 | 0.15 |
| Red Smith | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.924 | 0.52 | 0.89 | -0.33 |
| Ralph Young | DET | AL | 2B | 0.987 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.04 |
| Nap Lajoie | PHA | AL | 2B | 0.734 | 0.46 | -0.52 | 0.93 |
| Joe Judge | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.627 | 0.43 | -0.22 | 0.73 |
| Heinie Wagner | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.018 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.07 |
| Hank Gowdy | BSN | NL | C | 0.622 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Chick Gandil | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.930 | 0.39 | -0.69 | 1.21 |
| Solly Hofman | NYA | AL | CF | 0.071 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.24 |
| Jesse Altenburg | PIT | NL | LF | 0.024 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
| Mike Mowrey | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.923 | 0.30 | -0.60 | 0.80 |
| Hank Severeid | SLA | AL | C | 0.519 | 0.29 | 0.40 | -0.23 |
| Hank DeBerry | CLE | AL | C | 0.062 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Jack Fournier | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.584 | 0.28 | 0.58 | -0.17 |
| Ivey Wingo | CIN | NL | C | 0.634 | 0.27 | 0.70 | -0.38 |
| Frank Snyder | SLN | NL | C | 0.703 | 0.27 | 0.31 | -0.12 |
| Hi Myers | BRO | NL | CF | 0.724 | 0.27 | 0.50 | -0.00 |
| Johnny Beall | CIN | NL | LF | 0.039 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| Fred Luderus | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.920 | 0.26 | 0.37 | -0.14 |
| Steve Yerkes | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.239 | 0.25 | 0.44 | -0.12 |
| Dave Bancroft | PHI | NL | SS | 0.922 | 0.22 | -0.90 | 1.03 |
| Donie Bush | DET | AL | SS | 0.935 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Otto Miller | BRO | NL | C | 0.364 | 0.19 | 0.31 | -0.08 |
| Buck Thrasher | PHA | AL | RF | 0.045 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Thomas Healy | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.039 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| Doc Lavan | SLA | AL | SS | 0.604 | 0.14 | -0.62 | 0.87 |
| Joe Leonard | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.287 | 0.14 | 0.30 | -0.10 |
| Sherry Magee | BSN | NL | LF | 0.767 | 0.12 | -0.39 | 0.79 |
| Walton Cruise | SLN | NL | LF | 0.007 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.01 |
| Art Wilson | PIT | NL | C | 0.433 | 0.11 | -0.25 | 0.34 |
| Hack Miller | BRO | NL | CF | 0.006 | 0.10 | 0.10 | -0.00 |
| George McBride | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.813 | 0.10 | -0.86 | 1.24 |
| Bill Wagner | PIT | NL | C | 0.068 | 0.09 | 0.14 | -0.06 |
| Frank Smykal | PIT | NL | SS | 0.024 | 0.07 | 0.14 | -0.08 |
| Oscar Dugey | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.101 | 0.06 | -0.04 | 0.10 |
| Bob Fisher | CIN | NL | SS | 0.235 | 0.05 | 0.39 | -0.32 |
| William Rumler | SLA | AL | C | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.13 | -0.01 |
| Jim Hickman | BRO | NL | LF | 0.011 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Merwin Jacobson | CHN | NL | RF | 0.022 | 0.04 | -0.03 | 0.05 |
| Ben Dyer | DET | AL | SS | 0.024 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.01 |
| Vic Saier | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.942 | 0.03 | 0.16 | -0.11 |
| Bill Hobbs | CIN | NL | SS | 0.024 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 0.03 |
| Bud Weiser | PHI | NL | LF | 0.016 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.02 |