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Top season WAA players from 1945.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | BSN | NL | RF | 1.000 | 6.01 | 5.77 | 0.40 |
| Stan Hack | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 5.96 | 3.85 | 2.05 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | NYA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 5.93 | 5.00 | 0.89 |
| Eddie Lake | BOS | AL | SS | 0.847 | 5.41 | 4.50 | 0.91 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.852 | 5.24 | 5.15 | -0.02 |
| Vern Stephens | SLA | AL | SS | 0.968 | 4.90 | 4.73 | 0.19 |
| Roy Cullenbine | CLE | AL | RF | 1.000 | 4.46 | 3.27 | 1.52 |
| Jim Russell | PIT | NL | LF | 0.942 | 4.02 | 2.89 | 1.17 |
| Eddie Stanky | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 3.95 | 2.96 | 1.11 |
| Dixie Walker | BRO | NL | RF | 0.994 | 3.78 | 1.65 | 2.17 |
| Bill Salkeld | PIT | NL | C | 0.511 | 3.57 | 3.56 | -0.06 |
| Marty Marion | SLN | NL | SS | 0.769 | 3.55 | 2.35 | 1.13 |
| Wally Moses | CHA | AL | RF | 0.933 | 3.46 | 2.92 | 0.38 |
| Jeff Heath | CLE | AL | LF | 0.694 | 3.00 | 3.25 | -0.01 |
| Whitey Kurowski | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.858 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 0.12 |
| Hank Greenberg | DET | AL | LF | 0.503 | 2.96 | 2.65 | 0.38 |
| George Hausmann | NY1 | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 2.85 | 1.58 | 1.11 |
| Augie Galan | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.981 | 2.84 | 3.90 | -1.30 |
| Charlie Keller | NYA | AL | LF | 0.289 | 2.81 | 1.94 | 0.82 |
| Oscar Grimes | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.934 | 2.78 | 2.09 | 0.70 |
| Ernie Lombardi | NY1 | NL | C | 0.677 | 2.65 | 2.84 | -0.19 |
| Bobby Estalella | PHA | AL | CF | 0.824 | 2.61 | 2.18 | 0.38 |
| Hersh Martin | NYA | AL | LF | 0.770 | 2.49 | 1.46 | 1.25 |
| Luis Olmo | BRO | NL | LF | 0.910 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 0.31 |
| Frankie Hayes | PHA | AL | C | 0.946 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 0.05 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.864 | 2.44 | 3.11 | -0.36 |
| Eddie Mayo | DET | AL | 2B | 0.865 | 2.43 | 1.20 | 1.18 |
| Goody Rosen | BRO | NL | CF | 0.935 | 2.38 | 1.80 | 0.85 |
| Aaron Robinson | NYA | AL | C | 0.301 | 2.37 | 1.86 | 0.48 |
| Tony Cuccinello | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.750 | 2.26 | 2.46 | -0.22 |
| Buddy Lewis | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.442 | 2.07 | 1.37 | 0.67 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.929 | 1.99 | 1.13 | 0.78 |
| Don Johnson | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.890 | 1.95 | 0.66 | 1.22 |
| Dick Culler | BSN | NL | SS | 0.883 | 1.95 | 0.78 | 1.08 |
| George Case | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.788 | 1.90 | 0.61 | 1.31 |
| Eddie Miller | CIN | NL | SS | 0.732 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 1.29 |
| Joe Kuhel | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.910 | 1.75 | 2.80 | -1.05 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.765 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 0.25 |
| Bob Johnson | BOS | AL | LF | 0.911 | 1.69 | 1.43 | 0.23 |
| Pete Coscarart | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.734 | 1.69 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| George Kell | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.961 | 1.65 | 0.18 | 1.48 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 0.660 | 1.58 | 1.34 | 0.41 |
| Paul Richards | DET | AL | C | 0.413 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 0.13 |
| Buddy Kerr | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.968 | 1.49 | 0.21 | 1.33 |
| Nick Etten | NYA | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.41 | 2.49 | -1.19 |
| Vince DiMaggio | PHI | NL | CF | 0.807 | 1.29 | 0.40 | 0.88 |
| Frankie Gustine | PIT | NL | SS | 0.826 | 1.27 | 1.46 | -0.38 |
| Billy Jurges | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.326 | 1.25 | 0.93 | 0.29 |
| Andy Pafko | CHN | NL | CF | 0.929 | 1.24 | 0.49 | 0.90 |
| Phil Masi | BSN | NL | C | 0.682 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 0.13 |
| Frank Mancuso | SLA | AL | C | 0.677 | 1.24 | 0.93 | 0.29 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | CHN | NL | LF | 0.923 | 1.17 | -0.13 | 1.35 |
| Mike Tresh | CHA | AL | C | 0.887 | 1.17 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| George McQuinn | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.903 | 1.15 | 1.00 | -0.01 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.117 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.08 |
| Chuck Workman | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.903 | 1.07 | 1.87 | -0.94 |
| Paul Gillespie | CHN | NL | C | 0.295 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.07 |
| Phil Weintraub | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.532 | 0.98 | 0.37 | 0.62 |
| Debs Garms | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.290 | 0.94 | 1.14 | -0.24 |
| Dutch Meyer | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.884 | 0.90 | 1.51 | -0.77 |
| Guy Curtright | CHA | AL | CF | 0.612 | 0.88 | 0.82 | -0.21 |
| Johnny Dickshot | CHA | AL | LF | 0.867 | 0.86 | 0.71 | -0.02 |
| Milt Byrnes | SLA | AL | CF | 0.864 | 0.83 | 0.20 | 0.52 |
| Wally Flager | CIN | NL | SS | 0.401 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 0.31 |
| Butch Nieman | BSN | NL | LF | 0.472 | 0.77 | 1.61 | -0.77 |
| Mark Christman | SLA | AL | 3B | 0.505 | 0.75 | 0.72 | -0.13 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | LF | 0.884 | 0.70 | -1.10 | 1.86 |
| Lee Handley | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.548 | 0.68 | -0.02 | 0.80 |
| Al Evans | WS1 | AL | C | 0.272 | 0.68 | 0.88 | -0.39 |
| Joe Medwick | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.532 | 0.67 | -0.65 | 1.48 |
| Lou Klein | SLN | NL | SS | 0.116 | 0.67 | 0.63 | -0.00 |
| Harlond Clift | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.731 | 0.66 | 0.97 | -0.31 |
| Ed Stevens | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.355 | 0.60 | 0.56 | -0.08 |
| Mike Sandlock | BRO | NL | C | 0.352 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.07 |
| Ken O'Dea | SLN | NL | C | 0.584 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.14 |
| Hank Sauer | CIN | NL | LF | 0.198 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.14 |
| Mike Kreevich | SLA | AL | CF | 0.838 | 0.56 | -0.75 | 1.41 |
| Morrie Aderholt | BRO | NL | LF | 0.281 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
| Rick Ferrell | WS1 | AL | C | 0.537 | 0.52 | 1.10 | -0.70 |
| Johnny Lindell | NYA | AL | CF | 0.270 | 0.52 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.203 | 0.48 | 0.80 | -0.21 |
| George Myatt | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.853 | 0.45 | 1.33 | -0.85 |
| Ray Sanders | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.923 | 0.43 | 0.39 | -0.24 |
| Frankie Crosetti | NYA | AL | SS | 0.855 | 0.42 | 0.56 | -0.02 |
| Johnny Hopp | SLN | NL | RF | 0.800 | 0.36 | -0.03 | 0.19 |
| Ford Garrison | PHA | AL | LF | 0.039 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.08 |
| Johnny Peacock | PHI | NL | C | 0.347 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.02 |
| Tony Lupien | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.097 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| Mike Schemer | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.185 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.24 |
| Emil Verban | SLN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.23 | -0.17 | 0.25 |
| Dewey Williams | CHN | NL | C | 0.185 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| George Metkovich | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.879 | 0.22 | 0.41 | -0.16 |
| George Binks | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.929 | 0.20 | 0.40 | -0.26 |
| Tommy Brown | BRO | NL | SS | 0.329 | 0.18 | -0.12 | 0.14 |
| Nap Reyes | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.766 | 0.17 | -1.00 | 1.16 |
| Tom McBride | BOS | AL | CF | 0.596 | 0.16 | 0.58 | -0.37 |
| Jimmie Foxx | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.403 | 0.16 | 0.12 | -0.05 |
| Rudy York | DET | AL | 1B | 1.000 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Carden Gillenwater | BSN | NL | CF | 0.935 | 0.14 | -0.84 | 0.98 |
| Joe Cronin | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.018 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Heinz Becker | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.245 | 0.12 | 0.40 | -0.27 |
| Clyde Kluttz | BSN | NL | C | 0.529 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | CLE | AL | CF | 0.699 | 0.09 | -0.13 | 0.43 |
| Joe Hoover | DET | AL | SS | 0.403 | 0.09 | 0.67 | -0.51 |
| Frank McCormick | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.987 | 0.09 | -1.02 | 1.21 |
| Ty LaForest | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.331 | 0.09 | -0.57 | 0.53 |
| Hillis Layne | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.256 | 0.09 | 0.35 | -0.22 |
| Ed Sauer | CHN | NL | LF | 0.168 | 0.08 | -0.10 | 0.19 |
| George Fallon | SLN | NL | SS | 0.100 | 0.08 | 0.15 | -0.12 |
| Hack Miller | DET | AL | C | 0.008 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Russ Derry | NYA | AL | CF | 0.470 | 0.08 | 0.03 | -0.26 |
| Mike Ulicny | BSN | NL | C | 0.031 | 0.08 | 0.24 | -0.16 |
| Oris Hockett | CHA | AL | CF | 0.707 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| Claude Corbitt | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.008 | 0.06 | 0.05 | -0.00 |
| Mike Garbark | NYA | AL | C | 0.331 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| Stan Benjamin | CLE | AL | LF | 0.036 | 0.05 | -0.02 | 0.09 |
| Bill DeKoning | NY1 | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Putsy Caballero | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Barney White | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Keely | SLN | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |