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Top season WAA players from 1969.
| Player | Team | League | Primary Pos | Season Fraction | Total Wins | Batting Wins | Fielding Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McCovey | SFN | NL | 1B | 0.920 | 7.51 | 7.65 | 0.14 |
| Rico Petrocelli | BOS | AL | SS | 0.951 | 7.20 | 7.01 | 0.26 |
| Harmon Killebrew | MIN | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 6.88 | 7.74 | -0.79 |
| Cleon Jones | NYN | NL | LF | 0.846 | 5.97 | 3.65 | 2.48 |
| Jim Wynn | HOU | NL | CF | 0.920 | 5.91 | 5.49 | 0.42 |
| Reggie Jackson | OAK | AL | RF | 0.938 | 5.79 | 5.85 | 0.03 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | AL | LF | 1.000 | 5.40 | 4.12 | 1.29 |
| Pete Rose | CIN | NL | RF | 0.957 | 5.23 | 4.11 | 1.37 |
| Frank Robinson | BAL | AL | RF | 0.914 | 5.06 | 4.40 | 0.79 |
| Frank Howard | WS2 | AL | LF | 0.994 | 5.03 | 6.15 | -0.93 |
| Hank Aaron | ATL | NL | RF | 0.907 | 4.98 | 5.09 | 0.28 |
| Don Kessinger | CHN | NL | SS | 0.969 | 4.68 | 3.42 | 1.27 |
| Maury Wills | MON | NL | SS | 0.932 | 4.28 | 3.06 | 1.06 |
| Rod Carew | MIN | AL | 2B | 0.759 | 4.25 | 3.81 | 0.51 |
| Mike Epstein | WS2 | AL | 1B | 0.772 | 4.04 | 3.96 | -0.03 |
| Willie Stargell | PIT | NL | LF | 0.895 | 3.97 | 4.23 | -0.41 |
| Tony Perez | CIN | NL | 3B | 0.982 | 3.95 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| Roberto Clemente | PIT | NL | RF | 0.852 | 3.94 | 3.33 | 0.88 |
| Jim Northrup | DET | AL | CF | 0.914 | 3.93 | 3.52 | 0.17 |
| Sal Bando | OAK | AL | 3B | 1.000 | 3.90 | 4.75 | -0.97 |
| Johnny Bench | CIN | NL | C | 0.908 | 3.88 | 3.61 | 0.04 |
| Roy White | NYA | AL | LF | 0.802 | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1.56 |
| Tony Oliva | MIN | AL | RF | 0.944 | 3.71 | 1.88 | 1.91 |
| Paul Blair | BAL | AL | CF | 0.926 | 3.58 | 1.82 | 1.74 |
| Ron Santo | CHN | NL | 3B | 0.982 | 3.57 | 3.66 | 0.04 |
| Don Buford | BAL | AL | LF | 0.889 | 3.36 | 2.81 | 0.48 |
| Rusty Staub | MON | NL | RF | 0.975 | 3.36 | 4.16 | -0.80 |
| Ken McMullen | WS2 | AL | 3B | 0.975 | 3.12 | 1.58 | 1.41 |
| Horace Clarke | NYA | AL | 2B | 0.963 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 0.78 |
| Joe Morgan | HOU | NL | 2B | 0.907 | 2.89 | 3.67 | -0.99 |
| Cesar Tovar | MIN | AL | CF | 0.912 | 2.89 | 2.05 | 0.85 |
| Mike Andrews | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.747 | 2.87 | 2.93 | -0.17 |
| Bobby Bonds | SFN | NL | RF | 0.975 | 2.69 | 1.93 | 0.71 |
| Bill Freehan | DET | AL | C | 0.856 | 2.56 | 2.39 | 0.30 |
| Boog Powell | BAL | AL | 1B | 0.938 | 2.55 | 2.32 | 0.05 |
| Bobby Tolan | CIN | NL | CF | 0.933 | 2.54 | 1.83 | 0.56 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | KCA | AL | RF | 0.561 | 2.51 | 0.89 | 1.68 |
| Denis Menke | HOU | NL | SS | 0.951 | 2.48 | 3.69 | -1.20 |
| Dick Green | OAK | AL | 2B | 0.840 | 2.43 | 1.63 | 0.92 |
| Luis Aparicio | CHA | AL | SS | 0.963 | 2.36 | 1.27 | 1.12 |
| Reggie Smith | BOS | AL | CF | 0.883 | 2.28 | 3.48 | -1.38 |
| Tommie Agee | NYN | NL | CF | 0.920 | 2.23 | 1.45 | 0.53 |
| Frank Fernandez | NYA | AL | C | 0.460 | 2.22 | 2.21 | -0.09 |
| Duke Sims | CLE | AL | C | 0.620 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 0.08 |
| Richie Hebner | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.796 | 2.17 | 2.20 | -0.10 |
| Johnny Callison | PHI | NL | RF | 0.827 | 2.16 | 0.15 | 2.04 |
| Carlos May | CHA | AL | LF | 0.617 | 2.14 | 2.19 | -0.01 |
| Lee May | CIN | NL | 1B | 0.969 | 2.13 | 1.98 | -0.04 |
| Mike Fiore | KCA | AL | 1B | 0.655 | 2.12 | 1.47 | 0.62 |
| Dick Allen | PHI | NL | 1B | 0.728 | 2.12 | 2.93 | -0.79 |
| Dick McAuliffe | DET | AL | 2B | 0.457 | 2.07 | 2.11 | 0.00 |
| Julian Javier | SLN | NL | 2B | 0.833 | 1.98 | 2.28 | -0.27 |
| John Briggs | PHI | NL | LF | 0.659 | 1.94 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Mack Jones | MON | NL | LF | 0.833 | 1.93 | 2.33 | -0.26 |
| Norm Cash | DET | AL | 1B | 0.858 | 1.92 | 1.97 | -0.09 |
| Larry Hisle | PHI | NL | CF | 0.829 | 1.91 | 1.34 | 0.69 |
| Willie Davis | LAN | NL | CF | 0.796 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.09 |
| Lou Brock | SLN | NL | LF | 0.969 | 1.77 | 2.86 | -0.91 |
| Tony Gonzalez | SDN | NL | LF | 0.866 | 1.74 | -0.31 | 2.00 |
| Bill Melton | CHA | AL | 3B | 0.969 | 1.73 | 0.86 | 0.94 |
| Pat Kelly | KCA | AL | RF | 0.687 | 1.72 | 0.38 | 1.39 |
| Rich Reese | MIN | AL | 1B | 0.696 | 1.69 | 2.33 | -0.51 |
| Tom Haller | LAN | NL | C | 0.778 | 1.69 | 1.48 | 0.01 |
| Matty Alou | PIT | NL | CF | 1.000 | 1.67 | 2.64 | -0.86 |
| Ron Hunt | SFN | NL | 2B | 0.790 | 1.56 | 1.31 | 0.10 |
| Bernie Allen | WS2 | AL | 2B | 0.644 | 1.53 | 0.86 | 0.48 |
| Bud Harrelson | NYN | NL | SS | 0.705 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 0.16 |
| Ron Fairly | LAN | NL | 1B | 0.551 | 1.52 | 1.03 | 0.62 |
| Lou Piniella | KCA | AL | LF | 0.827 | 1.51 | 0.29 | 1.23 |
| Manny Sanguillen | PIT | NL | C | 0.742 | 1.49 | 1.50 | -0.01 |
| Billy Williams | CHN | NL | LF | 1.000 | 1.43 | 2.29 | -0.57 |
| Tim McCarver | SLN | NL | C | 0.852 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 0.05 |
| Leo Cardenas | MIN | AL | SS | 0.988 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 1.01 |
| Joe Torre | SLN | NL | 1B | 0.981 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 0.15 |
| Curt Motton | BAL | AL | LF | 0.160 | 1.28 | 1.13 | 0.17 |
| Wayne Comer | SE1 | AL | CF | 0.877 | 1.27 | 0.76 | 0.44 |
| Jose Pagan | PIT | NL | 3B | 0.460 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 0.04 |
| Dick Dietz | SFN | NL | C | 0.468 | 1.20 | 1.54 | -0.26 |
| Curt Flood | SLN | NL | CF | 0.944 | 1.19 | -1.11 | 2.08 |
| Mike Hegan | SE1 | AL | RF | 0.511 | 1.18 | 1.79 | -0.60 |
| Jim Fregosi | CAL | AL | SS | 0.988 | 1.14 | 1.56 | -0.52 |
| Rick Monday | OAK | AL | CF | 0.742 | 1.13 | 2.08 | -0.97 |
| Greg Goossen | SE1 | AL | 1B | 0.241 | 1.10 | 1.21 | 0.06 |
| Glenn Beckert | CHN | NL | 2B | 0.804 | 1.05 | 0.20 | 0.68 |
| Steve Hovley | SE1 | AL | RF | 0.558 | 1.04 | -0.33 | 1.47 |
| Dick Schofield | BOS | AL | 2B | 0.403 | 1.03 | 0.52 | 0.41 |
| Tony Taylor | PHI | NL | 3B | 0.852 | 1.03 | -0.39 | 1.46 |
| Willie Crawford | LAN | NL | LF | 0.679 | 1.01 | 0.09 | 0.90 |
| Art Shamsky | NYN | NL | RF | 0.539 | 0.99 | 1.10 | -0.04 |
| Rico Carty | ATL | NL | LF | 0.523 | 0.97 | 1.25 | -0.50 |
| Elrod Hendricks | BAL | AL | C | 0.523 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.12 |
| Ted Sizemore | LAN | NL | 2B | 0.981 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.10 |
| Jim Lefebvre | LAN | NL | 3B | 0.509 | 0.94 | 0.01 | 0.98 |
| Jim French | WS2 | AL | C | 0.312 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.10 |
| Bubba Morton | CAL | AL | RF | 0.316 | 0.93 | 0.17 | 0.82 |
| Jerry Moses | BOS | AL | C | 0.222 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.01 |
| Deron Johnson | PHI | NL | LF | 0.841 | 0.89 | -0.60 | 1.35 |
| Randy Hundley | CHN | NL | C | 0.913 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.26 |
| Tommy Harper | SE1 | AL | 2B | 0.908 | 0.82 | 1.75 | -1.13 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | OAK | AL | C | 0.247 | 0.75 | 0.81 | -0.15 |
| Merv Rettenmund | BAL | AL | LF | 0.349 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.71 |
| Terry Harmon | PHI | NL | SS | 0.350 | 0.73 | 0.34 | 0.42 |
| Willie Horton | DET | AL | LF | 0.870 | 0.67 | 0.85 | -0.15 |
| Andy Etchebarren | BAL | AL | C | 0.394 | 0.65 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| Don Mincher | SE1 | AL | 1B | 0.787 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.08 |
| Don Money | PHI | NL | SS | 0.776 | 0.61 | -0.39 | 0.92 |
| Tito Fuentes | SFN | NL | 3B | 0.313 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.19 |
| Jim Price | DET | AL | C | 0.330 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 0.12 |
| Bob Allison | MIN | AL | LF | 0.340 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.65 |
| George Thomas | BOS | AL | LF | 0.086 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.21 |
| Brooks Robinson | BAL | AL | 3B | 0.963 | 0.52 | -0.99 | 1.36 |
| Bill Sudakis | LAN | NL | 3B | 0.782 | 0.51 | -0.42 | 0.87 |
| Ken Suarez | CLE | AL | C | 0.158 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Syd O'Brien | BOS | AL | 3B | 0.437 | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.23 |
| Sonny Jackson | ATL | NL | SS | 0.560 | 0.46 | 0.88 | -0.41 |
| Clay Dalrymple | BAL | AL | C | 0.145 | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| Willie Mays | SFN | NL | CF | 0.708 | 0.43 | 1.11 | -0.74 |
| Tito Francona | ATL | NL | 1B | 0.315 | 0.43 | 0.83 | -0.34 |
| Joe Foy | KCA | AL | 3B | 0.890 | 0.40 | 0.89 | -0.76 |
| Don Pavletich | CHA | AL | C | 0.338 | 0.39 | 0.44 | -0.20 |