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Top season WAA players from 1942.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.987 | 8.82 | 7.25 | 1.79 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | NL | RF | 0.974 | 6.65 | 5.13 | 1.49 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.987 | 6.37 | 4.74 | 1.72 |
| Bill Nicholson | CHN | NL | RF | 0.981 | 6.17 | 3.82 | 2.54 |
| Joe Gordon | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.955 | 5.60 | 4.58 | 0.59 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | LF | 0.859 | 5.42 | 5.47 | -0.07 |
| Charlie Keller | NYA | AL | LF | 0.987 | 4.39 | 2.96 | 1.06 |
| Joe DiMaggio | NYA | AL | CF | 1.000 | 4.39 | 4.31 | 0.08 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.947 | 4.36 | 3.21 | 1.10 |
| Lonny Frey | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.916 | 4.30 | 3.31 | 1.22 |
| Johnny Mize | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.922 | 4.25 | 4.09 | 0.15 |
| Wally Judnich | SLA | AL | CF | 0.874 | 4.20 | 3.50 | 0.62 |
| Dom DiMaggio | BOS | AL | CF | 0.993 | 4.17 | 2.10 | 1.89 |
| Johnny Pesky | BOS | AL | SS | 0.967 | 4.11 | 3.09 | 1.20 |
| Stan Hack | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.903 | 4.09 | 3.55 | 0.61 |
| Chet Laabs | SLA | AL | RF | 0.954 | 3.87 | 3.15 | 0.73 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | NL | SS | 0.974 | 3.78 | 2.67 | 1.10 |
| Wally Moses | CHA | AL | RF | 0.986 | 3.48 | 1.13 | 2.31 |
| Pete Reiser | BRO | NL | CF | 0.806 | 3.38 | 4.04 | -0.72 |
| Tommy Holmes | BSN | NL | CF | 0.940 | 3.38 | 1.42 | 2.13 |
| Phil Rizzuto | NYA | AL | SS | 0.935 | 3.11 | 1.64 | 1.04 |
| Elbie Fletcher | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.960 | 3.06 | 1.72 | 1.17 |
| Harlond Clift | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.947 | 2.99 | 2.73 | -0.04 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.959 | 2.97 | 1.73 | 0.80 |
| Ernie Lombardi | BSN | NL | C | 0.578 | 2.93 | 3.14 | -0.29 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | CF | 0.877 | 2.91 | 1.47 | 1.38 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.947 | 2.80 | 2.17 | 0.59 |
| Marty Marion | SLN | NL | SS | 0.888 | 2.69 | 1.91 | 0.86 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 0.942 | 2.57 | 1.31 | 1.22 |
| Dolph Camilli | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.968 | 2.56 | 2.63 | 0.03 |
| Stan Spence | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.987 | 2.54 | 3.05 | -0.52 |
| Les Fleming | CLE | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.52 | 3.27 | -1.01 |
| Vern Stephens | SLA | AL | SS | 0.960 | 2.44 | 2.33 | -0.28 |
| Billy Herman | BRO | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 2.08 | 2.03 | 0.07 |
| Rudy York | DET | AL | 1B | 0.981 | 1.95 | 0.84 | 1.08 |
| Mike Chartak | NYA | AL | RF | 0.635 | 1.82 | 0.36 | 1.41 |
| Terry Moore | SLN | NL | CF | 0.833 | 1.68 | 1.22 | 0.36 |
| Bill Dickey | NYA | AL | C | 0.479 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.23 |
| Babe Phelps | PIT | NL | C | 0.465 | 1.44 | 1.73 | -0.25 |
| Tommy Henrich | NYA | AL | RF | 0.825 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 0.11 |
| Bobby Estalella | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.856 | 1.42 | 2.24 | -0.87 |
| Dixie Walker | BRO | NL | RF | 0.727 | 1.38 | 0.87 | 0.55 |
| Danny Litwhiler | PHI | NL | LF | 1.000 | 1.34 | 0.23 | 1.29 |
| Dick Bartell | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.584 | 1.28 | 0.13 | 1.13 |
| Eddie Miller | BSN | NL | SS | 0.947 | 1.27 | -0.33 | 1.37 |
| Don Gutteridge | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.974 | 1.22 | 0.08 | 1.06 |
| Babe Young | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.532 | 1.17 | 2.07 | -0.87 |
| Joe Medwick | BRO | NL | LF | 0.916 | 1.11 | 1.09 | -0.01 |
| Walker Cooper | SLN | NL | C | 0.760 | 1.03 | 1.45 | -0.40 |
| Lennie Merullo | CHN | NL | SS | 0.923 | 1.01 | 0.10 | 0.78 |
| Clyde McCullough | CHN | NL | C | 0.600 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.09 |
| Vince DiMaggio | PIT | NL | CF | 0.927 | 0.91 | -0.22 | 1.03 |
| Lou Stringer | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.723 | 0.86 | 0.38 | 0.61 |
| Jimmy Brown | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.929 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.04 |
| Mickey Witek | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.961 | 0.79 | -0.56 | 1.14 |
| Johnny Peacock | BOS | AL | C | 0.508 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.04 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | DET | AL | C | 0.564 | 0.74 | 0.52 | -0.01 |
| Jerry Priddy | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.360 | 0.74 | 0.94 | -0.24 |
| Max West | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.875 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 0.06 |
| Roy Weatherly | CLE | AL | CF | 0.821 | 0.68 | -0.75 | 1.19 |
| Ken Keltner | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.974 | 0.67 | -0.94 | 1.38 |
| Buddy Hassett | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.857 | 0.64 | -0.23 | 1.09 |
| Lou Finney | BOS | AL | RF | 0.709 | 0.59 | -0.17 | 0.98 |
| Ray Lamanno | CIN | NL | C | 0.656 | 0.58 | 0.74 | -0.43 |
| Red Rolfe | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.448 | 0.55 | -0.26 | 0.69 |
| Tom Turner | CHA | AL | C | 0.348 | 0.54 | 0.50 | -0.05 |
| Eddie Joost | CIN | NL | SS | 0.922 | 0.54 | 1.05 | -0.37 |
| Bruce Campbell | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.689 | 0.52 | 0.63 | -0.16 |
| Cliff Dapper | BRO | NL | C | 0.031 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.04 |
| Arky Vaughan | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.826 | 0.36 | 0.72 | -0.34 |
| Ellis Clary | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.482 | 0.36 | 0.91 | -0.66 |
| Billy Sullivan | BRO | NL | C | 0.185 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.02 |
| Mickey Vernon | WS1 | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.33 | 1.30 | -1.17 |
| Don Ross | DET | AL | RF | 0.425 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.273 | 0.31 | -0.08 | 0.36 |
| Whitey Kurowski | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.670 | 0.28 | 0.28 | -0.11 |
| Dutch Meyer | DET | AL | 2B | 0.090 | 0.27 | 0.23 | -0.01 |
| Billy Jurges | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.825 | 0.27 | -1.02 | 1.28 |
| Cy Block | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.058 | 0.24 | 0.29 | -0.11 |
| Harry Danning | NY1 | NL | C | 0.722 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.07 |
| Ed Freed | PHI | NL | CF | 0.063 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Paul Gillespie | CHN | NL | C | 0.027 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| Harry Walker | SLN | NL | CF | 0.335 | 0.15 | 0.59 | -0.50 |
| Skeeter Newsome | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.173 | 0.14 | -0.04 | 0.12 |
| Johnny Berardino | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.131 | 0.14 | 0.43 | -0.27 |
| Augie Galan | BRO | NL | CF | 0.377 | 0.14 | 0.19 | -0.08 |
| Bill Conroy | BOS | AL | C | 0.490 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.09 |
| Babe Barna | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.601 | 0.10 | 0.68 | -0.60 |
| Sid Gordon | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.036 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Hank Sauer | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.036 | 0.09 | 0.07 | -0.01 |
| Bob Patrick | DET | AL | RF | 0.014 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| Don Kolloway | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.993 | 0.08 | 0.25 | -0.08 |
| Taffy Wright | CHA | AL | LF | 0.574 | 0.08 | 0.16 | -0.19 |
| Sam Narron | SLN | NL | C | 0.016 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Jim Castiglia | PHA | AL | C | 0.031 | 0.06 | 0.17 | -0.12 |
| Al Glossop | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.801 | 0.06 | -0.62 | 0.80 |
| Alf Anderson | PIT | NL | SS | 0.310 | 0.04 | 0.41 | -0.39 |
| Mike McCormick | CIN | NL | CF | 0.245 | 0.03 | -0.38 | 0.41 |
| Jake Early | WS1 | AL | C | 0.652 | 0.03 | -0.12 | 0.01 |
| Charlie Gehringer | DET | AL | 2B | 0.083 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| Joe Cronin | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.156 | 0.03 | 0.30 | -0.30 |
| Charlie Fox | NY1 | NL | C | 0.015 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Phil Masi | BSN | NL | C | 0.165 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.12 |
| Ducky Detweiler | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.077 | 0.01 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| Mike Sandlock | BSN | NL | SS | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tom Carey | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Benny Culp | PHI | NL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| George Susce | CLE | AL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gene Moore | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Peterman | PHI | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Alex Kampouris | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.034 | -0.00 | 0.06 | -0.03 |
| Gene Desautels | CLE | AL | C | 0.290 | -0.00 | -0.08 | 0.10 |
| Al Unser | DET | AL | C | 0.014 | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Jeff Cross | SLN | NL | SS | 0.006 | -0.01 | -0.00 | -0.00 |
| Johnny Barrett | PIT | NL | RF | 0.646 | -0.01 | -0.78 | 0.96 |
| Clyde Kluttz | BSN | NL | C | 0.367 | -0.01 | -0.12 | -0.08 |
| Al Lopez | PIT | NL | C | 0.548 | -0.01 | -0.30 | 0.29 |
| Leo Wells | CHA | AL | SS | 0.113 | -0.03 | -0.25 | 0.21 |
| Dom Dallessandro | CHN | NL | CF | 0.487 | -0.03 | 0.26 | -0.07 |
| Willard Marshall | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.705 | -0.03 | 0.13 | -0.14 |