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Top season WAA players from 1918.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cobb | DET | AL | CF | 0.867 | 5.39 | 4.79 | 0.47 |
| George Sisler | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.927 | 4.77 | 3.84 | 0.84 |
| George Burns | PHA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 4.74 | 4.04 | 0.81 |
| Tris Speaker | CLE | AL | CF | 0.984 | 4.55 | 3.08 | 1.23 |
| Home Run Baker | NYA | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 4.34 | 2.90 | 1.67 |
| Babe Ruth | BOS | AL | LF | 0.754 | 3.64 | 4.37 | -0.51 |
| Rogers Hornsby | SLN | NL | SS | 0.878 | 3.55 | 2.79 | 0.89 |
| Billy Southworth | PIT | NL | RF | 0.508 | 3.15 | 2.17 | 0.99 |
| Lee Magee | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.922 | 3.10 | 2.11 | 0.88 |
| Bobby Veach | DET | AL | LF | 0.992 | 2.86 | 1.04 | 1.73 |
| Larry Gardner | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.977 | 2.85 | 1.65 | 1.43 |
| Heinie Groh | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.977 | 2.75 | 3.09 | -0.34 |
| Ray Chapman | CLE | AL | SS | 0.992 | 2.73 | 2.49 | -0.05 |
| Del Pratt | NYA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 2.71 | 1.49 | 1.05 |
| Edd Roush | CIN | NL | CF | 0.876 | 2.65 | 1.82 | 0.76 |
| Steve O'Neill | CLE | AL | C | 0.814 | 2.59 | 2.15 | 0.05 |
| George Cutshaw | PIT | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 2.58 | 2.40 | 0.11 |
| Bob Fisher | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.481 | 2.52 | 1.94 | 0.61 |
| Max Carey | PIT | NL | CF | 1.000 | 2.44 | 1.69 | 0.87 |
| Harry Hooper | BOS | AL | RF | 1.000 | 2.38 | 2.09 | 0.30 |
| Sherry Magee | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.884 | 2.33 | 2.24 | -0.12 |
| Buck Weaver | CHA | AL | SS | 0.903 | 2.27 | 1.31 | 0.92 |
| George Burns | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.960 | 2.22 | 1.43 | 0.62 |
| Mike Gonzalez | SLN | NL | C | 0.748 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.01 |
| Charlie Hollocher | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 2.14 | 2.87 | -0.88 |
| Eddie Collins | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.782 | 2.09 | 1.82 | 0.22 |
| Dave Bancroft | PHI | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.96 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
| Jake Daubert | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.857 | 1.90 | 1.71 | 0.01 |
| Al Wickland | BSN | NL | RF | 0.766 | 1.87 | 0.60 | 1.03 |
| Irish Meusel | PHI | NL | LF | 0.992 | 1.84 | 0.73 | 1.13 |
| Zack Wheat | BRO | NL | LF | 0.833 | 1.77 | 1.07 | 0.54 |
| Larry Doyle | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.601 | 1.68 | 1.52 | 0.22 |
| Red Smith | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.960 | 1.65 | 1.51 | 0.06 |
| Fred Luderus | PHI | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.63 | 0.64 | 1.02 |
| Doug Baird | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.626 | 1.48 | 0.57 | 0.87 |
| Max Flack | CHN | NL | RF | 0.939 | 1.48 | 0.36 | 0.97 |
| Nemo Leibold | CHA | AL | LF | 0.935 | 1.38 | -0.34 | 1.72 |
| Frank Schulte | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.633 | 1.35 | 0.49 | 0.83 |
| Ivey Wingo | CIN | NL | C | 0.678 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 0.00 |
| Fred Merkle | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.985 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 0.17 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.976 | 1.24 | 1.03 | 0.20 |
| Greasy Neale | CIN | NL | LF | 0.810 | 1.23 | -0.09 | 1.53 |
| Shano Collins | CHA | AL | RF | 0.804 | 1.20 | -0.11 | 1.46 |
| Dode Paskert | CHN | NL | CF | 0.969 | 1.20 | 0.34 | 0.74 |
| Wally Schang | BOS | AL | C | 0.560 | 1.18 | 0.95 | 0.09 |
| Bill Wambsganss | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.674 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 0.08 |
| Hal Chase | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.545 | 1.05 | 1.12 | -0.09 |
| Truck Hannah | NYA | AL | C | 0.619 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 0.07 |
| Les Nunamaker | SLA | AL | C | 0.640 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.07 |
| Charlie Pick | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.206 | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.21 |
| Bob O'Farrell | CHN | NL | C | 0.239 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.06 |
| Smoky Joe Wood | CLE | AL | LF | 0.922 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.15 |
| Lew McCarty | NY1 | NL | C | 0.577 | 0.95 | 0.92 | -0.02 |
| Wally Pipp | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.722 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.09 |
| Hi Myers | BRO | NL | CF | 0.849 | 0.88 | -0.87 | 1.64 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | CHA | AL | LF | 0.137 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
| Zeb Terry | BSN | NL | SS | 0.226 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| Ray Schmandt | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.242 | 0.65 | 0.87 | -0.32 |
| Jimmy Austin | SLA | AL | SS | 0.894 | 0.62 | 1.50 | -0.92 |
| Tim Hendryx | SLA | AL | LF | 0.547 | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.21 |
| Buzz Murphy | BSN | NL | LF | 0.073 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.10 |
| Bob Bescher | CLE | AL | RF | 0.151 | 0.54 | 0.62 | -0.06 |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | NYA | AL | SS | 0.968 | 0.53 | -0.63 | 1.13 |
| Bill McKechnie | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.952 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.50 |
| Ernie Krueger | BRO | NL | C | 0.181 | 0.50 | 0.57 | -0.04 |
| Eddie Foster | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.992 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.76 |
| Wilbur Good | CHA | AL | CF | 0.282 | 0.50 | -0.10 | 0.56 |
| Art Griggs | DET | AL | 1B | 0.217 | 0.49 | 0.68 | -0.19 |
| Art Fletcher | NY1 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 0.47 | -0.72 | 1.37 |
| Dave Shean | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.913 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.16 |
| Eddie Ainsmith | WS1 | AL | C | 0.635 | 0.42 | 0.59 | -0.20 |
| Fred McMullin | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.560 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Bill Killefer | CHN | NL | C | 0.695 | 0.41 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
| Benny Kauff | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.540 | 0.41 | 1.12 | -0.67 |
| George Anderson | SLN | NL | RF | 0.267 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.04 |
| Joe Evans | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.545 | 0.40 | 0.64 | -0.16 |
| Jimmy Johnston | BRO | NL | RF | 0.976 | 0.37 | -0.05 | 0.44 |
| Jim Kelly | BSN | NL | LF | 0.282 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.00 |
| Frank Snyder | SLN | NL | C | 0.229 | 0.36 | 0.30 | -0.00 |
| Clyde Milan | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.985 | 0.35 | -0.11 | 0.58 |
| Cy Williams | PHI | NL | CF | 0.752 | 0.35 | -0.13 | 0.46 |
| Oscar Stanage | DET | AL | C | 0.391 | 0.32 | -0.05 | 0.10 |
| Swede Risberg | CHA | AL | SS | 0.613 | 0.32 | 0.67 | -0.49 |
| Harry Smith | CIN | NL | C | 0.058 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| Fred Thomas | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.325 | 0.30 | -0.19 | 0.44 |
| Hank Severeid | SLA | AL | C | 0.317 | 0.30 | 0.50 | -0.23 |
| Buck Herzog | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.952 | 0.28 | -0.66 | 0.87 |
| Wickey McAvoy | PHA | AL | C | 0.567 | 0.28 | 0.25 | -0.03 |
| Casey Stengel | PIT | NL | RF | 0.282 | 0.26 | -0.17 | 0.33 |
| Red Shannon | PHA | AL | SS | 0.535 | 0.25 | 0.62 | -0.44 |
| Ross Youngs | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.976 | 0.25 | 0.96 | -0.62 |
| Harry Heilmann | DET | AL | RF | 0.617 | 0.23 | 0.84 | -0.52 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.048 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Eusebio Gonzalez | BOS | AL | SS | 0.014 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| Al DeVormer | CHA | AL | C | 0.038 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Tubby Spencer | DET | AL | C | 0.348 | 0.21 | 0.32 | -0.04 |
| Burt Shotton | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.969 | 0.19 | 0.58 | -0.49 |
| Jack Fournier | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.214 | 0.19 | 0.55 | -0.28 |
| Rabbit Maranville | BSN | NL | SS | 0.085 | 0.19 | 0.31 | -0.07 |
| Muddy Ruel | NYA | AL | C | 0.016 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Walter Schmidt | PIT | NL | C | 0.706 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
| Merlin Kopp | PHA | AL | LF | 0.738 | 0.15 | -1.05 | 1.12 |
| Art Wilson | BSN | NL | C | 0.627 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Nick Allen | CIN | NL | C | 0.196 | 0.13 | 0.29 | -0.16 |
| Johnny Mostil | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.071 | 0.11 | 0.23 | -0.13 |
| Al Nixon | BRO | NL | LF | 0.022 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| Ed Miller | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.215 | 0.08 | -0.11 | 0.18 |
| Sammy Vick | NYA | AL | RF | 0.006 | 0.07 | 0.10 | -0.04 |
| Bill Hinchman | PIT | NL | RF | 0.262 | 0.06 | -0.29 | 0.38 |
| Ray Schalk | CHA | AL | C | 0.780 | 0.05 | -0.16 | 0.04 |
| Red Sheridan | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.010 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Josh Billings | CLE | AL | C | 0.006 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Byrd Lynn | CHA | AL | C | 0.020 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| John Hummel | NYA | AL | CF | 0.147 | 0.03 | 0.21 | -0.14 |
| Paddy O'Connor | NYA | AL | C | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Frank Gilhooley | NYA | AL | RF | 0.889 | 0.01 | -0.22 | 0.19 |
| Pinch Thomas | CLE | AL | C | 0.159 | 0.01 | -0.05 | 0.02 |
| Joe Casey | WS1 | AL | C | 0.037 | 0.01 | -0.11 | 0.12 |
| Hughie Jennings | DET | AL | 1B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Peters | CLE | AL | C | 0.004 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |