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Top season WAA players from 1954.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Mays | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.981 | 7.14 | 5.87 | 1.23 |
| Ted Kluszewski | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.968 | 6.56 | 6.39 | 0.23 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | RF | 0.994 | 6.44 | 5.81 | 0.37 |
| Eddie Mathews | ML1 | NL | 3B | 0.896 | 6.21 | 6.08 | 0.44 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.974 | 5.37 | 5.17 | 0.23 |
| Minnie Minoso | CHA | AL | LF | 0.987 | 4.96 | 3.46 | 1.38 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.750 | 4.80 | 5.07 | -0.26 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | NL | CF | 0.968 | 4.62 | 5.34 | -0.72 |
| Bobby Avila | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.917 | 4.48 | 3.57 | 0.86 |
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | NL | LF | 0.755 | 4.31 | 2.56 | 1.48 |
| Larry Doby | CLE | AL | CF | 0.981 | 4.19 | 3.56 | 0.71 |
| Mickey Mantle | NYA | AL | CF | 0.942 | 3.96 | 5.57 | -1.58 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.45 | 3.42 | 0.08 |
| Hank Bauer | NYA | AL | RF | 0.682 | 3.44 | 2.94 | 0.63 |
| Smoky Burgess | PHI | NL | C | 0.636 | 3.22 | 3.42 | -0.04 |
| Solly Hemus | SLN | NL | SS | 0.448 | 3.22 | 2.82 | 0.31 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | NL | SS | 0.916 | 3.11 | 2.92 | 0.11 |
| Hank Sauer | CHN | NL | RF | 0.922 | 3.05 | 3.61 | -0.58 |
| Pete Runnels | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.897 | 2.74 | 2.75 | -0.22 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.961 | 2.69 | 1.65 | 0.95 |
| Chico Carrasquel | CHA | AL | SS | 1.000 | 2.60 | 2.28 | 0.33 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.763 | 2.56 | 1.61 | 1.10 |
| Al Smith | CLE | AL | LF | 0.840 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 0.69 |
| Dusty Rhodes | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.302 | 2.50 | 2.38 | -0.02 |
| Ralph Kiner | CHN | NL | LF | 0.955 | 2.43 | 2.24 | -0.11 |
| Hank Thompson | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.883 | 2.33 | 2.56 | -0.11 |
| Irv Noren | NYA | AL | LF | 0.774 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 0.34 |
| Jim Piersall | BOS | AL | RF | 0.833 | 2.29 | 1.24 | 1.16 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 2.28 | 1.29 | 0.96 |
| Jim Rivera | CHA | AL | RF | 0.890 | 2.28 | 3.16 | -1.23 |
| Al Rosen | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.878 | 2.23 | 3.06 | -1.00 |
| Sandy Amoros | BRO | NL | LF | 0.484 | 2.13 | 1.21 | 0.91 |
| Billy Goodman | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.814 | 2.02 | 1.28 | 0.99 |
| Johnny Temple | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.935 | 1.87 | 1.84 | -0.04 |
| Stan Lopata | PHI | NL | C | 0.482 | 1.77 | 1.71 | 0.07 |
| Mickey Vernon | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 1.74 | 2.78 | -0.87 |
| Cal Abrams | PIT | NL | RF | 0.857 | 1.74 | 0.74 | 1.18 |
| Harvey Kuenn | DET | AL | SS | 1.000 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 0.13 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | NL | CF | 0.994 | 1.66 | 0.60 | 1.13 |
| Bill Skowron | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.382 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 0.01 |
| Jim Greengrass | CIN | NL | LF | 0.903 | 1.62 | 0.96 | 0.45 |
| Ray Boone | DET | AL | 3B | 0.955 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 0.05 |
| Monte Irvin | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.831 | 1.58 | 0.40 | 1.08 |
| Milt Bolling | BOS | AL | SS | 0.700 | 1.56 | 0.97 | 0.47 |
| Granny Hamner | PHI | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 1.55 | 2.62 | -0.76 |
| Frank Thomas | PIT | NL | CF | 0.994 | 1.54 | 0.52 | 1.22 |
| Ernie Banks | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.53 | 1.57 | -0.28 |
| Jim Busby | WS1 | AL | CF | 1.000 | 1.52 | 0.90 | 0.45 |
| Grady Hatton | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.654 | 1.48 | 0.54 | 0.82 |
| Cass Michaels | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.555 | 1.44 | 1.36 | -0.09 |
| Jim Gilliam | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.948 | 1.38 | 2.14 | -0.58 |
| Johnny Logan | ML1 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.01 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 1.25 | 2.07 | -0.66 |
| Walker Cooper | PIT | NL | C | 0.321 | 1.14 | 1.36 | -0.13 |
| Al Dark | NY1 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 1.14 | 1.27 | -0.28 |
| Joe Collins | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.642 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.03 |
| Andy Carey | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.760 | 0.99 | 0.25 | 0.85 |
| Vic Wertz | BAL | AL | 1B | 0.716 | 0.97 | 0.37 | 0.85 |
| Fred Hatfield | DET | AL | 2B | 0.413 | 0.96 | 0.64 | 0.29 |
| Joe Cunningham | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.552 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.05 |
| Ted Lepcio | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.723 | 0.91 | 0.25 | 0.45 |
| Jackie Jensen | BOS | AL | CF | 0.974 | 0.88 | 2.17 | -1.27 |
| Phil Cavarretta | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.303 | 0.86 | 1.13 | -0.31 |
| Bill Wilson | CHA | AL | CF | 0.668 | 0.85 | 0.26 | 0.42 |
| Bill Sarni | SLN | NL | C | 0.674 | 0.81 | 0.53 | 0.25 |
| Joe Adcock | ML1 | NL | 1B | 0.864 | 0.72 | 1.42 | -0.76 |
| Jim Delsing | DET | AL | LF | 0.687 | 0.71 | -0.97 | 1.54 |
| Ferris Fain | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.419 | 0.70 | 1.26 | -0.38 |
| Jim Finigan | PHA | AL | 3B | 0.872 | 0.66 | -0.02 | 0.64 |
| Randy Jackson | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.818 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.20 |
| Ed FitzGerald | WS1 | AL | C | 0.647 | 0.57 | 0.67 | -0.24 |
| Lloyd Merriman | CIN | NL | RF | 0.229 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.15 |
| Don Mueller | NY1 | NL | RF | 0.994 | 0.48 | -0.02 | 0.38 |
| Bobby Adams | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.714 | 0.47 | 0.64 | -0.00 |
| Tom Wright | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.310 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.38 |
| Alex Grammas | SLN | NL | SS | 0.739 | 0.44 | -0.36 | 0.80 |
| Andy Seminick | CIN | NL | C | 0.485 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.01 |
| Red Wilson | CHA | AL | C | 0.363 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.04 |
| Eddie Joost | PHA | AL | SS | 0.091 | 0.35 | 0.48 | -0.05 |
| Toby Atwell | PIT | NL | C | 0.552 | 0.32 | 0.22 | -0.07 |
| Dave Pope | CLE | AL | LF | 0.183 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| Bill Renna | PHA | AL | RF | 0.760 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Jack Littrell | PHA | AL | SS | 0.058 | 0.29 | 0.29 | -0.05 |
| Bobby Morgan | PHI | NL | SS | 0.872 | 0.28 | 1.00 | -0.64 |
| Sal Yvars | SLN | NL | C | 0.106 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Fred Marsh | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.176 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| Harry Agganis | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.790 | 0.25 | -0.57 | 1.01 |
| Gene Baker | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.877 | 0.24 | 0.36 | -0.12 |
| Lou Limmer | PHA | AL | 1B | 0.571 | 0.23 | -0.39 | 0.65 |
| Frank House | DET | AL | C | 0.632 | 0.21 | 0.11 | -0.04 |
| Hobie Landrith | CIN | NL | C | 0.166 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| Danny Schell | PHI | NL | LF | 0.481 | 0.20 | -0.37 | 0.59 |
| Joe Ginsberg | CLE | AL | C | 0.005 | 0.18 | 0.17 | -0.01 |
| Rip Repulski | SLN | NL | LF | 0.987 | 0.17 | 0.41 | -0.40 |
| Ebba St. Claire | NY1 | NL | C | 0.089 | 0.15 | 0.22 | -0.08 |
| Dee Fondy | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.916 | 0.14 | -0.79 | 1.06 |
| Clint Courtney | BAL | AL | C | 0.709 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| Joe Garagiola | CHN | NL | C | 0.325 | 0.14 | 0.22 | -0.11 |
| Gail Henley | PIT | NL | RF | 0.057 | 0.12 | -0.01 | 0.11 |
| Ed Bailey | CIN | NL | C | 0.360 | 0.12 | 0.22 | -0.10 |
| Sammy White | BOS | AL | C | 0.849 | 0.11 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| Mickey Grasso | CLE | AL | C | 0.013 | 0.11 | 0.17 | -0.05 |
| Joe Frazier | SLN | NL | RF | 0.167 | 0.10 | 0.51 | -0.32 |
| Enos Slaughter | NYA | AL | RF | 0.248 | 0.08 | 0.79 | -0.61 |
| Dick Kokos | BAL | AL | LF | 0.023 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Sid Gordon | PIT | NL | RF | 0.726 | 0.04 | -0.34 | 0.41 |
| Lou Berberet | NYA | AL | C | 0.010 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.00 |
| Steve Bilko | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.195 | 0.03 | -0.28 | 0.29 |
| Hal Naragon | CLE | AL | C | 0.181 | 0.01 | -0.21 | 0.15 |
| Chris Kitsos | CHN | NL | SS | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Walt Streuli | DET | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Billy Queen | ML1 | NL | RF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sam Jethroe | PIT | NL | RF | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pete Castiglione | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gus Triandos | NYA | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| George Bullard | DET | AL | SS | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Oldis | WS1 | AL | C | 0.042 | -0.00 | 0.01 | -0.00 |
| Harmon Killebrew | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.024 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Stan Palys | PHI | NL | RF | 0.008 | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0.00 |
| Sam Calderone | ML1 | NL | C | 0.055 | -0.01 | 0.06 | -0.10 |