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Top season WAA players from 1956.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | NYA | AL | CF | 0.974 | 10.94 | 10.62 | 0.31 |
| Al Kaline | DET | AL | RF | 0.987 | 5.99 | 3.72 | 2.47 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.909 | 5.28 | 5.27 | -0.18 |
| Harvey Kuenn | DET | AL | SS | 0.942 | 5.23 | 5.23 | 0.19 |
| Jim Gilliam | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.994 | 5.22 | 4.18 | 0.97 |
| Frank Robinson | CIN | NL | LF | 0.981 | 5.02 | 4.15 | 1.05 |
| Ernie Banks | CHN | NL | SS | 0.885 | 4.70 | 5.50 | -0.78 |
| Charlie Maxwell | DET | AL | LF | 0.910 | 4.56 | 3.08 | 1.48 |
| Eddie Mathews | ML1 | NL | 3B | 0.974 | 4.40 | 4.30 | -0.36 |
| Ed Bailey | CIN | NL | C | 0.719 | 4.05 | 3.98 | 0.16 |
| Willie Mays | NY1 | NL | CF | 0.987 | 3.98 | 3.75 | 0.36 |
| Ted Williams | BOS | AL | LF | 0.811 | 3.91 | 4.82 | -0.81 |
| Hank Aaron | ML1 | NL | RF | 0.987 | 3.87 | 2.99 | 0.82 |
| Stan Lopata | PHI | NL | C | 0.948 | 3.72 | 3.47 | 0.27 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | SS | 0.779 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 0.12 |
| Walt Moryn | CHN | NL | RF | 0.936 | 3.51 | 2.11 | 1.34 |
| Ray Boone | DET | AL | 3B | 0.845 | 3.37 | 3.99 | -0.31 |
| Bill Skowron | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.849 | 3.29 | 2.55 | 0.75 |
| Ken Boyer | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.962 | 3.27 | 2.21 | 1.07 |
| Minnie Minoso | CHA | AL | LF | 0.981 | 3.24 | 3.35 | 0.03 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | 1B | 1.000 | 3.12 | 2.39 | 1.09 |
| Wally Moon | SLN | NL | RF | 0.955 | 3.07 | 2.93 | -0.05 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | NL | CF | 0.981 | 3.01 | 3.94 | -0.75 |
| Larry Doby | CHA | AL | CF | 0.909 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 0.09 |
| Ted Kluszewski | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.890 | 2.78 | 2.82 | 0.08 |
| Bob Nieman | CHA | AL | LF | 0.831 | 2.76 | 1.79 | 0.94 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.981 | 2.67 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Billy Goodman | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.677 | 2.58 | 2.09 | 0.63 |
| Wally Post | CIN | NL | RF | 0.923 | 2.53 | 1.23 | 1.04 |
| Mickey Vernon | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.760 | 2.39 | 2.31 | 0.04 |
| Billy Klaus | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.871 | 2.30 | 1.52 | 0.71 |
| Don Blasingame | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.962 | 2.20 | 1.16 | 0.95 |
| Johnny Logan | ML1 | NL | SS | 0.955 | 2.17 | 1.13 | 0.90 |
| Joe Adcock | ML1 | NL | 1B | 0.806 | 2.05 | 1.88 | 0.14 |
| Roy McMillan | CIN | NL | SS | 0.926 | 2.01 | 0.88 | 0.96 |
| Jackie Brandt | SLN | NL | LF | 0.675 | 1.99 | 1.42 | 0.70 |
| Vic Power | KC1 | AL | 1B | 0.825 | 1.98 | 1.21 | 0.78 |
| Sherm Lollar | CHA | AL | C | 0.856 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 0.14 |
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.700 | 1.90 | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| Monte Irvin | CHN | NL | LF | 0.616 | 1.80 | 0.52 | 1.50 |
| Jim King | CHN | NL | LF | 0.564 | 1.77 | 0.38 | 1.44 |
| Frank Bolling | DET | AL | 2B | 0.658 | 1.67 | 2.29 | -0.68 |
| Jim Piersall | BOS | AL | CF | 1.000 | 1.52 | 0.40 | 1.27 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.49 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | NL | 1B | 0.994 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 0.25 |
| Roy Sievers | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.981 | 1.33 | 0.72 | 0.75 |
| Willie Jones | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 1.32 | 1.96 | -0.52 |
| Red Wilson | DET | AL | C | 0.448 | 1.31 | 1.31 | -0.19 |
| Vic Wertz | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.877 | 1.17 | 1.33 | -0.14 |
| Danny O'Connell | ML1 | NL | 2B | 0.897 | 1.06 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| Randy Jackson | BRO | NL | 3B | 0.562 | 1.06 | 0.02 | 0.94 |
| Rocky Colavito | CLE | AL | RF | 0.613 | 1.05 | 1.70 | -0.67 |
| Al Dark | NY1 | NL | SS | 0.961 | 0.97 | 0.13 | 0.83 |
| Solly Hemus | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.373 | 0.96 | 1.40 | -0.37 |
| Billy Martin | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.786 | 0.91 | 0.78 | 0.08 |
| Del Crandall | ML1 | NL | C | 0.577 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| Earl Torgeson | DET | AL | 1B | 0.645 | 0.84 | 1.46 | -0.64 |
| Lou Berberet | WS1 | AL | C | 0.413 | 0.83 | 0.82 | -0.06 |
| Smoky Burgess | CIN | NL | C | 0.416 | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.19 |
| Clint Courtney | WS1 | AL | C | 0.510 | 0.82 | 0.79 | -0.00 |
| Luis Aparicio | CHA | AL | SS | 0.946 | 0.79 | -0.03 | 0.76 |
| Ted Lepcio | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.518 | 0.74 | 0.74 | -0.15 |
| Al Smith | CLE | AL | RF | 0.910 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.54 |
| Don Buddin | BOS | AL | SS | 0.732 | 0.65 | -0.20 | 0.63 |
| Dick Gernert | BOS | AL | LF | 0.597 | 0.59 | 0.74 | -0.04 |
| Hector Lopez | KC1 | AL | 3B | 0.981 | 0.58 | 0.72 | -0.26 |
| Sandy Amoros | BRO | NL | LF | 0.586 | 0.57 | 1.78 | -1.20 |
| Gus Bell | CIN | NL | CF | 0.968 | 0.54 | 1.20 | -0.84 |
| Al Rosen | CLE | AL | 3B | 0.776 | 0.53 | 0.69 | -0.03 |
| Bill Virdon | SLN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 0.53 | 0.09 | 0.50 |
| Dale Long | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.927 | 0.53 | 0.62 | -0.10 |
| Jackie Jensen | BOS | AL | RF | 0.974 | 0.52 | 2.26 | -1.64 |
| Herb Plews | WS1 | AL | 2B | 0.460 | 0.51 | 0.51 | -0.03 |
| Bob Cerv | NYA | AL | LF | 0.219 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.15 |
| Hank Thompson | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.356 | 0.49 | 0.51 | -0.06 |
| George Crowe | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.253 | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.15 |
| Jim Lemon | WS1 | AL | RF | 0.942 | 0.47 | 1.01 | -0.70 |
| Lee Walls | PIT | NL | LF | 0.855 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.25 |
| Charlie Neal | BRO | NL | 2B | 0.244 | 0.41 | 0.33 | -0.02 |
| Sammy Esposito | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.380 | 0.41 | -0.06 | 0.46 |
| Bill White | NY1 | NL | 1B | 0.896 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.13 |
| Preston Ward | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.330 | 0.39 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 0.38 | 1.31 | -0.80 |
| Pete Runnels | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.948 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.846 | 0.35 | 0.96 | -0.62 |
| Gene Baker | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.892 | 0.33 | -0.38 | 0.74 |
| Bob Thurman | CIN | NL | RF | 0.242 | 0.31 | 0.75 | -0.45 |
| Pete Daley | BOS | AL | C | 0.335 | 0.30 | 0.29 | -0.02 |
| Joe Caffie | CLE | AL | LF | 0.071 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| Johnny Temple | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.994 | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Gus Triandos | BAL | AL | C | 0.826 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Jim Rivera | CHA | AL | RF | 0.901 | 0.25 | -0.67 | 0.91 |
| Hank Sauer | SLN | NL | LF | 0.290 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.35 |
| Ron Northey | CHA | AL | LF | 0.097 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Les Moss | CHA | AL | C | 0.239 | 0.18 | 0.37 | -0.05 |
| Hoot Evers | CLE | AL | RF | 0.224 | 0.18 | -0.20 | 0.40 |
| Wayne Belardi | DET | AL | 1B | 0.289 | 0.15 | 0.21 | -0.06 |
| Don Demeter | BRO | NL | CF | 0.005 | 0.13 | 0.14 | -0.01 |
| Hal Naragon | CLE | AL | C | 0.226 | 0.13 | 0.24 | -0.15 |
| Joe Frazier | SLN | NL | RF | 0.204 | 0.11 | -0.49 | 0.55 |
| Hal Smith | SLN | NL | C | 0.388 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Fred Hatfield | DET | AL | 3B | 0.626 | 0.10 | -0.11 | 0.22 |
| Ozzie Virgil | NY1 | NL | 3B | 0.019 | 0.09 | 0.21 | -0.10 |
| Roberto Clemente | PIT | NL | RF | 0.911 | 0.08 | -0.34 | 0.34 |
| Felix Mantilla | ML1 | NL | SS | 0.090 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.14 |
| Roy Campanella | BRO | NL | C | 0.748 | 0.05 | -0.06 | -0.12 |
| Bobby Adams | BAL | AL | 3B | 0.232 | 0.04 | -0.18 | 0.37 |
| Tom Carroll | NYA | AL | 3B | 0.029 | 0.04 | 0.09 | -0.04 |
| Bobby Thomson | ML1 | NL | LF | 0.815 | 0.03 | -0.61 | 0.69 |
| Jose Valdivielso | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.450 | 0.03 | -0.42 | 0.30 |
| Walker Cooper | SLN | NL | C | 0.115 | 0.03 | 0.08 | -0.05 |
| Cal Abrams | CHA | AL | LF | 0.008 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Billy Hunter | NYA | AL | SS | 0.128 | 0.00 | -0.05 | 0.08 |
| Bobby Balcena | CIN | NL | LF | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| El Tappe | CHN | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Roselli | ML1 | NL | C | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tom Alston | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mack Burk | PHI | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Walt Streuli | DET | AL | C | 0.015 | -0.00 | -0.03 | -0.02 |
| Art Schult | CIN | NL | LF | 0.013 | -0.01 | 0.08 | -0.07 |