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Top season WAA players from 1955.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | NYA | AL | CF | 0.955 | 8.39 | 7.83 | 0.63 |
| Willie Mays | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.987 | 7.68 | 6.08 | 1.59 |
| Ernie Banks | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 6.72 | 5.63 | 0.87 |
| Eddie Mathews | ML1 | NL | 3B | 0.916 | 6.09 | 6.03 | -0.09 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.636 | 6.05 | 6.09 | -0.01 |
| Al Kaline | DET | AL | RF | 0.987 | 5.22 | 4.43 | 1.11 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 4.83 | 3.89 | 1.03 |
| Del Ennis | PHI | NL | LF | 0.948 | 4.76 | 3.24 | 1.42 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | NL | CF | 0.961 | 4.71 | 4.66 | 0.08 |
| Wally Post | CIN | NL | RF | 1.000 | 4.65 | 4.77 | -0.16 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | NL | CF | 0.909 | 4.01 | 2.99 | 1.22 |
| Roy Campanella | BRO | NL | C | 0.799 | 3.82 | 3.61 | 0.17 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.955 | 3.70 | 3.63 | 0.09 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.916 | 3.42 | 2.52 | 1.04 |
| Vic Power | KC1 | AL | 1B | 0.948 | 3.33 | 2.27 | 0.96 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | AL | 2B | 0.994 | 3.28 | 2.44 | 0.74 |
| Harvey Kuenn | DET | AL | SS | 0.942 | 2.96 | 4.01 | -0.89 |
| Smoky Burgess | PHI | NL | C | 0.799 | 2.90 | 2.82 | 0.10 |
| Billy Klaus | BOS | AL | SS | 0.877 | 2.87 | 2.86 | -0.05 |
| Stan Lopata | PHI | NL | C | 0.594 | 2.80 | 2.94 | -0.07 |
| Elmer Valo | KC1 | AL | LF | 0.545 | 2.77 | 2.56 | 0.20 |
| Larry Doby | CLE | AL | CF | 0.851 | 2.72 | 3.13 | -0.42 |
| Johnny Logan | ML1 | NL | SS | 1.000 | 2.48 | 1.65 | 0.82 |
| Hank Aaron | ML1 | NL | RF | 0.994 | 2.32 | 3.18 | -0.85 |
| Hank Bauer | NYA | AL | RF | 0.903 | 2.23 | 0.90 | 1.17 |
| Carl Furillo | BRO | NL | RF | 0.909 | 2.21 | 2.90 | -0.62 |
| Al Smith | CLE | AL | RF | 1.000 | 2.13 | 2.80 | -0.72 |
| Johnny Temple | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.974 | 2.13 | 1.42 | 0.60 |
| Frank Thomas | PIT | NL | LF | 0.922 | 2.05 | 0.57 | 1.33 |
| Ted Kluszewski | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.994 | 1.97 | 2.76 | -0.60 |
| Ray Boone | DET | AL | 3B | 0.877 | 1.89 | 2.00 | -0.01 |
| Roy Sievers | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.935 | 1.83 | 1.48 | 0.26 |
| Jim Piersall | BOS | AL | CF | 0.968 | 1.81 | 0.51 | 1.32 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.792 | 1.80 | 1.93 | -0.05 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.942 | 1.61 | 1.46 | 0.34 |
| Jim King | CHN | NL | RF | 0.541 | 1.52 | 0.16 | 1.25 |
| Billy Goodman | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.968 | 1.50 | 1.51 | -0.27 |
| Chico Carrasquel | CHA | AL | SS | 0.935 | 1.48 | 1.29 | 0.16 |
| Gus Bell | CIN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.44 | 1.88 | -0.18 |
| Al Rosen | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.903 | 1.31 | 1.41 | -0.37 |
| Dusty Rhodes | NY1 | NL | LF | 0.352 | 1.25 | 1.47 | -0.12 |
| Ferris Fain | DET | AL | 1B | 0.581 | 1.23 | 0.51 | 0.66 |
| Frank House | DET | AL | C | 0.583 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 0.16 |
| Clint Courtney | CHA | AL | C | 0.498 | 1.17 | 1.27 | -0.07 |
| Enos Slaughter | NYA | AL | RF | 0.528 | 1.17 | 0.35 | 0.76 |
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.633 | 1.16 | 0.32 | 0.78 |
| Bill Skowron | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.510 | 1.15 | 1.15 | -0.03 |
| Sandy Amoros | BRO | NL | LF | 0.739 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.23 |
| Sherm Lollar | CHA | AL | C | 0.823 | 1.09 | 0.89 | 0.31 |
| Jim Rivera | CHA | AL | RF | 0.855 | 1.07 | -0.74 | 1.95 |
| Dale Long | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.776 | 0.95 | -0.01 | 0.86 |
| George Crowe | ML1 | NL | 1B | 0.575 | 0.92 | 0.96 | -0.03 |
| Hector Lopez | KC1 | AL | 3B | 0.826 | 0.90 | 0.45 | 0.54 |
| Hal Naragon | CLE | AL | C | 0.232 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.06 |
| Fred Hatfield | DET | AL | 2B | 0.792 | 0.89 | 0.09 | 0.71 |
| Bob Cerv | NYA | AL | LF | 0.156 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.07 |
| Del Crandall | ML1 | NL | C | 0.802 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.03 |
| Willy Miranda | BAL | AL | SS | 0.859 | 0.78 | -0.14 | 0.92 |
| Roy McMillan | CIN | NL | SS | 0.903 | 0.75 | -0.34 | 0.89 |
| Walker Cooper | CHN | NL | C | 0.193 | 0.65 | 0.67 | -0.09 |
| Jim Gilliam | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.955 | 0.65 | 0.68 | -0.09 |
| Elston Howard | NYA | AL | LF | 0.495 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.11 |
| Gene Baker | CHN | NL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.64 | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Bobby Adams | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.326 | 0.62 | 0.09 | 0.47 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.974 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
| Jim Greengrass | CIN | NL | RF | 0.664 | 0.59 | -0.27 | 0.96 |
| Grady Hatton | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.755 | 0.58 | 0.36 | 0.44 |
| Dave Pope | CLE | AL | CF | 0.589 | 0.56 | -0.41 | 1.01 |
| Norm Zauchin | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.844 | 0.54 | 0.43 | -0.05 |
| Frank Kellert | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.148 | 0.52 | 0.49 | -0.00 |
| Ted Tappe | CHN | NL | RF | 0.102 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.05 |
| Andy Carey | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.877 | 0.46 | -0.44 | 1.02 |
| Jim Finigan | KC1 | AL | 2B | 0.968 | 0.44 | 0.27 | -0.10 |
| Joe Collins | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.536 | 0.41 | -0.26 | 0.70 |
| George Kell | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.813 | 0.41 | 0.62 | -0.34 |
| Rip Repulski | SLN | NL | LF | 0.935 | 0.38 | 1.07 | -0.74 |
| Les Moss | BAL | AL | C | 0.210 | 0.37 | 0.39 | -0.02 |
| Frank Baumholtz | CHN | NL | LF | 0.502 | 0.35 | -0.70 | 0.91 |
| Johnny O'Brien | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.494 | 0.35 | 0.42 | -0.11 |
| Vic Wertz | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.479 | 0.33 | 0.49 | -0.11 |
| Gus Triandos | BAL | AL | 1B | 0.848 | 0.33 | -0.53 | 0.83 |
| Jackie Jensen | BOS | AL | RF | 0.987 | 0.32 | 0.66 | -0.48 |
| Don Zimmer | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.502 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
| Billy Harrell | CLE | AL | SS | 0.036 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Stan Palys | PHI | NL | LF | 0.484 | 0.30 | -0.54 | 0.99 |
| Ken Boyer | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.932 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.12 |
| Charlie Maxwell | BAL | AL | LF | 0.202 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
| Bobby Avila | CLE | AL | 2B | 0.916 | 0.23 | 0.99 | -0.95 |
| Mickey Vernon | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.974 | 0.22 | 1.19 | -0.87 |
| Andy Seminick | CIN | NL | C | 0.560 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.489 | 0.20 | -0.38 | 0.44 |
| Marv Throneberry | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.005 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| Sid Gordon | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.364 | 0.17 | -0.37 | 0.43 |
| Harry Agganis | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.153 | 0.15 | 0.23 | -0.06 |
| Vern Stephens | BAL | AL | 3B | 0.115 | 0.15 | -0.02 | 0.15 |
| Ron Northey | CHA | AL | RF | 0.027 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Don Blasingame | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.032 | 0.14 | 0.12 | -0.02 |
| Dick Rand | SLN | NL | C | 0.018 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| Harry Walker | SLN | NL | LF | 0.024 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Rocky Colavito | CLE | AL | RF | 0.015 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Frank Malzone | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.034 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Minnie Minoso | CHA | AL | LF | 0.897 | 0.09 | 0.31 | -0.06 |
| Kenny Kuhn | CLE | AL | SS | 0.011 | 0.09 | 0.09 | -0.01 |
| Hobie Landrith | CIN | NL | C | 0.159 | 0.08 | -0.05 | 0.08 |
| Al Dark | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.747 | 0.07 | 0.50 | -0.52 |
| Buddy Peterson | CHA | AL | SS | 0.039 | 0.06 | 0.12 | -0.00 |
| Lou Berberet | NYA | AL | C | 0.010 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Randy Jackson | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.896 | 0.04 | 0.82 | -0.89 |
| Stan Jok | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.010 | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| Joey Amalfitano | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.039 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Rube Walker | BRO | NL | C | 0.195 | 0.03 | -0.05 | 0.01 |
| Cal Abrams | BAL | AL | CF | 0.652 | 0.03 | 0.56 | -0.66 |
| Ed White | CHA | AL | RF | 0.008 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.01 |
| Gene Stephens | BOS | AL | LF | 0.297 | 0.03 | 0.43 | -0.62 |
| Pete Runnels | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.870 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.20 |
| Jim Dyck | BAL | AL | LF | 0.365 | 0.02 | -0.36 | 0.47 |
| Kal Segrist | BAL | AL | 3B | 0.018 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Glen Gorbous | CIN | NL | RF | 0.437 | 0.01 | -0.94 | 0.88 |
| Foster Castleman | NY1 | NL | 2B | 0.050 | 0.00 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
| Phil Rizzuto | NYA | AL | SS | 0.294 | 0.00 | 0.36 | -0.25 |