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Top season WAA players from 1939.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DiMaggio | NYA | AL | CF | 0.789 | 6.79 | 5.82 | 0.81 |
| Jimmie Foxx | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.816 | 6.34 | 5.46 | 0.86 |
| Bob Johnson | PHA | AL | LF | 0.980 | 6.01 | 4.53 | 1.47 |
| Johnny Mize | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 5.83 | 6.34 | -0.13 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | RF | 0.980 | 5.55 | 5.97 | -0.33 |
| Charlie Gehringer | DET | AL | 2B | 0.761 | 5.05 | 3.90 | 1.01 |
| Joe Cronin | BOS | AL | SS | 0.941 | 4.91 | 3.63 | 0.99 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.955 | 4.70 | 3.58 | 0.94 |
| Arky Vaughan | PIT | NL | SS | 0.993 | 4.63 | 3.18 | 1.23 |
| Bill Dickey | NYA | AL | C | 0.842 | 4.47 | 4.26 | 0.36 |
| Joe Gordon | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.993 | 4.42 | 3.34 | 1.00 |
| Hank Leiber | CHN | NL | CF | 0.691 | 4.25 | 3.43 | 0.59 |
| George Selkirk | NYA | AL | LF | 0.842 | 4.23 | 3.74 | 0.49 |
| Dolph Camilli | BRO | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 4.10 | 3.18 | 1.26 |
| Joe Medwick | SLN | NL | LF | 0.968 | 3.87 | 2.88 | 0.92 |
| Red Rolfe | NYA | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.64 | 4.22 | -0.35 |
| Hank Greenberg | DET | AL | 1B | 0.890 | 3.62 | 3.86 | 0.07 |
| Hal Trosky | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.792 | 3.55 | 2.74 | 1.02 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.828 | 3.54 | 4.14 | -0.75 |
| Harry Danning | NY1 | NL | C | 0.894 | 3.45 | 3.35 | 0.07 |
| Billy Herman | CHN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.41 | 2.23 | 0.05 |
| Lonny Frey | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.801 | 3.18 | 1.87 | 1.14 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | NL | RF | 0.961 | 3.06 | 1.59 | 1.53 |
| Barney McCosky | DET | AL | CF | 0.948 | 3.04 | 1.39 | 1.77 |
| Rudy York | DET | AL | C | 0.606 | 3.02 | 3.22 | -0.01 |
| Morrie Arnovich | PHI | NL | LF | 0.882 | 2.99 | 1.77 | 1.41 |
| Ival Goodman | CIN | NL | RF | 0.795 | 2.80 | 1.53 | 1.28 |
| Billy Werber | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.942 | 2.78 | 1.92 | 0.73 |
| Don Padgett | SLN | NL | C | 0.415 | 2.73 | 2.75 | -0.22 |
| Max West | BSN | NL | RF | 0.844 | 2.65 | 1.40 | 1.04 |
| Cookie Lavagetto | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.975 | 2.60 | 2.24 | 0.13 |
| Billy Myers | CIN | NL | SS | 0.965 | 2.58 | 1.32 | 1.10 |
| Cecil Travis | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.850 | 2.57 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Stan Hack | CHN | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.51 | 2.17 | 0.45 |
| Jimmy Brown | SLN | NL | SS | 0.948 | 2.50 | 1.39 | 0.99 |
| Terry Moore | SLN | NL | CF | 0.773 | 2.44 | 1.20 | 1.83 |
| Charlie Keller | NYA | AL | RF | 0.730 | 2.38 | 2.17 | 0.18 |
| Ken Keltner | CLE | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.29 | 1.30 | 0.83 |
| Harlond Clift | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.968 | 2.23 | 0.87 | 1.24 |
| Buddy Lewis | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.915 | 2.20 | 1.37 | 0.79 |
| Tommy Henrich | NYA | AL | RF | 0.651 | 2.08 | 0.33 | 1.76 |
| Jeff Heath | CLE | AL | LF | 0.766 | 2.07 | 1.36 | 0.82 |
| George McQuinn | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.987 | 1.97 | 0.66 | 1.27 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.836 | 1.82 | 0.83 | 0.93 |
| Frankie Hayes | PHA | AL | C | 0.794 | 1.79 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| Buddy Myer | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.490 | 1.77 | 1.22 | 0.63 |
| Augie Galan | CHN | NL | LF | 0.949 | 1.76 | 2.10 | -0.32 |
| Billy Jurges | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.914 | 1.70 | 0.54 | 1.20 |
| Ernie Lombardi | CIN | NL | C | 0.792 | 1.51 | 1.86 | -0.36 |
| Pete Coscarart | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.732 | 1.51 | 1.02 | 0.46 |
| Hersh Martin | PHI | NL | CF | 0.727 | 1.49 | 0.86 | 0.63 |
| Mike Kreevich | CHA | AL | CF | 0.935 | 1.45 | 0.01 | 1.36 |
| Paul Waner | PIT | NL | RF | 0.817 | 1.40 | 0.51 | 1.07 |
| Charlie Gelbert | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.363 | 1.35 | 0.79 | 0.51 |
| Gabby Hartnett | CHN | NL | C | 0.563 | 1.23 | 1.22 | -0.03 |
| Larry Rosenthal | CHA | AL | RF | 0.624 | 1.08 | 0.22 | 1.18 |
| Frankie Crosetti | NYA | AL | SS | 1.000 | 1.08 | -0.36 | 1.27 |
| Pepper Martin | SLN | NL | CF | 0.510 | 1.06 | 1.05 | -0.13 |
| Wally Moses | PHA | AL | RF | 0.752 | 1.06 | 0.59 | 0.46 |
| Benny McCoy | DET | AL | 2B | 0.355 | 1.06 | 0.73 | 0.32 |
| Zeke Bonura | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.815 | 1.04 | 0.09 | 0.87 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | NL | CF | 0.209 | 1.03 | 0.71 | 0.17 |
| Earle Brucker | PHA | AL | C | 0.325 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
| Sam West | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.752 | 0.73 | -0.28 | 0.81 |
| Virgil Davis | PHI | NL | C | 0.385 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.36 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.914 | 0.70 | -0.35 | 0.92 |
| Frank Demaree | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.993 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.52 |
| Fern Bell | PIT | NL | CF | 0.505 | 0.65 | 0.83 | -0.07 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 0.344 | 0.64 | 0.29 | 0.45 |
| Willard Hershberger | CIN | NL | C | 0.313 | 0.61 | 0.54 | -0.04 |
| Ernie Koy | BRO | NL | LF | 0.748 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.19 |
| Gus Suhr | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.768 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.17 |
| Bill Nicholson | CHN | NL | RF | 0.372 | 0.51 | 0.52 | -0.14 |
| Pete Fox | DET | AL | RF | 0.905 | 0.50 | -1.31 | 1.93 |
| Goody Rosen | BRO | NL | CF | 0.331 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.42 |
| Merrill May | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.873 | 0.48 | -0.86 | 1.23 |
| Joe Kuhel | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.897 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
| Frank McCormick | CIN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.46 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| Leo Durocher | BRO | NL | SS | 0.670 | 0.44 | 0.45 | -0.50 |
| Mel Mazzera | SLA | AL | LF | 0.197 | 0.43 | 0.15 | 0.24 |
| Harry Craft | CIN | NL | CF | 0.859 | 0.43 | -0.13 | 0.63 |
| Babe Phelps | BRO | NL | C | 0.567 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| Eddie Miller | BSN | NL | SS | 0.507 | 0.42 | -0.39 | 0.70 |
| Bobby Estalella | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.529 | 0.41 | 0.45 | -0.01 |
| Tony Cuccinello | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.533 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.04 |
| Gee Walker | CHA | AL | LF | 0.961 | 0.33 | -1.05 | 1.10 |
| Frankie Pytlak | CLE | AL | C | 0.341 | 0.32 | -0.25 | 0.49 |
| Chet Ross | BSN | NL | RF | 0.054 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.22 |
| Pep Young | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.534 | 0.24 | -0.16 | 0.52 |
| Tony Lazzeri | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.162 | 0.19 | 0.58 | -0.46 |
| Bobby Mattick | CHN | NL | SS | 0.303 | 0.13 | -0.16 | 0.17 |
| Chuck Klein | PHI | NL | RF | 0.594 | 0.12 | 0.94 | -0.74 |
| Emmett Mueller | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.625 | 0.11 | 0.60 | -0.75 |
| Hank Majeski | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.648 | 0.11 | -0.80 | 0.69 |
| Joe Schultz | PIT | NL | C | 0.026 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Al Evans | WS1 | AL | C | 0.042 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| Billy Sullivan | SLA | AL | LF | 0.599 | 0.09 | -0.31 | 0.46 |
| Bill Lillard | PHA | AL | SS | 0.038 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.542 | 0.08 | -0.63 | 0.53 |
| Johnny Hopp | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.008 | 0.06 | 0.06 | -0.01 |
| Buddy Rosar | NYA | AL | C | 0.199 | 0.06 | -0.04 | 0.06 |
| Skeeter Scalzi | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.035 | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.03 |
| Joe Glenn | SLA | AL | C | 0.513 | 0.02 | -0.05 | -0.17 |
| Joe Kracher | PHI | NL | C | 0.012 | 0.01 | -0.00 | 0.01 |
| Earl Averill | CLE | AL | LF | 0.690 | 0.01 | 0.28 | -0.26 |
| Lloyd Waner | PIT | NL | CF | 0.670 | 0.00 | -1.12 | 1.59 |
| Dixie Parsons | DET | AL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Johnny Gerlach | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Arndt Jorgens | NYA | AL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Harry O'Neill | PHA | AL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Dykes | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Merv Shea | DET | AL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Repass | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.010 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Eddie Lake | SLN | NL | SS | 0.008 | -0.02 | 0.00 | -0.02 |
| Al Todd | BRO | NL | C | 0.422 | -0.02 | -0.18 | 0.03 |
| Johnny Peacock | BOS | AL | C | 0.513 | -0.03 | -0.18 | 0.00 |
| Jim Shilling | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.227 | -0.03 | -0.12 | 0.14 |
| Al Lopez | BSN | NL | C | 0.762 | -0.04 | -0.15 | 0.11 |
| Jake Early | WS1 | AL | C | 0.149 | -0.05 | -0.12 | -0.05 |
| Bob McNamara | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.016 | -0.05 | -0.06 | 0.00 |