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Top season WAA players from 1926.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth | NYA | AL | LF | 0.981 | 10.49 | 9.42 | 0.94 |
| Paul Waner | PIT | NL | RF | 0.917 | 5.46 | 4.01 | 1.64 |
| Hack Wilson | CHN | NL | CF | 0.916 | 4.71 | 4.46 | 0.29 |
| Goose Goslin | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.967 | 4.66 | 3.51 | 1.13 |
| Willie Kamm | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.923 | 4.56 | 2.71 | 2.06 |
| Joe Sewell | CLE | AL | SS | 1.000 | 4.45 | 3.09 | 1.26 |
| Ray Blades | SLN | NL | LF | 0.686 | 3.99 | 2.15 | 1.81 |
| Bubbles Hargrave | CIN | NL | C | 0.581 | 3.85 | 3.54 | 0.42 |
| Frankie Frisch | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.894 | 3.79 | 2.63 | 1.22 |
| Bob O'Farrell | SLN | NL | C | 0.909 | 3.53 | 2.88 | 0.45 |
| Travis Jackson | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.695 | 3.48 | 2.58 | 0.83 |
| Harry Rice | SLA | AL | RF | 0.955 | 3.23 | 1.54 | 1.60 |
| Rogers Hornsby | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.859 | 3.22 | 3.40 | -0.06 |
| Topper Rigney | BOS | AL | SS | 0.961 | 3.20 | 2.06 | 1.55 |
| Eddie Collins | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.684 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 0.03 |
| Bibb Falk | CHA | AL | LF | 1.000 | 3.06 | 0.83 | 2.00 |
| Marty McManus | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.961 | 3.03 | 1.79 | 1.09 |
| Lou Gehrig | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.93 | 4.20 | -1.23 |
| Harry Heilmann | DET | AL | RF | 0.898 | 2.83 | 3.12 | -0.23 |
| Joe Harris | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.505 | 2.78 | 1.13 | 1.63 |
| George Grantham | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.831 | 2.75 | 2.59 | 0.10 |
| Sparky Adams | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.994 | 2.75 | 1.47 | 1.13 |
| Wally Schang | SLA | AL | C | 0.535 | 2.73 | 2.95 | -0.30 |
| Johnny Mostil | CHA | AL | CF | 0.955 | 2.72 | 1.70 | 0.81 |
| Jimmy Dykes | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.827 | 2.67 | 1.85 | 0.85 |
| Muddy Ruel | WS1 | AL | C | 0.730 | 2.64 | 2.18 | 0.31 |
| Glenn Wright | PIT | NL | SS | 0.758 | 2.55 | 1.84 | 0.56 |
| Al Simmons | PHA | AL | CF | 0.980 | 2.54 | 3.71 | -0.81 |
| Kiki Cuyler | PIT | NL | CF | 1.000 | 2.45 | 2.19 | 0.14 |
| Pat Collins | NYA | AL | C | 0.602 | 2.44 | 2.52 | -0.11 |
| Bob Fothergill | DET | AL | LF | 0.696 | 2.44 | 1.91 | 0.86 |
| Babe Herman | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.884 | 2.41 | 2.56 | -0.09 |
| Eddie Brown | BSN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 2.38 | 0.85 | 1.38 |
| Freddy Leach | PHI | NL | CF | 0.849 | 2.36 | 1.71 | 0.77 |
| Rube Bressler | CIN | NL | LF | 0.548 | 2.21 | 1.79 | 0.43 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 1.000 | 2.13 | 1.22 | 1.05 |
| George Burns | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.981 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 0.03 |
| Tris Speaker | CLE | AL | CF | 0.974 | 2.03 | 0.18 | 1.83 |
| Walter Christensen | CIN | NL | LF | 0.613 | 1.96 | 1.64 | 0.31 |
| Cy Williams | PHI | NL | RF | 0.632 | 1.95 | 2.86 | -0.87 |
| Homer Summa | CLE | AL | RF | 1.000 | 1.94 | 0.34 | 1.95 |
| Tony Lazzeri | NYA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 1.91 | 1.96 | -0.15 |
| Les Bell | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.994 | 1.90 | 3.12 | -1.25 |
| Dave Bancroft | BSN | NL | SS | 0.830 | 1.87 | 1.73 | 0.08 |
| Johnny Bassler | DET | AL | C | 0.361 | 1.84 | 1.07 | 0.75 |
| Chuck Dressen | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.809 | 1.81 | 0.38 | 1.25 |
| Billy Southworth | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.894 | 1.79 | 1.16 | 0.82 |
| Earl Smith | PIT | NL | C | 0.527 | 1.75 | 1.73 | -0.22 |
| Heinie Manush | DET | AL | CF | 0.866 | 1.67 | 1.92 | -0.32 |
| Andy High | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.850 | 1.60 | 0.56 | 1.08 |
| George Kelly | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.901 | 1.54 | 0.39 | 1.13 |
| Pie Traynor | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 1.49 | 1.54 | -0.04 |
| Gabby Hartnett | CHN | NL | C | 0.524 | 1.48 | 1.59 | -0.19 |
| Hughie Critz | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 1.47 | 0.20 | 1.35 |
| Jackie Tavener | DET | AL | SS | 0.976 | 1.29 | 0.19 | 1.16 |
| Mark Koenig | NYA | AL | SS | 0.948 | 1.26 | 0.40 | 0.87 |
| Earl McNeely | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.816 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 1.22 |
| Jim Bottomley | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 1.24 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| Cliff Heathcote | CHN | NL | RF | 0.897 | 1.19 | -0.99 | 2.08 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.927 | 1.11 | 0.77 | 0.35 |
| Ira Flagstead | BOS | AL | CF | 0.636 | 1.09 | -0.14 | 1.26 |
| Mickey Cochrane | PHA | AL | C | 0.753 | 1.08 | 1.17 | -0.15 |
| Joe Judge | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.873 | 1.00 | -0.31 | 1.02 |
| Max Bishop | PHA | AL | 2B | 0.813 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.19 |
| Pinky Hargrave | SLA | AL | C | 0.413 | 0.91 | 1.04 | -0.05 |
| Lu Blue | DET | AL | 1B | 0.815 | 0.87 | 0.93 | -0.33 |
| Bucky Harris | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.928 | 0.74 | 0.64 | -0.05 |
| Harry McCurdy | CHA | AL | C | 0.152 | 0.63 | 0.63 | -0.11 |
| Sammy Hale | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.588 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.01 |
| Benny Bengough | NYA | AL | C | 0.153 | 0.58 | 0.64 | -0.04 |
| George Harper | PHI | NL | LF | 0.355 | 0.57 | 1.09 | -0.53 |
| Heinie Sand | PHI | NL | SS | 0.980 | 0.52 | 0.65 | -0.03 |
| Buddy Myer | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.821 | 0.51 | 1.31 | -0.97 |
| Bill Terry | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.422 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| John Bischoff | BOS | AL | C | 0.234 | 0.38 | 0.37 | -0.05 |
| Glenn Myatt | CLE | AL | C | 0.214 | 0.32 | -0.03 | 0.31 |
| Jack Smith | SLN | NL | CF | 0.577 | 0.30 | -0.09 | 0.35 |
| Ossie Bluege | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.914 | 0.29 | 0.83 | -0.75 |
| Wally Pipp | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 0.27 | -0.06 | 0.15 |
| Earl Sheely | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.935 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Frank Gibson | BSN | NL | C | 0.085 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| Fresco Thompson | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.013 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| Bill Regan | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.701 | 0.22 | -0.54 | 0.84 |
| Jimmie Foxx | PHA | AL | C | 0.058 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| Jim Poole | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.657 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| Riggs Stephenson | CHN | NL | LF | 0.523 | 0.20 | 1.18 | -0.91 |
| Jake Flowers | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.130 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.18 |
| Jerry Standaert | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.198 | 0.14 | 0.47 | -0.38 |
| Johnny Gooch | PIT | NL | C | 0.393 | 0.13 | -0.08 | 0.22 |
| Bennie Tate | WS1 | AL | C | 0.262 | 0.13 | 0.40 | -0.28 |
| Adam Comorosky | PIT | NL | LF | 0.025 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Roy Spencer | PIT | NL | C | 0.073 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Les Mann | BSN | NL | LF | 0.230 | 0.11 | 0.16 | -0.11 |
| Jack Cummings | NY1 | NL | C | 0.035 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Bernie Friberg | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.910 | 0.08 | -1.11 | 1.20 |
| Red Shannon | CHN | NL | SS | 0.098 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Danny Taylor | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.090 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.15 |
| Shanty Hogan | BSN | NL | C | 0.023 | 0.05 | 0.08 | -0.05 |
| Ray Knode | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.044 | 0.04 | 0.04 | -0.05 |
| Jimmie Wilson | PHI | NL | C | 0.515 | 0.03 | 0.50 | -0.46 |
| Doc Prothro | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.010 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Kiddo Davis | NYA | AL | RF | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Boyle | NY1 | NL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Howie Carter | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Austin | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Walter Keating | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Russ Ennis | WS1 | AL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fred Merkle | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Honey Barnes | NYA | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Everett Scott | CHA | AL | SS | 0.265 | -0.01 | -0.33 | 0.36 |
| Horace Ford | CIN | NL | SS | 0.355 | -0.01 | -0.51 | 0.53 |
| Pat Veltman | CHA | AL | SS | 0.008 | -0.01 | -0.00 | -0.01 |
| Bud Clancy | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.071 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.02 |
| Ivey Wingo | CIN | NL | C | 0.019 | -0.02 | -0.06 | 0.03 |
| Ethan Allen | CIN | NL | LF | 0.021 | -0.03 | -0.05 | 0.03 |
| Martin Autry | CLE | AL | C | 0.013 | -0.04 | -0.07 | 0.03 |
| Johnny Cooney | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.240 | -0.04 | -0.38 | 0.34 |
| Charles Tolson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.142 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.02 |
| Bill Wambsganss | PHA | AL | SS | 0.110 | -0.04 | 0.03 | -0.18 |
| Denny Sothern | PHI | NL | LF | 0.092 | -0.04 | -0.17 | 0.11 |