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Top season WAA players from 1930.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Simmons | PHA | AL | LF | 0.896 | 7.29 | 6.00 | 1.34 |
| Joe Cronin | WS1 | AL | SS | 1.000 | 7.17 | 5.72 | 1.39 |
| Bill Terry | NY1 | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 6.45 | 5.22 | 1.07 |
| Babe Ruth | NYA | AL | RF | 0.942 | 6.35 | 6.62 | -0.01 |
| Lou Gehrig | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 6.31 | 6.11 | 0.07 |
| Johnny Frederick | BRO | NL | CF | 0.922 | 5.71 | 3.39 | 2.19 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.961 | 5.68 | 4.39 | 1.12 |
| Carl Reynolds | CHA | AL | CF | 0.896 | 5.08 | 4.55 | 0.48 |
| Red Kress | SLA | AL | SS | 1.000 | 5.01 | 3.85 | 0.92 |
| Goose Goslin | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.961 | 4.94 | 3.39 | 1.64 |
| Hack Wilson | CHN | NL | CF | 0.994 | 4.94 | 7.63 | -2.69 |
| Frankie Frisch | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.864 | 4.86 | 3.73 | 1.30 |
| Mickey Cochrane | PHA | AL | C | 0.844 | 4.83 | 4.56 | 0.12 |
| George Grantham | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.948 | 4.53 | 4.03 | 0.68 |
| Gabby Hartnett | CHN | NL | C | 0.904 | 4.52 | 4.31 | 0.22 |
| Glenn Wright | BRO | NL | SS | 0.877 | 4.42 | 3.19 | 1.07 |
| Chuck Klein | PHI | NL | RF | 1.000 | 4.12 | 3.46 | 0.69 |
| Travis Jackson | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.753 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 0.74 |
| Earle Combs | NYA | AL | LF | 0.890 | 3.77 | 2.86 | 0.83 |
| Ed Morgan | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 3.70 | 2.84 | 1.14 |
| Jimmie Foxx | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.994 | 3.67 | 3.69 | 0.14 |
| Johnny Hodapp | CLE | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.65 | 2.48 | 1.29 |
| Marty McManus | DET | AL | 3B | 0.857 | 3.49 | 2.96 | 0.53 |
| Woody English | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.46 | 3.62 | -0.33 |
| Charlie Gehringer | DET | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.43 | 3.28 | 0.19 |
| Lefty O'Doul | PHI | NL | LF | 0.897 | 3.36 | 4.21 | -1.00 |
| Heinie Manush | SLA | AL | LF | 0.890 | 3.13 | 1.84 | 1.31 |
| Wally Berger | BSN | NL | LF | 0.981 | 3.09 | 2.01 | 0.94 |
| Dick Bartell | PIT | NL | SS | 0.838 | 2.85 | 2.15 | 0.71 |
| Babe Herman | BRO | NL | RF | 0.994 | 2.69 | 3.56 | -0.82 |
| Bill Dickey | NYA | AL | C | 0.643 | 2.66 | 2.59 | -0.14 |
| Kiki Cuyler | CHN | NL | RF | 1.000 | 2.57 | 0.35 | 2.27 |
| Pinky Whitney | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.955 | 2.49 | 0.89 | 1.64 |
| Earl Averill | CLE | AL | CF | 0.903 | 2.40 | 3.73 | -1.20 |
| Pie Traynor | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.844 | 2.27 | 1.56 | 0.82 |
| Lyn Lary | NYA | AL | SS | 0.760 | 2.12 | 1.31 | 0.83 |
| Sam Rice | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.955 | 2.11 | 1.24 | 0.79 |
| Sam West | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.744 | 2.07 | 1.75 | 0.35 |
| Charlie Gelbert | SLN | NL | SS | 0.903 | 1.97 | 2.08 | -0.05 |
| Chick Hafey | SLN | NL | LF | 0.779 | 1.92 | 2.44 | -0.36 |
| Bill Akers | DET | AL | SS | 0.450 | 1.81 | 1.20 | 0.61 |
| Joe Judge | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.818 | 1.71 | 1.30 | 0.31 |
| Gus Mancuso | SLN | NL | C | 0.412 | 1.47 | 1.48 | -0.05 |
| Shanty Hogan | NY1 | NL | C | 0.688 | 1.43 | 1.16 | 0.16 |
| Ossie Bluege | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.870 | 1.42 | -0.10 | 1.47 |
| Ben Chapman | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.896 | 1.34 | 3.10 | -1.80 |
| Harry Rice | DET | AL | CF | 0.881 | 1.20 | 0.25 | 1.04 |
| Bernie Friberg | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.620 | 1.18 | 1.48 | -0.23 |
| Max Bishop | PHA | AL | 2B | 0.844 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 0.10 |
| Rube Bressler | BRO | NL | LF | 0.648 | 1.15 | -0.73 | 2.07 |
| Tony Lazzeri | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.929 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.08 |
| Jimmy Dykes | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.812 | 1.02 | 1.73 | -0.55 |
| Jimmie Wilson | SLN | NL | C | 0.654 | 1.01 | 0.84 | 0.10 |
| Don Hurst | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.723 | 0.98 | 1.14 | -0.18 |
| Dick Porter | CLE | AL | RF | 0.773 | 0.90 | 1.65 | -0.67 |
| Taylor Douthit | SLN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 0.80 | 0.21 | 0.63 |
| Bob O'Farrell | NY1 | NL | C | 0.468 | 0.75 | 0.68 | -0.03 |
| Bing Miller | PHA | AL | RF | 1.000 | 0.75 | -0.93 | 1.75 |
| Willie Kamm | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.643 | 0.73 | 0.41 | 0.67 |
| John Stone | DET | AL | LF | 0.755 | 0.70 | -0.00 | 0.65 |
| Pinky Hargrave | DET | AL | C | 0.318 | 0.69 | 0.70 | -0.08 |
| Earl Webb | BOS | AL | RF | 0.821 | 0.67 | 1.31 | -0.43 |
| Lloyd Waner | PIT | NL | CF | 0.442 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.22 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.961 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 0.37 |
| Rick Ferrell | SLA | AL | C | 0.604 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.07 |
| Charlie Berry | BOS | AL | C | 0.458 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.13 |
| Al Spohrer | BSN | NL | C | 0.630 | 0.50 | 0.93 | -0.36 |
| George Puccinelli | SLN | NL | LF | 0.026 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.01 |
| Jimmy Welsh | BSN | NL | CF | 0.734 | 0.46 | -0.67 | 1.36 |
| Virgil Davis | PHI | NL | C | 0.572 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.26 |
| Dave Harris | CHA | AL | LF | 0.550 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Del Bissonette | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.948 | 0.40 | 1.79 | -1.31 |
| Al Lopez | BRO | NL | C | 0.756 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.25 |
| Joe Sewell | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.672 | 0.38 | -0.49 | 0.82 |
| Rabbit Maranville | BSN | NL | SS | 0.922 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| Bennie Tate | WS1 | AL | C | 0.443 | 0.34 | 0.40 | -0.10 |
| Otis Miller | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.657 | 0.31 | -0.38 | 0.78 |
| Ray Blades | SLN | NL | RF | 0.206 | 0.30 | 0.50 | -0.18 |
| Bruce Campbell | CHA | AL | LF | 0.018 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.03 |
| Harry Heilmann | CIN | NL | RF | 0.875 | 0.27 | -0.03 | 0.52 |
| Glenn Myatt | CLE | AL | C | 0.468 | 0.26 | 0.39 | -0.06 |
| Jimmie Reese | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.330 | 0.25 | 0.52 | -0.32 |
| Harry McCurdy | PHI | NL | C | 0.266 | 0.23 | 0.19 | -0.01 |
| Clarence Blair | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.859 | 0.22 | -0.72 | 0.90 |
| Adam Comorosky | PIT | NL | LF | 0.987 | 0.20 | -1.20 | 1.46 |
| Cy Williams | PHI | NL | LF | 0.034 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| Fresco Thompson | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.782 | 0.14 | -0.72 | 0.60 |
| Stu Clarke | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.016 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| John Kerr | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.455 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Al Bool | PIT | NL | C | 0.396 | 0.10 | 0.26 | -0.09 |
| Greg Mulleavy | CHA | AL | SS | 0.500 | 0.10 | -0.31 | 0.27 |
| Bernie Hungling | SLA | AL | C | 0.058 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Tony Rensa | DET | AL | C | 0.373 | 0.09 | 0.62 | -0.61 |
| Grover Hartley | CLE | AL | C | 0.006 | 0.09 | 0.12 | -0.02 |
| Lin Storti | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.045 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Ernie Orsatti | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.237 | 0.08 | 0.12 | -0.01 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.039 | 0.07 | 0.14 | -0.07 |
| Charles Tolson | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.042 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Paul Waner | PIT | NL | RF | 0.942 | 0.05 | -0.11 | 0.22 |
| Tom Jenkins | SLA | AL | RF | 0.013 | 0.04 | -0.00 | 0.04 |
| Samuel Byrd | NYA | AL | LF | 0.412 | 0.04 | -0.44 | 0.24 |
| Joe Klinger | CHA | AL | C | 0.013 | 0.02 | 0.03 | -0.00 |
| Billy Werber | NYA | AL | SS | 0.026 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| George Watkins | SLN | NL | RF | 0.688 | 0.01 | 1.22 | -1.18 |
| Hughie Wise | DET | AL | C | 0.010 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Bibb Falk | CLE | AL | LF | 0.354 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Mule Haas | PHA | AL | CF | 0.857 | 0.00 | -1.22 | 1.48 |
| Buzz Boyle | BSN | NL | CF | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Francis Healy | NY1 | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Patsy Gharrity | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Spotts | PHI | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Earl Clark | BSN | NL | CF | 0.398 | -0.01 | -0.42 | 0.46 |
| Ralph Winegarner | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.032 | -0.01 | 0.09 | -0.08 |
| Hugh Willingham | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.010 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.00 |
| Lena Styles | CIN | NL | C | 0.023 | -0.02 | 0.03 | -0.05 |
| Buck Crouse | CHA | AL | C | 0.219 | -0.02 | -0.07 | 0.08 |
| Joe Hassler | SLA | AL | SS | 0.013 | -0.04 | -0.06 | 0.01 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.008 | -0.05 | -0.07 | 0.01 |
| Jack Warner | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.045 | -0.06 | -0.11 | 0.03 |
| Johnny Watson | DET | AL | SS | 0.023 | -0.06 | -0.04 | -0.03 |