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Top season WAA players from 1951.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 8.15 | 6.76 | 1.37 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | LF | 0.981 | 7.92 | 6.78 | 1.09 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.961 | 6.39 | 5.55 | 1.09 |
| Eddie Joost | PHA | AL | SS | 0.909 | 6.08 | 4.94 | 1.20 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 5.88 | 4.71 | 1.20 |
| Ralph Kiner | PIT | NL | LF | 0.974 | 5.60 | 6.37 | -0.82 |
| Monte Irvin | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.962 | 5.03 | 2.97 | 2.12 |
| Vic Wertz | DET | AL | RF | 0.896 | 4.66 | 3.22 | 1.44 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | NL | CF | 1.000 | 4.55 | 2.85 | 1.70 |
| Al Dark | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.994 | 4.45 | 3.65 | 0.57 |
| Roy Campanella | BRO | NL | C | 0.889 | 4.43 | 4.11 | 0.30 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.916 | 4.42 | 4.08 | 0.22 |
| Johnny Pesky | BOS | AL | SS | 0.851 | 4.18 | 3.22 | 0.99 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.948 | 3.84 | 2.79 | 0.93 |
| Minnie Minoso | CLE | AL | RF | 0.942 | 3.84 | 4.79 | -0.83 |
| Larry Doby | CLE | AL | CF | 0.865 | 3.79 | 4.53 | -0.71 |
| Ferris Fain | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.760 | 3.78 | 3.20 | 0.74 |
| Eddie Stanky | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.924 | 3.68 | 2.68 | 0.93 |
| Elmer Valo | PHA | AL | RF | 0.799 | 3.61 | 2.43 | 0.92 |
| Solly Hemus | SLN | NL | SS | 0.774 | 3.43 | 2.41 | 0.85 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.688 | 3.09 | 2.35 | 0.84 |
| Sam Jethroe | BSN | NL | CF | 0.955 | 2.93 | 2.90 | -0.13 |
| Eddie Robinson | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 2.85 | 2.92 | -0.17 |
| Willie Mays | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.771 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 0.86 |
| Bobby Thomson | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.943 | 2.49 | 2.42 | -0.04 |
| Bobby Avila | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.910 | 2.39 | 1.79 | 0.64 |
| Willie Jones | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.961 | 2.30 | 2.24 | 0.34 |
| Walker Cooper | BSN | NL | C | 0.600 | 2.26 | 2.39 | -0.14 |
| Carl Furillo | BRO | NL | RF | 1.000 | 2.26 | 0.13 | 2.13 |
| Vern Stephens | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.674 | 2.23 | 0.96 | 1.20 |
| Wes Westrum | NY1 | NL | C | 0.755 | 2.13 | 1.85 | 0.14 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | NL | RF | 0.779 | 2.10 | 0.54 | 1.53 |
| Earl Torgeson | BSN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 2.09 | 1.86 | -0.13 |
| Gene Woodling | NYA | AL | LF | 0.779 | 2.05 | 0.54 | 1.41 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | NL | SS | 0.975 | 2.04 | 1.97 | -0.10 |
| George Kell | DET | AL | 3B | 0.955 | 2.02 | 0.99 | 1.21 |
| Gus Bell | PIT | NL | RF | 0.961 | 1.92 | 0.88 | 1.24 |
| Andy Pafko | CHN | NL | LF | 0.837 | 1.90 | 0.47 | 1.41 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | NL | CF | 0.949 | 1.85 | 1.52 | 0.14 |
| Randy Jackson | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.935 | 1.71 | 0.55 | 0.93 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.382 | 1.67 | 1.15 | 0.44 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.871 | 1.67 | 0.56 | 1.11 |
| Hank Bauer | NYA | AL | RF | 0.640 | 1.66 | 1.01 | 0.57 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.61 | 2.55 | -1.21 |
| Gus Zernial | CHA | AL | LF | 0.923 | 1.60 | 0.67 | 0.80 |
| Connie Ryan | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.877 | 1.59 | 0.56 | 0.82 |
| Clyde Vollmer | BOS | AL | RF | 0.722 | 1.59 | 0.46 | 0.93 |
| Hank Sauer | CHN | NL | LF | 0.910 | 1.57 | 0.06 | 1.49 |
| Al Rosen | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.994 | 1.52 | 1.43 | 0.15 |
| Phil Rizzuto | NYA | AL | SS | 0.935 | 1.50 | 0.43 | 1.11 |
| Sid Gordon | BSN | NL | LF | 0.968 | 1.39 | 0.72 | 0.51 |
| Bob Elliott | BSN | NL | 3B | 0.877 | 1.20 | 1.90 | -0.83 |
| Mickey Vernon | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.916 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.19 |
| Chico Carrasquel | CHA | AL | SS | 0.948 | 1.09 | 0.02 | 1.28 |
| Lou Boudreau | BOS | AL | SS | 0.508 | 0.98 | 0.48 | 0.50 |
| Jackie Jensen | NYA | AL | CF | 0.305 | 0.94 | 1.29 | -0.53 |
| Clyde McCullough | PIT | NL | C | 0.468 | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.29 |
| Dom DiMaggio | BOS | AL | CF | 0.948 | 0.89 | 1.39 | -0.56 |
| Don Mueller | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.777 | 0.88 | 0.21 | 0.72 |
| Joe Ginsberg | DET | AL | C | 0.570 | 0.88 | 1.11 | -0.06 |
| Gus Niarhos | CHA | AL | C | 0.350 | 0.87 | 0.91 | -0.03 |
| Joe DiMaggio | NYA | AL | CF | 0.753 | 0.87 | 0.39 | 0.33 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.768 | 0.85 | 1.67 | -0.81 |
| Phil Masi | CHA | AL | C | 0.423 | 0.82 | 0.81 | -0.02 |
| Bill Nicholson | PHI | NL | RF | 0.318 | 0.80 | 0.53 | 0.10 |
| Hank Majeski | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.645 | 0.78 | -0.11 | 0.88 |
| Hank Arft | SLA | AL | 1B | 0.633 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| Billy Johnson | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.893 | 0.77 | -0.48 | 1.57 |
| Cliff Mapes | NYA | AL | RF | 0.461 | 0.77 | 0.07 | 0.60 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | SLN | NL | CF | 0.676 | 0.76 | 0.23 | 0.53 |
| Sherm Lollar | SLA | AL | C | 0.583 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.06 |
| Joe Garagiola | SLN | NL | C | 0.534 | 0.71 | 0.71 | -0.12 |
| Irv Noren | WS1 | AL | CF | 0.838 | 0.67 | 0.13 | 0.68 |
| Andy Seminick | PHI | NL | C | 0.581 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.08 |
| Billy Hitchcock | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.404 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.26 |
| Jerry Priddy | DET | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.61 | -0.27 | 0.78 |
| George Strickland | PIT | NL | SS | 0.852 | 0.59 | -0.16 | 0.57 |
| Bill Serena | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.082 | 0.54 | 0.63 | -0.15 |
| Wally Westlake | PIT | NL | CF | 0.792 | 0.53 | 0.75 | -0.41 |
| Lloyd Merriman | CIN | NL | CF | 0.632 | 0.52 | -0.60 | 1.22 |
| Clyde Kluttz | SLA | AL | C | 0.300 | 0.51 | 0.66 | -0.25 |
| Jack Merson | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.084 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.10 |
| Joe Tipton | PHA | AL | C | 0.432 | 0.47 | 0.47 | -0.06 |
| Don Lenhardt | SLA | AL | LF | 0.545 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.26 |
| Dave Philley | CHA | AL | CF | 0.852 | 0.42 | 0.63 | -0.13 |
| Joe Collins | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.484 | 0.36 | 0.79 | -0.62 |
| Frank Campos | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.042 | 0.34 | 0.33 | -0.04 |
| Dale Mitchell | CLE | AL | LF | 0.865 | 0.32 | -0.17 | 0.59 |
| Pete Reiser | PIT | NL | LF | 0.269 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| Ebba St. Claire | BSN | NL | C | 0.376 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.05 |
| Gil Coan | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.877 | 0.28 | -0.25 | 0.54 |
| Vern Benson | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.084 | 0.27 | 0.26 | -0.03 |
| Bob Nieman | SLA | AL | LF | 0.076 | 0.26 | 0.28 | -0.05 |
| Whitey Lockman | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.975 | 0.26 | 0.30 | -0.12 |
| Sam Mele | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.929 | 0.25 | -2.00 | 1.94 |
| Matt Batts | BOS | AL | C | 0.494 | 0.23 | 0.59 | -0.58 |
| Gene Hermanski | BRO | NL | RF | 0.571 | 0.21 | -0.23 | 0.53 |
| Earl Rapp | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.196 | 0.21 | 0.34 | -0.09 |
| Luke Easter | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.826 | 0.21 | 0.92 | -0.95 |
| Cass Michaels | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.891 | 0.21 | -0.28 | 0.40 |
| Erv Dusak | SLN | NL | CF | 0.071 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| Barney McCosky | PHA | AL | RF | 0.250 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Bud Thomas | SLA | AL | SS | 0.032 | 0.18 | 0.19 | -0.00 |
| Willard Marshall | BSN | NL | RF | 0.844 | 0.18 | -0.34 | 0.37 |
| Jim Hegan | CLE | AL | C | 0.737 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Mel Hoderlein | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.034 | 0.16 | 0.20 | -0.01 |
| Billy Cox | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.802 | 0.16 | 0.49 | -0.39 |
| Sal Yvars | NY1 | NL | C | 0.080 | 0.14 | 0.24 | -0.09 |
| Sam Hairston | CHA | AL | C | 0.011 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| George Metkovich | PIT | NL | CF | 0.734 | 0.13 | -0.53 | 0.61 |
| Roy Smalley | CHN | NL | SS | 0.429 | 0.11 | 0.14 | -0.36 |
| Ed Sanicki | PHI | NL | LF | 0.008 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Del Wilber | PHI | NL | C | 0.427 | 0.09 | 0.30 | -0.18 |
| Hobie Landrith | CIN | NL | C | 0.023 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
| Granny Hamner | PHI | NL | SS | 0.974 | 0.06 | -1.07 | 0.98 |
| Bobby Adams | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.726 | 0.05 | -0.10 | -0.09 |
| Aaron Robinson | DET | AL | C | 0.308 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
| Allie Clark | CLE | AL | RF | 0.306 | 0.04 | -0.13 | 0.21 |
| Charlie Silvera | NYA | AL | C | 0.091 | 0.03 | -0.08 | 0.05 |
| Bill Rigney | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.127 | 0.03 | -0.02 | -0.03 |