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Top season WAA players from 1949.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | RF | 1.000 | 9.76 | 7.65 | 1.97 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 1.000 | 7.92 | 8.05 | -0.06 |
| Ralph Kiner | PIT | NL | LF | 0.987 | 6.99 | 6.70 | 0.38 |
| Vern Stephens | BOS | AL | SS | 1.000 | 6.43 | 5.26 | 1.10 |
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 6.18 | 4.77 | 1.09 |
| Eddie Joost | PHA | AL | SS | 0.935 | 5.69 | 4.75 | 1.03 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | NL | SS | 0.994 | 5.55 | 5.32 | 0.33 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | NL | LF | 0.962 | 4.83 | 3.18 | 1.53 |
| Roy Campanella | BRO | NL | C | 0.813 | 4.26 | 3.98 | 0.20 |
| Bobby Thomson | NY1 | NL | CF | 1.000 | 4.14 | 2.98 | 1.21 |
| Bob Elliott | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.885 | 4.04 | 2.98 | 1.28 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.897 | 3.94 | 3.04 | 1.01 |
| Cass Michaels | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 3.54 | 2.40 | 0.95 |
| Joe DiMaggio | NYA | AL | CF | 0.490 | 3.52 | 3.34 | 0.21 |
| Luke Appling | CHA | AL | SS | 0.922 | 3.37 | 2.04 | 1.05 |
| Sid Gordon | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.904 | 3.28 | 4.21 | -0.83 |
| Del Ennis | PHI | NL | LF | 1.000 | 3.20 | 2.31 | 0.94 |
| George Kell | DET | AL | 3B | 0.865 | 3.02 | 2.16 | 1.08 |
| Dom DiMaggio | BOS | AL | CF | 0.935 | 2.94 | 2.08 | 0.85 |
| Mickey Vernon | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.994 | 2.90 | 1.74 | 1.13 |
| Willard Marshall | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.904 | 2.82 | 1.50 | 1.33 |
| Grady Hatton | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.878 | 2.82 | 1.58 | 1.25 |
| Johnny Pesky | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.955 | 2.75 | 1.63 | 1.30 |
| Eddie Stanky | BSN | NL | 2B | 0.879 | 2.63 | 2.19 | 0.65 |
| Tommy Henrich | NYA | AL | RF | 0.742 | 2.61 | 4.24 | -1.61 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.715 | 2.48 | 2.38 | 0.04 |
| Eddie Robinson | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.929 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 0.02 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | NL | CF | 0.936 | 2.25 | 2.45 | -0.48 |
| Andy Seminick | PHI | NL | C | 0.667 | 2.14 | 2.59 | -0.30 |
| Dale Mitchell | CLE | AL | LF | 0.968 | 2.14 | 0.74 | 1.32 |
| Wally Westlake | PIT | NL | RF | 0.937 | 2.12 | 0.97 | 1.39 |
| Vic Wertz | DET | AL | RF | 1.000 | 2.10 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| Ferris Fain | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 1.83 | 0.98 | 0.97 |
| Hank Thompson | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.481 | 1.80 | 1.79 | -0.20 |
| Hoot Evers | DET | AL | LF | 0.819 | 1.78 | 0.07 | 1.64 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.962 | 1.67 | 0.40 | 1.16 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.672 | 1.66 | 0.96 | 0.76 |
| Floyd Baker | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.769 | 1.62 | 0.62 | 1.21 |
| Sam Chapman | PHA | AL | CF | 1.000 | 1.59 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
| Johnny Mize | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.753 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 0.11 |
| Joe Gordon | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.961 | 1.52 | 0.41 | 0.89 |
| Elmer Valo | PHA | AL | LF | 0.974 | 1.28 | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| Eddie Waitkus | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.351 | 1.26 | 0.83 | 0.38 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | AL | SS | 0.870 | 1.25 | -0.09 | 1.12 |
| Whitey Lockman | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.968 | 1.23 | 0.61 | 0.81 |
| Carl Furillo | BRO | NL | RF | 0.910 | 1.22 | 1.27 | -0.01 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 1.21 | 1.34 | 0.11 |
| Jerry Priddy | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.935 | 1.19 | 1.20 | -0.09 |
| Bill Nicholson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.568 | 1.18 | -0.11 | 1.26 |
| Sherry Robertson | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.682 | 1.16 | 0.73 | 0.36 |
| Tommy Glaviano | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.490 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.28 |
| Larry Doby | CLE | AL | CF | 0.955 | 1.01 | 1.86 | -0.75 |
| Dick Kokos | SLA | AL | RF | 0.923 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.14 |
| Eddie Kazak | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.580 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.24 |
| Marty Marion | SLN | NL | SS | 0.854 | 0.93 | -0.30 | 0.99 |
| Roy Smalley | CHN | NL | SS | 0.843 | 0.91 | 0.22 | 0.50 |
| Johnny Hopp | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.690 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.03 |
| Danny Litwhiler | CIN | NL | RF | 0.538 | 0.88 | 1.20 | -0.16 |
| Bob Kennedy | CLE | AL | RF | 0.761 | 0.85 | -0.43 | 1.21 |
| Gus Zernial | CHA | AL | LF | 0.346 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.05 |
| Johnny Groth | DET | AL | CF | 0.665 | 0.82 | 1.37 | -0.57 |
| Jack Lohrke | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.324 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.35 |
| Bill Salkeld | BSN | NL | C | 0.333 | 0.74 | 0.73 | -0.02 |
| Al Evans | WS1 | AL | C | 0.607 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.23 |
| Al Zarilla | SLA | AL | RF | 0.897 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.19 |
| Wes Westrum | NY1 | NL | C | 0.335 | 0.65 | 0.61 | -0.06 |
| Gene Hermanski | BRO | NL | LF | 0.452 | 0.60 | 0.86 | -0.29 |
| Aaron Robinson | DET | AL | C | 0.663 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.02 |
| Andy Pafko | CHN | NL | CF | 0.935 | 0.54 | 0.87 | -0.22 |
| Hank Edwards | CLE | AL | RF | 0.344 | 0.54 | 0.90 | -0.36 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | BOS | AL | C | 0.761 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.04 |
| Eddie Malone | CHA | AL | C | 0.325 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.11 |
| Jeff Heath | BSN | NL | LF | 0.201 | 0.46 | 0.43 | -0.06 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | NL | CF | 1.000 | 0.45 | -0.63 | 1.14 |
| Pat Mullin | DET | AL | LF | 0.576 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Gus Niarhos | NYA | AL | C | 0.092 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.09 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.805 | 0.42 | 0.52 | -0.14 |
| Bill Rigney | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.707 | 0.42 | 1.66 | -1.13 |
| Connie Ryan | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.371 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Les Moss | SLA | AL | C | 0.532 | 0.34 | 0.66 | -0.16 |
| Sherm Lollar | SLA | AL | C | 0.518 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
| Stan Lopata | PHI | NL | C | 0.424 | 0.33 | 0.34 | -0.09 |
| Sammy Meeks | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.061 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.07 |
| Pete Castiglione | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.766 | 0.31 | -0.65 | 0.75 |
| Bill Higdon | CHA | AL | CF | 0.047 | 0.28 | 0.25 | -0.00 |
| Stan Spence | BOS | AL | CF | 0.648 | 0.27 | -0.33 | 0.53 |
| Ed Stevens | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.401 | 0.27 | -0.13 | 0.46 |
| Hank Schenz | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.024 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.04 |
| Jim Baumer | CHA | AL | SS | 0.023 | 0.23 | 0.25 | -0.02 |
| Johnny Lipon | DET | AL | SS | 0.819 | 0.22 | -0.69 | 0.88 |
| Al Dark | BSN | NL | SS | 0.828 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| Elbie Fletcher | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.777 | 0.21 | 0.37 | -0.00 |
| Mickey Livingston | NY1 | NL | C | 0.207 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| Dave Philley | CHA | AL | RF | 0.948 | 0.18 | -0.51 | 0.73 |
| Clarence Maddern | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.018 | 0.17 | 0.14 | -0.00 |
| Mickey Owen | CHN | NL | C | 0.347 | 0.17 | 0.23 | -0.07 |
| Clyde McCullough | PIT | NL | C | 0.440 | 0.17 | -0.04 | 0.14 |
| Matt Batts | BOS | AL | C | 0.295 | 0.16 | 0.17 | -0.03 |
| Ed Sanicki | PHI | NL | RF | 0.024 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Billy Goodman | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.787 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| Jim Delsing | NYA | AL | CF | 0.034 | 0.15 | 0.14 | -0.01 |
| Bobby Brown | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.619 | 0.14 | 0.33 | -0.15 |
| Chuck Diering | SLN | NL | CF | 0.651 | 0.13 | -0.28 | -0.16 |
| Buddy Lewis | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.494 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Les Fleming | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.062 | 0.12 | 0.20 | -0.05 |
| Willie Jones | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 0.12 | 0.29 | -0.10 |
| Tom Saffell | PIT | NL | CF | 0.378 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| Dick Wakefield | DET | AL | LF | 0.256 | 0.11 | -0.16 | 0.35 |
| Herman Franks | NY1 | NL | C | 0.005 | 0.11 | 0.10 | -0.00 |
| Hank Sauer | CIN | NL | LF | 0.885 | 0.11 | -0.65 | 0.97 |
| Charlie Silvera | NYA | AL | C | 0.240 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
| Tommy Holmes | BSN | NL | RF | 0.677 | 0.10 | -0.93 | 1.08 |
| Ralph Houk | NYA | AL | C | 0.011 | 0.10 | 0.13 | -0.02 |
| Steve Bilko | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.035 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Pete Reiser | BSN | NL | CF | 0.411 | 0.05 | 0.50 | -0.25 |
| Paul Campbell | DET | AL | 1B | 0.463 | 0.03 | 0.48 | -0.41 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.306 | 0.03 | 0.34 | -0.28 |
| Earl Torgeson | BSN | NL | 1B | 0.159 | 0.02 | 0.29 | -0.18 |
| Buddy Blattner | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.192 | 0.02 | 0.05 | -0.19 |
| Owen Friend | SLA | AL | 2B | 0.013 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |