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Top season WAA players from 1917.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cobb | DET | AL | CF | 0.987 | 8.62 | 7.75 | 0.90 |
| Heinie Groh | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.994 | 6.64 | 4.84 | 2.03 |
| Rogers Hornsby | SLN | NL | SS | 0.942 | 6.46 | 5.19 | 1.12 |
| Tris Speaker | CLE | AL | CF | 0.910 | 6.33 | 4.93 | 1.30 |
| George Burns | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.962 | 6.20 | 4.51 | 1.65 |
| George Sisler | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.871 | 5.10 | 4.20 | 0.80 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | CHA | AL | LF | 0.936 | 4.68 | 2.30 | 2.22 |
| Ray Chapman | CLE | AL | SS | 1.000 | 4.29 | 2.82 | 1.11 |
| Casey Stengel | BRO | NL | RF | 0.962 | 4.04 | 1.82 | 2.25 |
| Max Carey | PIT | NL | CF | 0.987 | 4.02 | 2.13 | 1.83 |
| Home Run Baker | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.942 | 3.87 | 2.74 | 1.38 |
| Bobby Veach | DET | AL | LF | 1.000 | 3.63 | 3.27 | 0.43 |
| Eddie Collins | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.60 | 4.48 | -0.87 |
| Edd Roush | CIN | NL | CF | 0.866 | 3.41 | 3.21 | 0.41 |
| Zack Wheat | BRO | NL | LF | 0.620 | 3.41 | 2.10 | 1.25 |
| Happy Felsch | CHA | AL | CF | 0.974 | 2.80 | 0.95 | 1.73 |
| Wally Schang | PHA | AL | C | 0.594 | 2.74 | 3.18 | -0.36 |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | NYA | AL | SS | 0.955 | 2.72 | 1.63 | 1.11 |
| Joe Harris | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.697 | 2.52 | 1.84 | 0.59 |
| Art Fletcher | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.956 | 2.47 | 1.06 | 1.49 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.949 | 2.44 | 1.31 | 1.24 |
| Ray Schalk | CHA | AL | C | 0.813 | 2.36 | 1.88 | 0.52 |
| Gavvy Cravath | PHI | NL | RF | 0.909 | 2.33 | 3.53 | -1.03 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.987 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 0.14 |
| Donie Bush | DET | AL | SS | 0.955 | 2.30 | 2.24 | -0.02 |
| Johnny Rawlings | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.683 | 2.23 | 1.15 | 0.96 |
| Benny Kauff | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.968 | 2.18 | 1.65 | 0.52 |
| Del Pratt | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.794 | 2.17 | 1.28 | 0.92 |
| Ivey Wingo | CIN | NL | C | 0.688 | 1.97 | 2.30 | -0.40 |
| Mike Menosky | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.608 | 1.96 | 0.42 | 1.46 |
| Greasy Neale | CIN | NL | LF | 0.669 | 1.91 | 1.84 | -0.13 |
| Whitey Witt | PHA | AL | SS | 0.831 | 1.83 | 0.89 | 0.88 |
| Larry Gardner | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.930 | 1.79 | 1.11 | 0.68 |
| Braggo Roth | CLE | AL | RF | 0.912 | 1.77 | 2.01 | -0.12 |
| Joe Judge | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.650 | 1.76 | 1.94 | 0.12 |
| Dots Miller | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.961 | 1.73 | 0.48 | 1.05 |
| Hank Severeid | SLA | AL | C | 0.877 | 1.71 | 2.10 | -0.40 |
| Harry Hooper | BOS | AL | RF | 0.962 | 1.71 | 1.05 | 0.81 |
| Bill Wambsganss | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.904 | 1.68 | 0.82 | 0.80 |
| William Fischer | PIT | NL | C | 0.441 | 1.54 | 1.75 | -0.13 |
| Ed Konetchy | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.828 | 1.51 | 1.32 | 0.16 |
| Rabbit Maranville | BSN | NL | SS | 0.904 | 1.48 | 1.26 | 0.18 |
| Buck Weaver | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.756 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 0.18 |
| Wally Pipp | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.41 | 0.33 | 1.13 |
| Tommy Griffith | CIN | NL | RF | 0.626 | 1.29 | 0.30 | 1.07 |
| Bert Niehoff | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.651 | 1.24 | 0.72 | 0.54 |
| Doug Baird | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.904 | 1.19 | 0.15 | 1.06 |
| Harry Heilmann | DET | AL | RF | 0.974 | 1.17 | 1.17 | -0.13 |
| Larry Doyle | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.860 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 0.09 |
| George Cutshaw | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.848 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 0.12 |
| Dave Bancroft | PHI | NL | SS | 0.825 | 1.14 | 0.10 | 1.01 |
| Hal Chase | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.968 | 1.13 | 1.31 | -0.04 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | SLA | AL | RF | 0.923 | 1.12 | -0.76 | 1.79 |
| Bill Rariden | NY1 | NL | C | 0.497 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.22 |
| Tim Hendryx | NYA | AL | RF | 0.768 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.46 |
| Buck Herzog | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.722 | 1.03 | 0.71 | 0.52 |
| Fred Luderus | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.985 | 1.01 | 0.74 | 0.19 |
| Duffy Lewis | BOS | AL | LF | 0.955 | 0.99 | -0.17 | 1.14 |
| Tommy Clarke | CIN | NL | C | 0.194 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.13 |
| George Whitted | PHI | NL | LF | 0.968 | 0.76 | -0.14 | 0.75 |
| Red Smith | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.932 | 0.76 | 1.98 | -1.36 |
| Amos Strunk | PHA | AL | CF | 0.961 | 0.75 | -0.31 | 0.85 |
| Tubby Spencer | DET | AL | C | 0.354 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.03 |
| Fred Merkle | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.949 | 0.67 | 0.95 | -0.24 |
| Lew McCarty | NY1 | NL | C | 0.286 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.20 |
| Ray Powell | BSN | NL | CF | 0.561 | 0.62 | -0.34 | 0.98 |
| Ralph Young | DET | AL | 2B | 0.916 | 0.61 | -0.37 | 0.95 |
| Jimmy Austin | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.819 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
| Stuffy McInnis | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.08 |
| Dode Paskert | PHI | NL | CF | 0.916 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| Milt Stock | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.974 | 0.43 | 0.49 | -0.15 |
| Ping Bodie | PHA | AL | LF | 0.961 | 0.41 | 1.41 | -1.11 |
| Bill Killefer | PHI | NL | C | 0.709 | 0.39 | -0.13 | 0.25 |
| Sherry Magee | BSN | NL | LF | 0.693 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.00 |
| Ray Bates | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.825 | 0.38 | -0.05 | 0.47 |
| Ed Hemingway | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.043 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.07 |
| Lee King | PIT | NL | RF | 0.650 | 0.36 | -1.08 | 1.49 |
| Shano Collins | CHA | AL | RF | 0.433 | 0.34 | -0.62 | 0.92 |
| Hi Myers | BRO | NL | CF | 0.769 | 0.34 | -1.06 | 1.67 |
| Eddie Murphy | CHA | AL | RF | 0.096 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Jake Daubert | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.801 | 0.32 | -0.66 | 0.88 |
| Jim Thorpe | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.533 | 0.32 | -0.63 | 1.03 |
| Dave Robertson | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.886 | 0.32 | 0.32 | -0.07 |
| Del Gainer | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.314 | 0.31 | 0.52 | -0.30 |
| Nemo Leibold | CHA | AL | RF | 0.801 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.09 |
| Wally Gerber | SLA | AL | SS | 0.069 | 0.27 | 0.30 | -0.05 |
| Ross Youngs | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.044 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| Don Flinn | PIT | NL | LF | 0.061 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| Bob O'Farrell | CHN | NL | C | 0.014 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.04 |
| Roy Grover | PHA | AL | 2B | 0.916 | 0.26 | -0.93 | 1.04 |
| Max Flack | CHN | NL | RF | 0.812 | 0.25 | -0.14 | 0.39 |
| Ernie Krueger | NY1 | NL | C | 0.157 | 0.23 | 0.16 | -0.03 |
| John Brock | SLN | NL | C | 0.024 | 0.21 | 0.27 | -0.06 |
| Ray Demmitt | SLA | AL | RF | 0.087 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Les Nunamaker | NYA | AL | C | 0.545 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
| Mike McNally | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.100 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Everett Scott | BOS | AL | SS | 0.938 | 0.15 | -1.06 | 1.42 |
| Rowdy Elliott | CHN | NL | C | 0.389 | 0.15 | 0.39 | -0.32 |
| Raymond Haley | PHA | AL | C | 0.169 | 0.14 | 0.21 | -0.05 |
| Pinch Thomas | BOS | AL | C | 0.379 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Mike Gonzalez | SLN | NL | C | 0.523 | 0.08 | 0.10 | -0.11 |
| Paddy Livingston | SLN | NL | C | 0.032 | 0.07 | -0.04 | 0.11 |
| Joe Gedeon | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.211 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.08 |
| Zeb Terry | CHA | AL | SS | 0.005 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -0.00 |
| Red Shannon | PHA | AL | SS | 0.067 | 0.03 | 0.17 | -0.05 |
| Al Baird | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.041 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Johnston | BRO | NL | LF | 0.591 | 0.03 | -0.28 | 0.27 |
| Jack Meyers | BRO | NL | C | 0.361 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.01 |
| Doc Lavan | SLA | AL | SS | 0.626 | 0.03 | -0.55 | 0.51 |
| Harry Pearce | PHI | NL | SS | 0.028 | 0.02 | -0.00 | 0.01 |
| Wickey McAvoy | PHA | AL | C | 0.039 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.03 |
| Wally Mayer | BOS | AL | C | 0.025 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.03 |
| Art Wilson | CHN | NL | C | 0.401 | 0.01 | 0.17 | -0.06 |
| Gus Getz | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.027 | 0.00 | 0.04 | -0.07 |
| Arch Reilly | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ziggy Hasbrook | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | BSN | NL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pat French | PHA | AL | RF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jack Roche | SLN | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Larry Chappell | BSN | NL | CF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |