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Top season WAA players from 1959.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Banks | CHN | NL | SS | 1.000 | 7.61 | 6.13 | 1.29 |
| Eddie Mathews | ML1 | NL | 3B | 0.943 | 6.56 | 5.63 | 1.16 |
| Willie Mays | SFN | NL | CF | 0.981 | 6.03 | 5.92 | 0.17 |
| Hank Aaron | ML1 | NL | RF | 0.981 | 5.96 | 5.96 | -0.12 |
| Mickey Mantle | NYA | AL | CF | 0.929 | 5.34 | 3.96 | 1.33 |
| Al Kaline | DET | AL | CF | 0.883 | 4.79 | 3.79 | 1.14 |
| Vada Pinson | CIN | NL | CF | 1.000 | 4.74 | 3.77 | 0.96 |
| Ken Boyer | SLN | NL | 3B | 0.968 | 4.64 | 3.54 | 1.14 |
| Harvey Kuenn | DET | AL | RF | 0.903 | 4.59 | 3.77 | 0.77 |
| Frank Robinson | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.948 | 3.75 | 3.82 | 0.06 |
| Wally Moon | LAN | NL | LF | 0.929 | 3.64 | 3.81 | -0.21 |
| Eddie Yost | DET | AL | 3B | 0.961 | 3.45 | 3.99 | -0.83 |
| Pete Runnels | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.955 | 3.45 | 3.39 | -0.09 |
| Jackie Jensen | BOS | AL | RF | 0.961 | 3.34 | 2.04 | 1.28 |
| Don Blasingame | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.974 | 3.31 | 2.51 | 1.00 |
| Joe Cunningham | SLN | NL | RF | 0.903 | 3.25 | 3.41 | 0.03 |
| Harmon Killebrew | WS1 | AL | 3B | 0.994 | 3.22 | 3.19 | -0.20 |
| Sherm Lollar | CHA | AL | C | 0.897 | 3.08 | 2.37 | 0.20 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | AL | 2B | 1.000 | 2.96 | 2.91 | 0.20 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | AL | C | 0.840 | 2.85 | 2.46 | 0.38 |
| Johnny Temple | CIN | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 2.79 | 3.56 | -0.76 |
| Tony Taylor | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 2.70 | 1.92 | 0.83 |
| Roger Maris | KC1 | AL | RF | 0.792 | 2.57 | 1.68 | 0.70 |
| Charlie Maxwell | DET | AL | LF | 0.942 | 2.51 | 1.33 | 1.25 |
| Bill White | SLN | NL | LF | 0.896 | 2.49 | 2.43 | 0.04 |
| Gene Woodling | BAL | AL | LF | 0.845 | 2.46 | 2.37 | 0.24 |
| Smoky Burgess | PIT | NL | C | 0.674 | 2.41 | 2.35 | -0.01 |
| Don Buddin | BOS | AL | SS | 0.956 | 2.25 | 2.51 | -0.19 |
| Orlando Cepeda | SFN | NL | 1B | 0.981 | 2.12 | 2.02 | 0.03 |
| Charlie Neal | LAN | NL | 2B | 0.968 | 2.06 | 1.63 | 0.16 |
| Tito Francona | CLE | AL | CF | 0.719 | 1.97 | 3.34 | -1.16 |
| Dick Stuart | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.726 | 1.96 | 1.31 | 0.70 |
| Wally Post | PHI | NL | RF | 0.823 | 1.95 | -0.04 | 2.17 |
| Woodie Held | CLE | AL | SS | 0.929 | 1.91 | 2.61 | -0.83 |
| Joe Adcock | ML1 | NL | 1B | 0.707 | 1.89 | 1.12 | 0.92 |
| Irv Noren | SLN | NL | LF | 0.292 | 1.83 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
| Bill Skowron | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.477 | 1.82 | 1.84 | -0.04 |
| Willie McCovey | SFN | NL | 1B | 0.338 | 1.77 | 2.06 | -0.41 |
| Jerry Lynch | CIN | NL | LF | 0.674 | 1.71 | 1.01 | 0.88 |
| Ed Bailey | CIN | NL | C | 0.726 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 0.12 |
| Tony Kubek | NYA | AL | SS | 0.852 | 1.62 | 0.75 | 0.91 |
| Frank Bolling | DET | AL | 2B | 0.825 | 1.62 | 1.47 | 0.26 |
| Gus Bell | CIN | NL | RF | 0.961 | 1.59 | -0.60 | 2.09 |
| Rocky Colavito | CLE | AL | RF | 1.000 | 1.58 | 0.85 | 0.64 |
| Jim Landis | CHA | AL | CF | 0.955 | 1.55 | -0.06 | 1.41 |
| Bob Nieman | BAL | AL | LF | 0.660 | 1.53 | 1.40 | 0.32 |
| Harry Anderson | PHI | NL | LF | 0.905 | 1.53 | -0.47 | 1.73 |
| Sammy Taylor | CHN | NL | C | 0.629 | 1.52 | 1.71 | -0.05 |
| Dick Gernert | BOS | AL | 1B | 0.571 | 1.52 | 1.04 | 0.58 |
| Jim Lemon | WS1 | AL | LF | 0.948 | 1.44 | 1.84 | -0.54 |
| Vic Power | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.955 | 1.41 | 0.45 | 1.08 |
| Frank Malzone | BOS | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 1.36 | 0.28 | 1.16 |
| Bill Tuttle | KC1 | AL | CF | 0.818 | 1.36 | 0.17 | 1.16 |
| Duke Snider | LAN | NL | RF | 0.697 | 1.35 | 2.02 | -0.55 |
| Bobby Richardson | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.819 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 0.16 |
| Luis Aparicio | CHA | AL | SS | 0.974 | 1.29 | 0.97 | 0.02 |
| Gus Triandos | BAL | AL | C | 0.755 | 1.27 | 1.71 | -0.65 |
| Dave Philley | PHI | NL | RF | 0.448 | 1.21 | 0.16 | 1.16 |
| Jim Gilliam | LAN | NL | 3B | 0.929 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 0.29 |
| Joe Koppe | PHI | NL | SS | 0.761 | 1.11 | 0.58 | 0.49 |
| Minnie Minoso | CLE | AL | LF | 0.961 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 0.95 |
| John Romano | CHA | AL | C | 0.245 | 0.99 | 1.10 | -0.11 |
| Bobby Thomson | CHN | NL | LF | 0.674 | 0.97 | -0.19 | 1.11 |
| Carl Sawatski | PHI | NL | C | 0.376 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.04 |
| Bob Skinner | PIT | NL | LF | 0.923 | 0.90 | 1.61 | -0.55 |
| Jackie Brandt | SFN | NL | LF | 0.765 | 0.88 | 0.33 | 0.62 |
| Hector Lopez | KC1 | AL | 3B | 0.955 | 0.83 | 1.39 | -0.68 |
| Bill Bruton | ML1 | NL | CF | 0.831 | 0.76 | -0.46 | 1.25 |
| Ray Boone | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.338 | 0.76 | 0.52 | 0.29 |
| Don Hoak | PIT | NL | 3B | 1.000 | 0.68 | -0.50 | 1.19 |
| Harry Chiti | KC1 | AL | C | 0.292 | 0.64 | 0.65 | -0.04 |
| Daryl Spencer | SFN | NL | 2B | 0.987 | 0.60 | 0.69 | -0.37 |
| Roy McMillan | CIN | NL | SS | 0.455 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.14 |
| Del Crandall | ML1 | NL | C | 0.925 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.33 |
| Roy Sievers | WS1 | AL | 1B | 0.721 | 0.55 | 0.54 | -0.02 |
| Marty Keough | BOS | AL | CF | 0.463 | 0.52 | -0.15 | 0.71 |
| Whitey Herzog | KC1 | AL | RF | 0.247 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.10 |
| Johnny Logan | ML1 | NL | SS | 0.860 | 0.51 | 0.24 | -0.03 |
| Lee Maye | ML1 | NL | LF | 0.239 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.28 |
| Pumpsie Green | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.325 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.31 |
| Elston Howard | NYA | AL | 1B | 0.765 | 0.45 | 1.34 | -0.79 |
| Willie Kirkland | SFN | NL | RF | 0.818 | 0.42 | 0.89 | -0.13 |
| John Roseboro | LAN | NL | C | 0.739 | 0.40 | 0.58 | -0.06 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.776 | 0.37 | -0.60 | 0.92 |
| Norm Cash | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.208 | 0.36 | 0.54 | -0.22 |
| Earl Battey | CHA | AL | C | 0.115 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.00 |
| Eddie Kasko | CIN | NL | SS | 0.563 | 0.35 | -0.27 | 0.69 |
| Gordy Coleman | CLE | AL | 1B | 0.026 | 0.35 | 0.35 | -0.01 |
| Brooks Robinson | BAL | AL | 3B | 0.537 | 0.33 | -0.21 | 0.53 |
| Al Dark | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.877 | 0.33 | -0.35 | 0.87 |
| Russ Snyder | KC1 | AL | CF | 0.433 | 0.29 | 0.33 | -0.03 |
| Alex Grammas | SLN | NL | SS | 0.674 | 0.27 | -0.27 | 0.59 |
| Dick Schofield | PIT | NL | 2B | 0.263 | 0.26 | -0.01 | 0.33 |
| John Powers | CIN | NL | LF | 0.076 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| George Crowe | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.177 | 0.22 | 0.20 | -0.01 |
| Norm Siebern | NYA | AL | LF | 0.695 | 0.18 | -0.10 | 0.31 |
| Cliff Cook | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.039 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Bob Schmidt | SFN | NL | C | 0.318 | 0.14 | -0.09 | 0.18 |
| Harry Bright | PIT | NL | LF | 0.087 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Solly Hemus | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.042 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.02 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.656 | 0.13 | -0.36 | 0.72 |
| Ted Lepcio | BOS | AL | SS | 0.385 | 0.12 | 0.67 | -0.34 |
| Gil Hodges | LAN | NL | 1B | 0.769 | 0.12 | 0.82 | -0.64 |
| Billy Consolo | BOS | AL | SS | 0.424 | 0.11 | -0.36 | 0.42 |
| Al Spangler | ML1 | NL | CF | 0.022 | 0.09 | 0.11 | -0.02 |
| R C Stevens | PIT | NL | 1B | 0.011 | 0.08 | 0.05 | -0.01 |
| Bob Cerv | KC1 | AL | LF | 0.812 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.19 |
| Andre Rodgers | SFN | NL | SS | 0.432 | 0.03 | 0.38 | -0.33 |
| Norm Sherry | LAN | NL | C | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Earl Averill | CHN | NL | C | 0.331 | 0.02 | 0.18 | -0.27 |
| Joe Hicks | CHA | AL | CF | 0.013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Eddie Bressoud | SFN | NL | SS | 0.568 | 0.01 | 0.33 | -0.22 |
| Jerry Adair | BAL | AL | 2B | 0.058 | 0.00 | 0.09 | -0.13 |
| Jose Valdivielso | WS1 | AL | SS | 0.024 | 0.00 | -0.03 | 0.00 |
| Hardy Peterson | PIT | NL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cam Carreon | CHA | AL | C | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Don Eaddy | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bobby Adams | CHN | NL | 1B | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Buddy Gilbert | CIN | NL | RF | 0.037 | -0.01 | -0.07 | 0.04 |
| Ron Jackson | CHA | AL | 1B | 0.026 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 |