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Top season WAA players from 1944.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | NYA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 7.32 | 5.92 | 1.31 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 0.968 | 6.39 | 4.70 | 1.73 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | RF | 0.930 | 6.14 | 4.46 | 1.92 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.801 | 6.00 | 5.15 | 0.77 |
| Augie Galan | BRO | NL | LF | 0.974 | 5.88 | 4.66 | 0.74 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.905 | 5.81 | 4.95 | 0.81 |
| Stan Spence | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.994 | 5.46 | 3.91 | 1.41 |
| Bob Johnson | BOS | AL | LF | 0.923 | 4.98 | 5.25 | -0.20 |
| Johnny Hopp | SLN | NL | CF | 0.885 | 4.92 | 4.96 | -0.04 |
| Jim Russell | PIT | NL | LF | 0.962 | 4.90 | 3.32 | 1.55 |
| Dick Wakefield | DET | AL | LF | 0.500 | 4.22 | 4.39 | -0.19 |
| Ken Keltner | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.961 | 4.06 | 2.38 | 1.48 |
| Buddy Kerr | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.965 | 4.01 | 2.91 | 1.07 |
| Bill Nicholson | CHN | NL | RF | 0.994 | 3.82 | 3.53 | 0.41 |
| Vern Stephens | SLA | AL | SS | 0.942 | 3.70 | 3.54 | 0.17 |
| Whitey Kurowski | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.949 | 3.66 | 3.09 | 0.50 |
| Tommy Holmes | BSN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 3.50 | 3.25 | 0.15 |
| Roy Cullenbine | CLE | AL | RF | 0.994 | 3.48 | 3.85 | -0.08 |
| Marty Marion | SLN | NL | SS | 0.900 | 3.43 | 2.19 | 1.33 |
| Wally Moses | CHA | AL | RF | 0.883 | 3.33 | 2.69 | 0.40 |
| Nick Etten | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.24 | 3.11 | 0.08 |
| Pete Fox | BOS | AL | RF | 0.776 | 3.04 | 1.92 | 1.46 |
| Ray Mueller | CIN | NL | C | 0.997 | 3.04 | 2.78 | 0.21 |
| Walker Cooper | SLN | NL | C | 0.678 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 0.09 |
| Hal Wagner | PHA | AL | C | 0.423 | 2.92 | 2.95 | -0.01 |
| Frank McCormick | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 2.78 | 1.67 | 1.05 |
| Phil Weintraub | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.671 | 2.74 | 2.80 | -0.00 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.774 | 2.65 | 3.23 | -0.50 |
| Johnny Lindell | NYA | AL | CF | 0.968 | 2.58 | 1.76 | 0.79 |
| Connie Ryan | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.568 | 2.48 | 1.69 | 0.71 |
| Joe Medwick | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.826 | 2.40 | 1.03 | 1.66 |
| Pinky Higgins | DET | AL | 3B | 0.949 | 2.32 | 2.02 | -0.13 |
| Dixie Walker | BRO | NL | RF | 0.948 | 2.18 | 4.03 | -1.96 |
| Dick Siebert | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.852 | 2.18 | 2.14 | -0.01 |
| Rudy York | DET | AL | 1B | 0.968 | 2.16 | 0.89 | 1.10 |
| Don Johnson | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.981 | 2.15 | 1.17 | 0.71 |
| Buster Adams | PHI | NL | CF | 0.981 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 0.55 |
| Stan Hack | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.624 | 1.95 | 1.34 | 0.53 |
| Hersh Martin | NYA | AL | LF | 0.552 | 1.94 | 1.64 | 0.41 |
| Thurman Tucker | CHA | AL | CF | 0.805 | 1.91 | 0.52 | 1.39 |
| Roy Hughes | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.803 | 1.76 | 0.78 | 1.04 |
| Pete Coscarart | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.880 | 1.68 | 0.96 | 0.94 |
| Frankie Hayes | PHA | AL | C | 1.000 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 0.12 |
| Al Zarilla | SLA | AL | LF | 0.536 | 1.62 | 1.50 | 0.23 |
| Phil Masi | BSN | NL | C | 0.461 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 0.06 |
| Ralph Hodgin | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.786 | 1.42 | 0.84 | 0.47 |
| Oscar Grimes | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.740 | 1.41 | 2.35 | -0.92 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.968 | 1.28 | 2.22 | -1.01 |
| Ken O'Dea | SLN | NL | C | 0.494 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 0.08 |
| Ron Northey | PHI | NL | RF | 0.987 | 1.05 | 1.49 | -0.22 |
| Buddy Rosar | CLE | AL | C | 0.605 | 1.03 | 0.51 | 0.31 |
| Hal Luby | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.623 | 1.02 | 0.43 | 0.56 |
| Jim Tabor | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.744 | 0.97 | 0.97 | -0.10 |
| George Hausmann | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.845 | 0.92 | 0.30 | 0.73 |
| Eddie Miller | CIN | NL | SS | 0.958 | 0.92 | -0.49 | 1.34 |
| Jeff Heath | CLE | AL | LF | 0.274 | 0.88 | 1.27 | -0.32 |
| Dom Dallessandro | CHN | NL | LF | 0.707 | 0.87 | 1.45 | -0.53 |
| Frankie Zak | PIT | NL | SS | 0.294 | 0.78 | 1.12 | -0.32 |
| Woody Williams | CIN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.77 | -0.61 | 1.47 |
| Jack Bolling | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.237 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.04 |
| Chuck Hostetler | DET | AL | RF | 0.468 | 0.71 | 0.06 | 0.77 |
| Clyde Kluttz | BSN | NL | C | 0.398 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.11 |
| Eddie Stanky | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.546 | 0.65 | 1.19 | -0.69 |
| Ford Mullen | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.766 | 0.60 | 0.53 | -0.14 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | BSN | NL | SS | 0.747 | 0.57 | 0.50 | -0.15 |
| Rick Ferrell | WS1 | AL | C | 0.628 | 0.51 | 1.07 | -0.63 |
| Babe Dahlgren | PIT | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.50 | -0.77 | 1.02 |
| Mike Guerra | WS1 | AL | C | 0.367 | 0.43 | 0.79 | -0.49 |
| Frank Secory | CHN | NL | LF | 0.105 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| Hank Camelli | PIT | NL | C | 0.231 | 0.42 | 0.43 | -0.15 |
| Mickey Rocco | CLE | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.42 | -0.86 | 1.31 |
| Butch Nieman | BSN | NL | LF | 0.834 | 0.41 | 0.52 | -0.04 |
| Ray Berres | NY1 | NL | C | 0.031 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
| Virgil Davis | PIT | NL | C | 0.163 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.05 |
| Chet Laabs | SLA | AL | LF | 0.381 | 0.36 | -0.16 | 0.38 |
| Frank Drews | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.273 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| Ellis Clary | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.101 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.02 |
| Don Gutteridge | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.961 | 0.27 | 0.40 | -0.10 |
| Goody Rosen | BRO | NL | CF | 0.473 | 0.26 | -0.41 | 0.64 |
| Bob Swift | DET | AL | C | 0.454 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| Jimmy Grant | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.182 | 0.20 | 0.57 | -0.27 |
| Mike Tresh | CHA | AL | C | 0.571 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Johnny Peacock | BOS | AL | C | 0.462 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Babe Martin | SLA | AL | LF | 0.006 | 0.14 | 0.13 | -0.01 |
| Mike Garbark | NYA | AL | C | 0.531 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Ray Sanders | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.981 | 0.12 | 1.16 | -0.92 |
| George Case | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.773 | 0.12 | -0.56 | 0.77 |
| Johnny Barrett | PIT | NL | RF | 0.943 | 0.12 | -0.24 | 0.48 |
| Rollie Hemsley | NYA | AL | C | 0.485 | 0.12 | -0.08 | 0.25 |
| Bubba Floyd | DET | AL | SS | 0.016 | 0.10 | 0.10 | -0.00 |
| Merv Shea | PHI | NL | C | 0.031 | 0.10 | 0.15 | -0.03 |
| Hack Miller | DET | AL | C | 0.010 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Joe Kuhel | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.903 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Larry Rosenthal | NYA | AL | RF | 0.295 | 0.08 | -0.60 | 0.80 |
| Augie Bergamo | SLN | NL | LF | 0.368 | 0.08 | 0.39 | -0.30 |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.839 | 0.08 | 1.00 | -1.12 |
| Gus Mancuso | NY1 | NL | C | 0.373 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Hank Ruszkowski | CLE | AL | C | 0.013 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Joe Antolick | PHI | NL | C | 0.011 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Vic Barnhart | PIT | NL | SS | 0.005 | 0.06 | 0.08 | -0.01 |
| Chucho Ramos | CIN | NL | RF | 0.016 | 0.06 | 0.05 | -0.01 |
| Bob Collins | NYA | AL | C | 0.006 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Al Simmons | PHA | AL | LF | 0.010 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -0.00 |
| Eric Tipton | CIN | NL | LF | 0.882 | 0.04 | -0.63 | 0.98 |
| Tom Hafey | SLA | AL | LF | 0.024 | 0.04 | 0.07 | -0.01 |
| Roy Nichols | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.018 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Lou Rochelli | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.031 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.04 |
| Jim Pruett | PHA | AL | C | 0.010 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Don Heffner | DET | AL | 2B | 0.038 | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.03 |
| Bob Garbark | PHA | AL | C | 0.040 | 0.00 | -0.11 | 0.08 |
| Benny Culp | PHI | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Harry Sweeney | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Keely | SLN | NL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Roy Jarvis | BRO | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Johnny Riddle | CIN | NL | C | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jackie Sullivan | DET | AL | 2B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Luis Suarez | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Devlin | CLE | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Steve Biras | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pat Capri | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |