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Top season WAA players from 1940.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arky Vaughan | PIT | NL | SS | 1.000 | 7.81 | 6.75 | 1.00 |
| Joe DiMaggio | NYA | AL | CF | 0.852 | 6.28 | 5.16 | 1.07 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.968 | 6.05 | 4.87 | 0.92 |
| Johnny Mize | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.994 | 5.65 | 6.56 | -1.00 |
| Stan Hack | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 5.43 | 4.35 | 1.09 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | NL | RF | 0.897 | 5.39 | 3.40 | 1.85 |
| Joe Cronin | BOS | AL | SS | 0.968 | 5.12 | 4.14 | 1.01 |
| Harlond Clift | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.962 | 4.99 | 3.29 | 1.42 |
| Joe Gordon | NYA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 4.48 | 3.21 | 1.05 |
| Rudy York | DET | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 4.45 | 4.44 | -0.13 |
| Jimmie Foxx | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.935 | 4.33 | 3.37 | 1.03 |
| Debs Garms | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.617 | 4.17 | 3.22 | 1.00 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 1.000 | 4.16 | 2.67 | 1.47 |
| Eddie Miller | BSN | NL | SS | 0.993 | 4.08 | 2.38 | 1.36 |
| Hank Greenberg | DET | AL | LF | 0.955 | 4.07 | 5.03 | -1.10 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.981 | 3.98 | 2.69 | 1.35 |
| Terry Moore | SLN | NL | CF | 0.872 | 3.93 | 2.44 | 1.26 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.935 | 3.82 | 4.15 | -0.31 |
| Cecil Travis | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.883 | 3.78 | 2.87 | 0.80 |
| Wally Judnich | SLA | AL | CF | 0.878 | 3.73 | 2.34 | 1.53 |
| Barney McCosky | DET | AL | CF | 0.923 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 0.56 |
| Wally Moses | PHA | AL | RF | 0.922 | 3.52 | 2.17 | 1.39 |
| Billy Werber | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.923 | 3.43 | 2.21 | 1.41 |
| Charlie Keller | NYA | AL | RF | 0.890 | 3.37 | 2.47 | 0.90 |
| Jim Tabor | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.779 | 3.17 | 2.62 | 0.65 |
| Frankie Hayes | PHA | AL | C | 0.859 | 3.16 | 3.37 | -0.30 |
| Johnny Rizzo | PIT | NL | LF | 0.905 | 3.11 | 2.24 | 0.61 |
| Lonny Frey | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 1.38 |
| Jim Gleeson | CHN | NL | CF | 0.838 | 2.96 | 2.25 | 0.49 |
| Elbie Fletcher | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.942 | 2.91 | 1.88 | 1.29 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.993 | 2.86 | 2.33 | 0.71 |
| Charlie Gehringer | DET | AL | 2B | 0.897 | 2.64 | 3.71 | -1.02 |
| Harry Danning | NY1 | NL | C | 0.921 | 2.61 | 2.74 | -0.14 |
| Joe Medwick | SLN | NL | LF | 0.917 | 2.59 | 1.08 | 1.29 |
| Dolph Camilli | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.910 | 2.58 | 3.63 | -0.85 |
| Bama Rowell | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.836 | 2.57 | 1.98 | 0.76 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | NL | SS | 0.538 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 0.14 |
| Hal Trosky | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.903 | 2.24 | 3.25 | -0.98 |
| Chet Ross | BSN | NL | LF | 0.980 | 2.24 | 2.03 | 0.22 |
| Tommy Henrich | NYA | AL | RF | 0.558 | 2.21 | 1.67 | 0.48 |
| Babe Phelps | BRO | NL | C | 0.647 | 2.10 | 2.33 | -0.14 |
| Virgil Davis | PIT | NL | C | 0.519 | 2.06 | 2.15 | 0.04 |
| Dixie Walker | BRO | NL | CF | 0.917 | 2.01 | 1.63 | 0.40 |
| Billy Sullivan | DET | AL | C | 0.413 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 0.06 |
| Ernie Lombardi | CIN | NL | C | 0.668 | 1.98 | 1.85 | -0.02 |
| Vince DiMaggio | CIN | NL | CF | 0.653 | 1.66 | 1.98 | -0.46 |
| Joe Orengo | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.795 | 1.61 | 1.65 | -0.25 |
| Lou Finney | BOS | AL | RF | 0.844 | 1.59 | -0.28 | 1.94 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | DET | AL | C | 0.673 | 1.46 | 1.49 | -0.15 |
| Dom DiMaggio | BOS | AL | CF | 0.701 | 1.40 | 0.81 | 0.44 |
| Bill Nicholson | CHN | NL | RF | 0.877 | 1.36 | 2.73 | -1.47 |
| Billy Herman | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.877 | 1.35 | 0.18 | 1.13 |
| Merrill May | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.889 | 1.34 | 0.21 | 1.01 |
| Joe Kuhel | CHA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.33 | 1.33 | -0.04 |
| Danny Litwhiler | PHI | NL | RF | 0.235 | 1.29 | 0.67 | 0.65 |
| Hank Leiber | CHN | NL | CF | 0.760 | 1.27 | 1.70 | -0.59 |
| Buddy Myer | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.398 | 1.24 | 0.61 | 0.42 |
| Ernie Koy | BRO | NL | LF | 0.696 | 1.23 | 1.47 | -0.15 |
| Johnny Berardino | SLA | AL | SS | 0.896 | 1.18 | 0.38 | 0.79 |
| Larry Rosenthal | CHA | AL | LF | 0.558 | 1.18 | 0.42 | 0.79 |
| Pepper Martin | SLN | NL | RF | 0.405 | 0.97 | 0.87 | -0.08 |
| Taffy Wright | CHA | AL | RF | 0.948 | 0.96 | 1.38 | -0.24 |
| Buddy Rosar | NYA | AL | C | 0.410 | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.20 |
| Frankie Gustine | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.853 | 0.84 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Johnny Lucadello | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.109 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.09 |
| Pete Reiser | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.372 | 0.80 | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Jimmy Ripple | BRO | NL | LF | 0.215 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.13 |
| Gene Moore | BRO | NL | RF | 0.671 | 0.74 | -0.99 | 1.96 |
| Bennie Warren | PHI | NL | C | 0.541 | 0.70 | 0.70 | -0.20 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | NL | RF | 0.949 | 0.65 | -0.60 | 1.39 |
| Augie Galan | CHN | NL | LF | 0.403 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
| Billy Jurges | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.408 | 0.63 | 0.18 | 0.52 |
| Frank McCormick | CIN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0.23 |
| Jake Early | WS1 | AL | C | 0.375 | 0.59 | 0.62 | -0.16 |
| Bill Dickey | NYA | AL | C | 0.684 | 0.59 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Roy Weatherly | CLE | AL | CF | 0.871 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.56 |
| Buddy Lewis | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.961 | 0.57 | 1.38 | -0.72 |
| Buster Mills | NYA | AL | LF | 0.113 | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.04 |
| George McQuinn | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.968 | 0.52 | -0.39 | 0.90 |
| Dick West | CIN | NL | C | 0.045 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.05 |
| Don Padgett | SLN | NL | C | 0.429 | 0.43 | 0.60 | -0.24 |
| Babe Young | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.980 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.17 |
| Al Glossop | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.439 | 0.41 | -0.02 | 0.35 |
| Chet Laabs | SLA | AL | CF | 0.405 | 0.39 | 0.93 | -0.53 |
| Tony Lupien | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.032 | 0.37 | 0.41 | -0.03 |
| Al Evans | WS1 | AL | C | 0.050 | 0.36 | 0.33 | -0.01 |
| Lew Riggs | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.119 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| Rick Ferrell | WS1 | AL | C | 0.609 | 0.32 | 0.83 | -0.45 |
| Willard Hershberger | CIN | NL | C | 0.215 | 0.21 | 0.10 | -0.01 |
| Ray Mack | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.940 | 0.20 | 0.08 | -0.03 |
| Walker Cooper | SLN | NL | C | 0.034 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Ken Silvestri | CHA | AL | C | 0.045 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| Jimmy Brown | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.686 | 0.17 | -0.13 | 0.16 |
| Elmer Valo | PHA | AL | LF | 0.039 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.375 | 0.15 | 0.15 | -0.03 |
| Johnny Peacock | BOS | AL | C | 0.253 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| Al Lopez | BSN | NL | C | 0.521 | 0.09 | -0.27 | 0.20 |
| Don Ross | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.064 | 0.09 | 0.19 | -0.16 |
| Don Manno | BSN | NL | RF | 0.012 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Hal Wagner | PHA | AL | C | 0.144 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Marty Marion | SLN | NL | SS | 0.750 | 0.06 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
| Ray Mueller | PIT | NL | C | 0.008 | 0.06 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| Rip Radcliff | SLA | AL | LF | 0.962 | 0.06 | 0.13 | -0.20 |
| Frank Crespi | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.019 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Bob Johnson | PHA | AL | LF | 0.896 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.11 |
| Moose Solters | CHA | AL | LF | 0.737 | 0.04 | -1.16 | 1.06 |
| Dom Dallessandro | CHN | NL | LF | 0.524 | 0.02 | 0.22 | -0.15 |
| Bob Seeds | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.291 | 0.00 | 0.32 | -0.18 |
| Johnny Cooney | BSN | NL | CF | 0.664 | 0.00 | -0.47 | 0.55 |
| Charlie Gelbert | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.256 | 0.00 | -0.21 | 0.23 |
| Ken O'Dea | NY1 | NL | C | 0.188 | 0.00 | -0.02 | -0.00 |
| Roy Hughes | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hank Helf | CLE | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sam Harshaney | SLA | AL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Buddy Hancken | PHA | AL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tony Giuliani | BRO | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Morrie Aderholt | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Loane | BSN | NL | CF | 0.041 | -0.00 | -0.05 | 0.04 |
| Sherry Robertson | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.062 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| George Selkirk | NYA | AL | LF | 0.758 | -0.02 | 0.99 | -0.98 |