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Top season WAA players from 1929.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Hornsby | CHN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 8.51 | 7.12 | 1.19 |
| Al Simmons | PHA | AL | LF | 0.947 | 7.81 | 5.22 | 2.63 |
| Babe Ruth | NYA | AL | RF | 0.877 | 6.87 | 5.93 | 0.96 |
| Charlie Gehringer | DET | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 5.07 | 4.89 | 0.01 |
| Tony Lazzeri | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.955 | 4.92 | 4.87 | -0.01 |
| Lefty O'Doul | PHI | NL | LF | 1.000 | 4.90 | 4.65 | 0.27 |
| Marty McManus | DET | AL | 3B | 0.994 | 4.79 | 2.92 | 1.71 |
| Pinky Whitney | PHI | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 4.75 | 3.00 | 1.66 |
| Mickey Cochrane | PHA | AL | C | 0.894 | 4.74 | 4.54 | 0.01 |
| Travis Jackson | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.980 | 4.65 | 3.13 | 1.28 |
| Chick Hafey | SLN | NL | LF | 0.870 | 3.98 | 3.15 | 0.89 |
| Bill Terry | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 3.86 | 2.51 | 1.28 |
| Heinie Manush | SLA | AL | LF | 0.922 | 3.45 | 2.19 | 1.47 |
| Bill Dickey | NYA | AL | C | 0.768 | 3.42 | 3.30 | 0.07 |
| Lou Gehrig | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.37 | 3.35 | 0.22 |
| Red Kress | SLA | AL | SS | 0.955 | 3.32 | 2.10 | 1.11 |
| Jimmie Foxx | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.987 | 3.32 | 4.10 | -0.85 |
| Bing Miller | PHA | AL | RF | 0.974 | 3.31 | 2.19 | 1.12 |
| Chuck Klein | PHI | NL | RF | 0.968 | 3.24 | 3.64 | -0.24 |
| Lloyd Waner | PIT | NL | CF | 0.981 | 3.22 | 1.37 | 1.86 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.987 | 3.19 | 3.35 | 0.25 |
| Jimmie Wilson | SLN | NL | C | 0.729 | 3.19 | 2.94 | 0.01 |
| Joe Sewell | CLE | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.04 | 1.43 | 1.66 |
| Jimmy Dykes | PHA | AL | SS | 0.788 | 3.03 | 4.04 | -1.06 |
| Earl Averill | CLE | AL | CF | 0.993 | 2.96 | 3.15 | -0.34 |
| George Grantham | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.714 | 2.92 | 3.00 | -0.01 |
| Riggs Stephenson | CHN | NL | LF | 0.872 | 2.86 | 2.44 | 0.39 |
| Joe Cronin | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.948 | 2.81 | 2.09 | 0.80 |
| Taylor Douthit | SLN | NL | CF | 0.974 | 2.77 | 1.91 | 0.79 |
| Don Hurst | PHI | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.67 | 1.22 | 1.06 |
| Hack Wilson | CHN | NL | CF | 0.962 | 2.46 | 4.11 | -1.60 |
| Paul Waner | PIT | NL | RF | 0.981 | 2.45 | 1.31 | 1.13 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.855 | 2.42 | 1.17 | 1.24 |
| Frankie Frisch | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.896 | 2.33 | 2.28 | -0.03 |
| Lew Fonseca | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 2.32 | 1.23 | 1.20 |
| Pie Traynor | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.844 | 2.31 | 2.23 | -0.30 |
| Wally Schang | SLA | AL | C | 0.542 | 2.30 | 2.21 | 0.04 |
| Earle Combs | NYA | AL | CF | 0.922 | 2.18 | 2.69 | -0.48 |
| Johnny Frederick | BRO | NL | CF | 0.967 | 2.04 | 2.31 | -0.40 |
| Willie Kamm | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.967 | 2.01 | 1.49 | 0.81 |
| Fred Schulte | SLA | AL | CF | 0.786 | 1.84 | 0.03 | 1.88 |
| Dale Alexander | DET | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.83 | 1.86 | -0.21 |
| Kiki Cuyler | CHN | NL | RF | 0.891 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 0.35 |
| Harry Heilmann | DET | AL | RF | 0.806 | 1.78 | 2.89 | -0.78 |
| Rabbit Maranville | BSN | NL | SS | 0.948 | 1.69 | 0.29 | 1.27 |
| Fresco Thompson | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.961 | 1.64 | 0.78 | 1.10 |
| Dick Bartell | PIT | NL | SS | 0.929 | 1.58 | 1.45 | -0.02 |
| Jim Bottomley | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.948 | 1.52 | 2.35 | -0.95 |
| Johnny Hodapp | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.520 | 1.51 | 1.05 | 0.63 |
| Virgil Davis | PHI | NL | C | 0.469 | 1.46 | 1.46 | -0.14 |
| Bill Cissell | CHA | AL | SS | 1.000 | 1.45 | 0.24 | 1.03 |
| Bob O'Farrell | NY1 | NL | C | 0.464 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 0.16 |
| Bob Fothergill | DET | AL | LF | 0.473 | 1.25 | 1.91 | -0.54 |
| Clyde Sukeforth | CIN | NL | C | 0.423 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 0.01 |
| Harvey Hendrick | BRO | NL | LF | 0.693 | 1.05 | 1.53 | -0.33 |
| Johnny Gooch | BRO | NL | C | 0.513 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.08 |
| Buddy Myer | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.922 | 0.98 | 1.22 | -0.11 |
| Ossie Bluege | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.402 | 0.94 | 0.27 | 0.49 |
| Lyn Lary | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.435 | 0.91 | 0.99 | -0.16 |
| Johnnie Heving | BOS | AL | C | 0.323 | 0.83 | 0.49 | 0.09 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.980 | 0.80 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
| Horace Ford | CIN | NL | SS | 0.952 | 0.74 | -0.63 | 1.13 |
| Bernie Friberg | PHI | NL | SS | 0.831 | 0.69 | 2.13 | -1.45 |
| Mark Koenig | NYA | AL | SS | 0.649 | 0.64 | 1.27 | -0.71 |
| Roy Johnson | DET | AL | LF | 0.955 | 0.58 | 1.94 | -1.60 |
| Pinky Hargrave | DET | AL | C | 0.339 | 0.57 | 0.64 | -0.14 |
| Lu Blue | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.981 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.14 |
| Oscar Melillo | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.883 | 0.53 | -0.61 | 1.04 |
| Val Picinich | BRO | NL | C | 0.515 | 0.51 | 0.54 | -0.10 |
| Merv Shea | DET | AL | C | 0.294 | 0.50 | 0.50 | -0.12 |
| Bennie Tate | WS1 | AL | C | 0.472 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
| Gene Robertson | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.614 | 0.48 | 0.82 | -0.59 |
| Goose Goslin | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.948 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.23 |
| Mule Haas | PHA | AL | CF | 0.921 | 0.41 | -0.25 | 0.53 |
| Gabby Hartnett | CHN | NL | C | 0.045 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.08 |
| Carl Reynolds | CHA | AL | RF | 0.862 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.05 |
| Tripp Sigman | PHI | NL | CF | 0.052 | 0.29 | 0.50 | -0.20 |
| Ethan Allen | CIN | NL | CF | 0.916 | 0.25 | -1.51 | 1.64 |
| Jim Mosolf | PIT | NL | LF | 0.023 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.04 |
| Eric McNair | PHA | AL | SS | 0.013 | 0.20 | 0.18 | -0.01 |
| Shanty Hogan | NY1 | NL | C | 0.581 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Joe Cicero | BOS | AL | CF | 0.052 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| George Sisler | BSN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.14 | -1.11 | 0.86 |
| Joe Boley | PHA | AL | SS | 0.556 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Babe Herman | BRO | NL | RF | 0.954 | 0.12 | 3.34 | -3.40 |
| Bevo LeBourveau | PHA | AL | CF | 0.036 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Hank Gowdy | BSN | NL | C | 0.026 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Arndt Jorgens | NYA | AL | C | 0.067 | 0.08 | 0.07 | -0.04 |
| Wally Gilbert | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.935 | 0.06 | -0.06 | 0.01 |
| Julie Wera | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.023 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Grover Hartley | CLE | AL | C | 0.058 | 0.05 | -0.03 | 0.10 |
| Buck Crouse | CHA | AL | C | 0.192 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| Pat Veltman | NY1 | NL | C | 0.005 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Earl Smith | SLN | NL | C | 0.266 | 0.05 | 0.35 | -0.13 |
| Ken Williams | BOS | AL | CF | 0.260 | 0.05 | 0.48 | -0.43 |
| George Susce | PHI | NL | C | 0.031 | 0.05 | 0.12 | -0.11 |
| Doc Marshall | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.028 | 0.03 | 0.05 | -0.01 |
| Stu Clarke | PIT | NL | SS | 0.333 | 0.03 | 0.26 | -0.21 |
| Johnny Cooney | BSN | NL | CF | 0.123 | 0.03 | -0.18 | 0.24 |
| Ivey Wingo | CIN | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hugh McMullen | CIN | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Terry Lyons | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Nick Altrock | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sam Leslie | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Buck Jordan | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Windle | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Johnny Evers | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Austin | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ray Schalk | NY1 | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Akers | DET | AL | SS | 0.155 | -0.00 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| Wally Shaner | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.052 | -0.01 | 0.03 | -0.04 |
| Harry Riconda | PIT | NL | SS | 0.028 | -0.02 | 0.09 | -0.10 |
| John O'Connell | PIT | NL | C | 0.013 | -0.02 | -0.05 | 0.04 |
| Norm McMillan | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.795 | -0.03 | 0.11 | -0.43 |
| Rudy Miller | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.012 | -0.04 | 0.05 | -0.11 |
| Bill Dunlap | BSN | NL | LF | 0.054 | -0.05 | 0.31 | -0.39 |
| Doc Land | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.007 | -0.06 | -0.06 | 0.01 |
| Muddy Ruel | WS1 | AL | C | 0.366 | -0.06 | -0.15 | -0.01 |
| Cy Williams | PHI | NL | CF | 0.144 | -0.07 | 0.24 | -0.30 |
| Max West | BRO | NL | LF | 0.016 | -0.07 | -0.07 | 0.02 |